For over 80 years now, Kuhn Rikon has been in the business of producing some of the finest quality kitchen tools and pressure cookers that you will find anywhere in the world. As the company oftentimes states, the quality of their products stems directly from the quality of the employees and the quality of the technology utilized while manufacturing their superior items. They are committed and dedicated to providing the consumer or professional the best in Swiss design.
For those chefs and cooks that appreciate kitchenware conveniences making their job easier as well as loving to cook, Kuhn Rikon is second to none in the cookware industry. If your first love is entertaining guests and you pride yourself on a beautifully decorated dining table, then you will quickly discover the allure of this historical product line. The products feature a stunning design and style yet they are amazingly functional. In other words, these products are the right combination that equates to the quality cookware you deserve.
The history of Kuhn Rikon
The village of Rikon im Tösstal, which is situated in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland within the municipality of Zell, witnessed the birth of the Industrial Age in 1819 in the Töss Valley when a spinning mill was constructed in the area. Eighty years later, the Rykon Mill was converted to a metalworking and the Kindlimann brothers began manufacturing copper cookware when they hired a tinsmith to help them manufacture their products. It would be another 27 years before Heinrich Kuhn would eventually purchase the factory which was manufacturing copper and steel at that time.
With the advent of electric stoves in 1927, Kuhn would have to adapt his cookware in order for it to be used with this new cooking technology. He would go on to develop a type of cookware that would work with this new technology and then 22 years later, he would introduce the Duromatic pressure cooker to the culinary industry, and during the 1950’s and 1960’s, the brand name would become synonymous with pressure cookers worldwide. It was at this point in time that the company would expand into the international market when Kuhn Rikon began exporting their products.
The company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1975 and 12 years later, Kuhn Rikon would become the first manufacture of consumer goods in Switzerland to receive the SQS Quality Certificate which was awarded to the company by the Swiss Association for Quality Assurance. When Kuhn Rikon established their Enfield, Connecticut subsidiary in 1988, they expanded their global presence by setting up shop in the US market. Eight years later, the company would celebrate its 70th anniversary.
Over the past twenty some odd years, Kuhn Rikon would relocate its headquarters to the west coast of the United States after setting numerous sales records in the country with its Duromatic Pressure Cooker. In 2006, the company celebrated its 80th year in business by erecting a museum to honor the evolution of cooking. In 2008, Kuhn Rikon celebrated its 20th year in business in the US.
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