In 1995, BonJour® introduced the first of its French Press Coffee Makers - the Bonjour line of this style of coffee maker has expanded to include other colors and sizes to the one shown here. BonJour®  has continued to increase its line of products entering product categories for making tea, entertaining and wine accessories, tools for chocolate lovers and a category of chef's tools which includes the Salad Chef® Salad Dressing Mixer featured below.  Reviews of other BonJour®  products will appear on this page in the future.

Today, BonJour® s a division of Meyer Corporation and is considered by the business press to be one of the fastest-growing, dynamic brands in the housewares industry.  While maintaining its leadership position with the French Press coffee makers and frothers and its expanded coffee and tea products, Bonjour is a lifestyle-driven, premium brand of products for both the home cook and professionals.  You can buy the Salad Chef® Salad Dressing Mixer product through the link on this page and at retailers such as Bed, Bath & Beyond and Williams Sonoma stores nationwide.  Visit their website at www.bonjourproducts.com or call at 1-800 2-BONJOUR. 

Salad Chef® Salad Dressing Mixer

I've always been an advocate of making salad dressings instead of using ready-made bottle versions - with the exception of Newman's Own salad dressing products which I use a lot as the base for marinating - and, okay, I must be honest, I do occasionally use Newman's Own as a dressing for a salad.

The Salad Chef® Salad Dressing Mixer is a great way to begin making your own salad dressings - it has recipes printed right on the container as well as several other recipes in the accompanying booklet.  I decided to try a recipe of my own using the marking levels of oil, vinegar and lemon juice on the container.  I added chopped basil and parsley and some dried thyme and garlic salt plus a few grindings of black pepper. 

It requires four "AA" batteries to operate the mixing wand and if you have re-chargeable batteries, that's a plus.  To operate, you simply insert the wand and press down to activate the batteries and the small propeller-style tip does the mixing of your salad dressing.  I did find that when adding chopped fresh herbs, you will need to chop finely as any larger pieces of fresh herbs can get entangled in the tip and slow down the mixing process. It comes with a ball-shaped lid to close off the container so you can refrigerate and store any left-over salad dressing - this is great for couples and singles - one batch of home-made salad dressing in the Salad Chef® Salad Dressing Mixer will last for several days worth of eating salads.