Headed to Chicago? Here’s a sampling of new products being introduced at The Inspired Home Show

CHICAGO — The Inspired Home Show gets underway in Chicago today, offering a range of new housewares and tabletop products, educational events, award recognition, and an understanding of the food, dining and lifestyle trends that are likely to drive business in the category this year.

The show runs today through Tuesday, March 4 at McCormick Place, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day.

Here is a small sample of some of the new products being launched or highlighted at the show this year:

Lifetime Brands will highlight its newly redesigned KitchenAid tools and gadgets collection. Every detail of the 25-piece assortment — from the precise angles of the turners to the designs and materials tailored to each function — has been refined, the company said. The collection is available in coordinating KitchenAid colors, including new Agave, Cardamom, Mineral Water and Porcelain White, alongside black.

The tools are made from food-safe, fiberglass-reinforced nylon and are heat-resistant up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Ergonomic ABS handles have a slim profile and textured grip.

KitchenAid is also introducing a redesigned wood tool collection made from beech and walnut, which pairs well with the Kitchen Aid Evergreen color for its Design Series stand mixer, Lifetime said. And it is expanding its nonstick bakeware with a roaster, pie pan, springform pan, pizza crisper, fluted cake pan and other items.

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Dutch company Brabantia is launching products in its food enjoyment category. The Tasty+ Greens collection complements the current Tasty+ collection with a step towards convenient food prep. They are nonelectric and sustainably crafted and include a double-sided chopping board with case, a fermentation kit, manual food chopper, measuring jug set, a box potato cutter with different-sized blades for different types of cuts, a salad spinner, and slicer and grater set.

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Peppermate is bringing its patented pepper mill to Chicago. The five-and-a-half-inch ceramic mill is adjustable to any size, from fine to coarse. It retails for $39.99.

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SealVax will highlight its Voyd canisters, which are patent-pending and vacuum seal; MasonSeal Jars for fast pickling; and reusable vacuum bags.

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CDN is marketing its new Smart Probe Thermometer as a “game-changer” for cooks and backyard grillers. The thermometer relies on remote, Bluetooth monitoring together with an app. It can simultaneously track internal food temperatures as well as ambient cooking conditions, can set notifications for specific dishes or cooking methods and doneness levels, offers instant read-outs and can handle up to four cooking events at once from separate probes.

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Jura recently added a new color, Diamond White, to its J8 twin line. The coffee machine can prepare 31 different coffee drinks, can process two different coffee bean varieties thanks to a double bean hopper and two conical grinders, and has a sweet foam function. It operates from the Panorama Control Panel; integrated Wi-Fi makes it possible to operate from a phone or tablet.

Jura has also expanded its accessory line with a new milk carafe that has a visual identifier that can distinguish all different types of milk, dairy and nondairy.

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Fortessa will feature a range of new dinnerware, glassware and barware in Chicago. Among the introductions are Cloud Terre X Fortessa Iceland dinnerware (a 12-piece set made in Portugal), Schott Zwiesel Vanity cut drinkware, Gala drinkware, Capri flatware, Blyss bone china dinnerware (sold as a 16-piece set, open stock or in sets of four), and Schott Zwiesel Miovino drinkware. It is also offering retail packaging initiatives for a stronger Fortessa retail floor experience.