Kitchenware--Retail

Kitchenware includes utensils, appliances, cookware, crockery and many other items for use in the kitchen. This includes a whole range of equipment from food preparation utensils, cookware and bake ware, eating utensils, dishware and drink ware.

Cookware is cooking vessels such as saucepans and frying pans, which are intended for use on a stove or cooktop. Bake ware is cooking vessels intended for use inside an oven. Some utensils are both cookware and bake ware. Tableware is the dishes used for setting a table, serving food and for dining from. Tableware can include cutlery and glassware or can refer solely to the various serving and dining dishes. Eating utensils includes all items of cutlery such as forks, knifes and spoons and may also include other utensils such as chopsticks.

Food preparation utensils are a specific type of kitchen utensil, designed for use in the preparation of food. Some utensils are both food preparation utensils and eating utensils; for instance some pieces of cutlery – especially knives – can be used for both food preparation in a kitchen and as eating utensils when dining. Glassware includes both drinking vessels (drink ware) and tableware used to set a table for eating a meal. Glassware may also include glass cooking and baking items as well as general glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry, whether in fact these items made of glass or a form of plastic. Drink ware is further categorised as either tumblers or stemware.

The nature, variety, and number of objects defined as kitchenware varies from culture to culture, religions, and cuisines. Some retailers may specialise in particular styles or categories of kitchenware, whilst others may supply a broad range of items.