2016 by the Numbers
Testing fixtures that use compressed air.-5.2 million test cycles per year (What’s a test cycle, you ask? Read more about OXO engineer Eddy and his test-cycling work here(Opens in a new window))
-175,000 times we snapped the latches for testing SNAP Containers(Opens in a new window)
-15,000 gallons of compressed air used with our testing fixtures (More on that here(Opens in a new window))
-1,000+ bacon strips tested for the Microwave Bacon Crisper (coming out soon!)
-350 cups of coffee brewed and tested for our new Pourover Coffee Maker with Water Tank(Opens in a new window)
-150 onions chopped to test the Vegetable Chopper with Easy Pour Opening(Opens in a new window) (+ many tears)
-100 pounds of potatoes to test the Chef’s Mandoline 2.0 (available in March!)
-19 different regional butter varieties to make sure our butter dish(Opens in a new window) could accommodate all butter sizes around the world (in France, Ireland, Germany, Spain, UK, Canada, Mexico, UAE, Netherlands, Mexico, Israel, Chile, South Africa, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and of course USA)
-7 different gasket shapes tested for the SNAP Containers
-4 international flights taken with Silicone Squeeze Bottle(Opens in a new window) to test how it reacts under pressure
-4 bags of fur collected from OXOnians’ pets and brought to the Housewares Show to demo the Furlifter line
We Also…
-Launched 112 new products
-Sold more Hand-held Spiralizers than any other OXO product
-Brewed 1,040 pounds of coffee beans (for office-drinking, not product-testing)
-Debuted this blog (!) and these were the Top 5 most popular posts:
1. 5 Things You Can Do with an Apple Divider(Opens in a new window)
2. How Much Energy Do You Save by Spatchcocking a Turkey?(Opens in a new window)
3. Why Glass Baby Blocks? (Opens in a new window)
4. Iced Coffee 2 Ways: Cold Brew vs. Hot Brew Over Ice(Opens in a new window)
5. How to Get Rid of All That Pet Hair(Opens in a new window)
Happy New Year from all of us at OXO. See you in 2017!