Celebrity chefs don’t just cook

Website design By BotEap.comSome celebrity chefs stick with their cookbooks and TV shows, some just lend their name, and some go the entire route to produce a product line. But like many sports figures who actually make much more money from their endorsements than from their sport, many cooks seem to have hit the ground running with their own personal line of appliances, kitchen gadgets, and condiment lines. The list is seemingly endless, but here’s who’s headlining the hit parade:

Website design By BotEap.comMiguel chiarello – This Italian food chef seems happy with his family’s vineyard, award-winning Napa restaurant, and cookbooks, all of which keep him busy.

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Website design By BotEap.comRachael ray – better known for her upbeat and cheerful personality than her cooking, she showcases a line of cookware, cookware, and bakeware, which is ironic as she’s the first to tell you she doesn’t bake.

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Website design By BotEap.comMartha Stewart – a mega industry unto itself, with videos, cookbooks, bedding, and even its own magazine.

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Website design By BotEap.comPaula Deen – The southern cook sells an extensive line of gadgets, cookware and utensils in addition to baked goods and of course her famous restaurant Savannah (strangely, a large butter plate is missing from her line).

Website design By BotEap.comBobby flay – prefers the cookbook and restaurant route, but sells a simple line of discounted grilling equipment that includes (not surprising here) stainless steel BBQ sauce pots with a built-in silicone brush.

Website design By BotEap.comIna Garten – focuses on cookbooks (and her husband Jeffrey) but could definitely benefit from a giant salt shaker.

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Website design By BotEap.comNigella Lawson – The popular British food writer and kitchen hostess has her own line of dinnerware, kitchen supplies and utensils.

Website design By BotEap.comEmeril lagasse – Beloved New Orleans-style chef, popular cooking show host and restaurant owner, offers an extensive line of sauces and condiments, as well as high-quality silverware.

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Website design By BotEap.comWolfgang Disc – he does it all, with restaurants, food products, and kitchen utensils (his frozen food line was bombed a few years ago, he can’t win them all).

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Website design By BotEap.comJack lalanne – America’s most recognized television exercise guru, revolutionized the juice industry and still has his name on the front line of juicers.

Website design By BotEap.comAnd no one can count on the president of foodies, Thomas Jefferson, who lost ship for nearly two centuries to the first French ice cream maker, discovered in France and brought to America in the early 1800s.

Website design By BotEap.comSadly, several of the aforementioned professionals are no longer with us, but their legacies endure in their product lines.

Website design By BotEap.comSo the big question remains: do these chefs actually design and test their products, do they just lend their name, or are they micromanagers of production and marketing? Nobody is speaking. Are expensive ones better than inexpensive ones, or do consumers only pay for a high-priced name? It is anyone’s guess. But in the humble opinion of this author, you would surely want to “try before you buy” and then maybe just stick with a good old paring knife, some elbow grease, and the pots and pans your mother used.