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NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

loriqvc — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 16:22:53 GMT

The Blue Jean Chef, Meredith Laurence, has confirmed that she will have a full-hour show featuring her new product line on Sunday, March 14, at 10 a.m. ET as part of the all-day cooking event at QVC. The show will be hosted by Carolyn Gracie and will include products such as the following (if you visit bluejeanchef.com/shop, you can see more photos):

Every cook needs good knives in the kitchen, which is why I decided to launch the Blue Jean Chef® brand with a set of knives. The set includes an 8-inch Chef’s knife, which will be your best friend in the kitchen and the workhorse for all your meal prep. For the smaller jobs, a 3-inch paring knife is the perfect tool for the job. The last knife in the set is a 7-inch Nakiri knife with grooves along the side of the blade. This knife gives you a straight cut, but the grooves help prevent food from sticking to the blade.

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Blue Jean Chef Fully Forged Cutlery Set. The 3-piece knife set includes a 3″ Paring Knife with Sheath, a 7″ Grooved Nakiri Knife with Sheath and an 8″ Chef’s Knife with Sheath. These uniquely designed knives are fully forged from the tip of the blade to the end of the fully enclosed tang for superior strength and durability. Thoughtful soft touch handles resist slipping while the thick bolster in the center provides a natural balance while cutting.

The challenge to making a sheet pan dinner is twofold – having enough room for all the food you need AND being able to easily add food to the pan in stages. This set starts with a BIG sheet pan that will efficiently uses the rack space in any standard 30-inch oven. Then, three pans (one medium and two smaller pans) fit onto that sheet pan perfectly so that you can add different parts of your meal to the oven in timed stages. PLUS… all these pans work perfectly on their own too! The non-stick releases food like a dream and the thickness of the pan and rolled edges mean you’ll never hear your pan warp as it heats up.

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Easily prepare delicious meals for your family with this smartly designed 4-piece Sheet Pan Dinner Set from the Blue Jean Chef®. Three baking pans nestle neatly into the 18″ x 13″ sheet pan, allowing you to create multiple dishes simultaneously without intermingling flavors. One end of each baking pan is extended to form a convenient handle, making it easy to add and/or remove foods that require different baking/roasting times. Each baking pan can stand on its own so you can use one or any combination of baking pans to fit your needs. The sheet pan’s rolled edges will help resist warping, even under heavy loads. The Quantanium nonstick surfaces of your Sheet Pan Dinner Set allows food to release easily, making clean-up a breeze. While all pieces of the Sheet Pan Dinner Set were designed to be used together as a set, each piece can be used independently. The baking pans work well for baking breads or cakes while the sheet pan is great for an array of tasks, such as baking cookies, breads, pastries or pizzas. Available in Blue, Red or Gray.

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

AuntG — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 16:25:59 GMT

Those pans interest me. Not necessarily for sheet pan dinners, but for other baking. I need to watch the demo.

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

loriqvc — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 16:28:02 GMT

To kick off the product launch, Meredith will also make appearances on Instagram and Facebook earlier in the week with some of her QVC friends:

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

godi — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:48:44 GMT

I have always enjoyed her presentations. She is a very skilled chef and I think her products will sell well. I enjoy her Instagram and email accounts. She has great recipes and videos too. Her dogs are adorable also. Congratulations to her!

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

KaySD — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 23:40:06 GMT

With a whole hour, I wonder what else she's got for us? I like her presentations and always learn something from them. I almost never watch the live channel, but I may tune in to this one. I'm pretty curious about that odd-looking rectangular knife.

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

Lisa now in AZ — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 01:24:42 GMT

On her website she has one of those thermometers like Curtis Stone has that you shake and insert it in the meat. When you click to buy, it takes you to Amazon. I tried to see the price of the knives but that wasn't available yet. They look really interesting and pretty. I am so glad to see her come back.

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

loriqvc — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 16:30:12 GMT

@Lisa now in AZ - Meredith only added the two new items for her Blue Jean Chef line to her website yesterday; the other items she features in her "SHOP" section are her general recommendations for kitchen gadgets and cookware based on her blogs and recipes that she has shared.

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

Cats3000 — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:18:37 GMT

Haven't changed my mind. Like her and her presentations. Wouldn't touch anytning in "her line". The stuff is made in "far away places with strange sounding names". Too bad she couldn't break the "let's make it offshore so it's cheaper" mold. I try to buy Made in USA whenever I can.

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

Gabidog — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:19:41 GMT

I always enjoyed her and am happy to see her present new products...but if they are made in ANIHC then I will not be a buyer.

