The Information on Cooktops and Cookware (IOCC) blog is written and maintained by an independent consumer product research group in Canada. The IOCC reviews, compares, and publishes information on the latest cooktops and cookwares with a goal of helping the consumer make the right choice.

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Although there are plenty of websites to find information on almost any product, we found that there was a lack of information regarding specialty kitchen products and cookware. Information on sous vide machines, convection ovens, bread machines, copper cookware, slow cookers, pressure cookers, and the different cookware sets available today are hard to come by. The IOCC provides professional and detailed information on every imaginable kitchen tool.

If there is something that we haven’t yet covered, we insist that you provide us with feedback on what is important to you. We believe in the value and quality of information that we provide our readers, so your feedback is important to us.

This year, there will be many exciting kitchen tools that we will review. Some of them are making a comeback with new innovations and others are gaining more traction because of certain trends in cuisine. We hope you will enjoy our honest, comprehensive, and interesting guides.

Thanks for reading,
IOCC