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DCS (Dynamic Cooking Systems a division of Fisher & Paykel)
800-433-8466
Maker of pro-style appliances

2006 Kitchen & Bath Show Introductions
Nothing new to report.

2005 Kitchen & Bath Show Introductions
New Pro-Style Island hoods
Follows the lines of the wall range hoods launched in 2004.
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2004 Kitchen & Bath Show Introductions
Range Hoods
DCS introduced a new line of pro-style range hoods featuring several improvements to the line it replaces including curvaceous styling, hidden fasters, an integrated IR warming system, and an interesting mechanical knob layout angled down from the bottom side of the hoods.  Some models also featured an unusual low-profile baffle filter design.  Range hoods are available in 12" and 18" heights, and wall and island configurations.  Available 3rd Qtr.  Forgive the photography.
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A Cool Grill Light
DCS one upped Dacor's clever BBQ light which itself was awarded an ApplianceAdvisor Best of Show in 2001.  The DCS version places a 50W halogen light integrated into the rotisserie motor, safely outside the grill canopy, outside the hell of heat, smoke and grease the Dacor light calls home.  The DCS solution is simple, and answers the obvious problems with the Dacor design.  We wonder what we were thinking in 2001.  Capital Equipment in their new BBQ light design, followed Dacor into the abyss.
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http://www.dcs-range.com/outdoor/detail.php?id=34

Wine Cooler
We will expend as much effort writing this as DCS did developing it.  No availability date.  Sourced from others.
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2003 Kitchen & Bath Show Introductions
Not To Worry, You Don't Have to Pick Them Up 
The new DCS 27" and 30" double and single electric ovens are heavy, built with ample portions of 18 gauge steel for, we assume, increased thermal mass and more even temperatures, a strategy also followed by Viking.  DCS says that their new oven design (and weight) are the result of considerable benchmarking against the competition and reaching their own specified cooking performance.  
A weight comparison of similar 30" single and double ovens:

Somewhat longer preheat times are a possible downside of the added weight, but we have no data for comparison.  The DCS ovens feature convection, self clean, meat probes, sealed glass broiler and roller racks. Available in stainless steel, white and black. The 30" ovens have a 4.3 cu ft capacity, the 27" ovens have a 3.8 cu ft capacity.  The black and white prototypes on display at KBIS showed a slight "orange peel" texture that we hope has been eliminated for production.
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The New 30" Version of the 36" Gas Cooktop Launched in 2001
DCS added a 30" (4) burner drop-in gas cooktop with interlocking grates.
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See the related 36" unit at  http://www.dcs-range.com/indoor/detail.php?id=13

2002 Kitchen & Bath Show Introductions
DCS Shuts the Hatch
Sealed burners on pro ranges and cooktops though there is 1 economy version remaining with open burners.
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5th Super Burner Where Once There Were Only 4
New 5 burner 48" Pro range with 17" griddle.   (4) burners at 16K BTU, (1) burner at 17.5K BTU. Griddle has 2 tubular burners.
New 5 burner 30" all gas Pro range.  (4) burners at 16K BTU, (1) burner at 17.5K BTU.  
All units feature a new simmer system called a "dual flow burner", a ceran glass broiler, and a 5 hour self cleaning system with auto lock. 
DCS claims that the "Dual Flow technology (is) capable of simmering at 140 degrees".  The Advisor thought to himself, "I was born in the day, but I wasn't born yesterday".  If DCS is trying to indicate that the burner keeps foods at 140 degrees without a temperature probe, then they are guilty of distributing an oxygen deprived statistic.  To attain the 140 degree steady state temperature, the food and pot must radiate off exactly the energy put into it by the simmer system.  The Red Sox are more likely to win the Super Bowl than you are of getting the pots and food mass balanced at 140F to the1200 BTU input by the simmer system.  Marketing, marketing, marketing.  
Though we don't like the marketing, we do the like the unit, and so did K&B Business Magazine who said in their December 2001 issue: "They selected the Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS) 30" gas range as the first place overall winner because the technological achievement of compact size and a fifth burner allows avid cooks to have professional-style capabilities and looks in a range that fits into the same space as a standard-sized unit."
http://www.dcs-range.com/indoor/detail.php?id=5

A Not So New Dishwasher
DCS sources a Smeg dishwasher with a stainless interior and an amusement park ride of a spray system. At the end of one spray arm pivots a secondary mini-spray arm.  Why all this complexity and humor in the face of physics?  Maybe it works?  DCS also claims a noise level of 49 dB on this Energy Star rated unit.
http://www.dcs-range.com/indoor/detail.php?id=26

Starter Fluid, Charcoal, Lava Rocks, and Now This
9v battery powered igniter on all outdoor BBQs.

2001 Kitchen & Bath Show Introductions
Getting information about new products from DCS is somewhat more pleasant than kidney dialysis.

New Builder Ovens
New 27" & 30" single and 30" double wall ovens. "The new Professional Wall Ovens are intended to meet the needs of both the building and remodeling markets"
http://www.dcs-range.com/residential/professional/wallovens.html

New Microwave
1200 Watt 2.0 cu ft, 24" microwave with 14 programs. Can be installed with either a 27" or a 30" trim kit or used as a counter top unit.
http://www.dcs-range.com/residential/professional/microwave.html
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New 30" Warming Drawer
DCS introduces a 30" Pro-style warming drawer to mate with its 30" ovens. Features 1.8 cu ft of space and crisp and moist settings. The 27" warming drawer to be sold with the 27" ovens was introduced 2 years ago. MSRP $1165.
http://www.dcs-range.com/residential/professional/warmingdrawer.html
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New Semi-Pro Hood
New 10" high hood with low profile baffle filters and made by Faber. 12 V halogen lighting, 16" deep, 304 stainless steel, 600 CFM, duct vertically or horizontal. Available in September, 2001
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New 36" Gas Cooktop
DCS added a new non-Pro 36" with 5 sealed burners, full surface grates with a kickass, eyelash singeing 17.5K BTU burner nestled between (4) whoose-like 8.5K BTU burners. Illuminated bezels. We assume that they come equipped with electronic ignition and re-ignition. Available September 2001.
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36" Telescoping Downdraft
DCS will offer Faber's 36" 600 CFM downdraft with electronic controls. Available in September, 2001.
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30" Pro Range with 5 Gas Burners
This DCS range features 5 sealed burners, ceramic IR burner broiler and self clean. Also features front serviceability. Available in September, 2001. The advisor wonders if DCS will also offer tiny little DCS brand pots and pans in order to use those burners.

New Dishwasher
DCS will offer in September, 2001 a fully integrated dishwasher with stainless interior and exterior. Well at least we know it isn't from Bosch.
http://www.dcsappliances.com/residential/professional/dishwasher.html
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2000 Kitchen & Bath Show Introductions
Nothing to report

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