14-Piece Pakkawood Knife Block Set Brown/Silver/Beige Chef Knife 20 cm, Bread Knife 20 cm, Slicing Knife 20 cm, Serrated Utility Knife 12.7 cm, Santoku Knife 17.7 cm, Paring Knife 9 cm, Steak Knives 11.5 cm, Sharpening Steel 20cm

Cuisinart is an American home appliance brand owned by Conair Corporation. The company was started in 1971 by Carl Sontheimer to bring an electric food processor to the US market. The "Food Processor" was the first model, introduced at a food show in Chicago in 1973. The name "Cuisinart" became synonymous with "food processor." It is also a portmanteau of "cuisine" and "art." Cuisinart was founded in 1971 by Carl Sontheimer, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who was inspired by his love of French food. This led to the creation of Cuisinart and its main product, the food processor. Cuisinart introduced its brand in January 1973 at a trade show in Chicago. The success of Cuisinart was limited at first until a review in Gourmet magazine helped to lift sales. Throughout the mid-1970s, Cuisinart sales rose due to Cuisinart's association with celebrity chefs such as James Beard, a close friend of Carl Sontheimer. Cuisinart became an important product in universal design when it hired Marc Harrison to make Cuisinart's products accessible for everyone, including those with limited mobility or vision.