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

loriqvc — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 01:44:20 GMT

Two teases from the very entertaining Instagram Live chat with Mary today...

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CMKkFL9pCBX/

Also debuting on Sunday from the BJC line will be a set of tongs in three different lengths (available with red, blue, or black silicone accents):

Plus a few pieces of tri-ply clad cookware featuring a beautiful hammered design around the outside—the photo shows a skillet Meredith shared as a sneak peek, and it will be accompanied by another piece that she is keeping secret for now:

It was also mentioned that the BJC cookware line will include both nonstick and standard pans to help cooks meet a variety of needs, and a set of olive wood spoons will be coming to QVC in the future as well.

Bonus fun tidbit: When Meredith was invited to come and present at QVC for the first time, she didn't know what QVC was and had to ask her friends and colleagues if she should accept the offer.

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

DustRose — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:26:57 GMT

Looking forward to it. Thanks for the heads up

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

GenXmuse — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:54:01 GMT

I love her recipes and follow her on Facebook. I've never seen a show of hers though

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

loriqvc — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:57:35 GMT

Some of the new Blue Jean Chef items have been posted—the skillet set that was teased in the Instagram Live with Mary isn't there, so maybe it will be offered at a special price on Sunday...

https://www.qvc.com/kitchen-&-food/blue-jean-chef/_/N-lglvZ1z13f7a/c.html?redirectTerm=blue+jean+chef

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

Caron122 — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:25:22 GMT

I ordered the sheetpan set. I hope they are good quality.

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

loriqvc — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:55:25 GMT

@Caron122 wrote:
I ordered the sheetpan set. I hope they are good quality.

@Caron122 - I'm sure they will be--all of my previously purchased BJC items are still going strong years later! I picked up a sheet pan set as well and am now pondering whether I should get more for gifts; the sizes are really versatile for use together or separately, and the colors are great.

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beach-mom — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:04:29 GMT

Can't wait! I've learned so much from Meredith! I was disappointed when she left QVC the first time, but happy when she made it easy for us to keep learning from her!

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grandma2pkmh — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:27:08 GMT

@loriqvc I placed an order for her knives with the Driftwood handles. Getting them as a gift for my granddaughter for her new home.

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

loriqvc — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:21:04 GMT

Meredith shared another sneak peek today with a closeup of her knife handles and some cookware that will be coming soon—and just as a reminder, she'll be joining David Venable for his "Coffee Talk" on Instagram/Facebook tomorrow morning...

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

loriqvc — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:20:13 GMT

I guess I should have put "SPOILER ALERT" on many of these posts, just in case you want to be surprised about the BJC show on Sunday . . . but I guess you could just click out of the post or stop reading, right?

Anyway, David's "Coffee Talk" with Meredith this morning was really fun—it was the first one I've ever attended, and I enjoyed it. Here's the link if you missed it:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMUxEAHHgGI/

(I think my favorite part was when Meredith said, "In case you don't know, I am a bit of a princess," in reference to being able to specify every aspect of her products until they meet her demanding standards. Such a great personality!)

And here are even more teasers about upcoming BJC products:

• The skillet previously teased will be part of a three-part cookware set that also
includes a nice braiser and a glass swing lid. (A large coordinating stock pot
should be available in a few months.)

• Coming soon (not sure if it will be Sunday, but it seemed like it could be) is a
specialized air fryer oven that will be offered in stainless steel or red; Meredith
has filmed an in-depth usage video that she'll be posting to make using her
oven as simple and user friendly as possible.

• One of the items Meredith is presenting with Carolyn Gracie during the debut
show in the morning will also presented during ITKWD if it doesn't sell out.

• Other items coming soon to the BJC line include aprons and towels.

• Meredith clarified that the olive wood utensils previously mentioned are still "in
the pipeline," but she shared a sneak peek while noting that the designs are still
being tweaked:

On a non-BJC-related note, it was also fairly interesting to hear about the changes that have been made to the QVC studio and stages. They've converted many of the previous kitchen displays to storage and prep areas, so it seems like they may never be planning to have studio audiences onsite again (or at least they probably wouldn't be able to do so without reconfiguring things once more).

And David also announced that ITKWD has been expanded to FIVE HOURS on Sunday, so prepare for a whole lotta crazy and at least four long presentations of the Le Creuset TSV.

Anyway, there's my novel about the Meredith/David live session this morning. I'm excited for the show on Sunday and can't wait for my sheet pans to arrive...

Re: NEW = Blue Jean Chef back on 3/14/21

SharkE — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:28:11 GMT

WOW 5 hours Reever will go crazy !