The Three Cooking Appliances Manufacturers Are Still Banking On

At the Inspired Home Show in Chicago this week, there were a lot of air fryers, pizza ovens and grills.

Gourmia’s new Versia air fryer has a top that serves as a panini press.

Photographer: Yechiel Orgel

Anyone who’s ever moved has likely stood at some point amid a sea of boxes and asked themselves, “Where did all of this stuff come from?”

The answer? Chicago. At least, indirectly. Every March, houseware manufacturers and retailers fill more than 800,000 square feet of space at the McCormick Place Convention Center for the Inspired Home Show.