Kitchen Products That Are Helping to Find a Cure

The newest product in KitchenAid's Cook for the Cause collection is an Ultra Power Stand Mixer in white with a subtle pink band of trim. The stand mixer is available at Target for $249.99, $40 of which will be contributed to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation when the product purchase is register on the Cook for the Cure website. The stand mixer is just one of a number of products that will help raise funds for the Komen foundation. KitchenAid has raised $6 million so far and is guaranteeing a minimum contribution of $1 million more with the Cook for the Cure products being sold this year.

The EasyPop Popcorn Maker is among the pink products that Cuisinart has available for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Others include the PowerSelect 7-Speed Electronic Hand Mixer, coffee makers, toasters, a mini-prep processor, a soft-serve ice cream maker and a blender. The company will donate 3 percent of net sales of these products to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

A pink silicone kitchen set ($29.95) is one of the 200-plus products for the kitchen and home available for sale on The Breast Cancer Site. A portion of every sale is donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to fund free mammograms for women in need.

This sculptural, molded plastic corkscrew made by L'Atelier du Vin is part of RedEnvelope's "Give Pink" collection. With purchases of products from this collection, RedEnvelope will donate 10 percent of the proceeds (up to $10,000) to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation.

Dawn Dishwashing Liquid is going pink in October in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as is Bounty Paper Towels. Parent company Procter & Gamble has made a $250,000 donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to help provide free mammograms to women who cannot otherwise afford them. Look for these products in your local grocery store.

The SmartShopper uses voice recognition technology to record grocery items you need, then sorts them by grocery department and prints out a list when you're heading to the store. In October, and throughout the year, the company donates a portion of each sale to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

The 14th edition of the venerable Better Homes & Gardens cookbook includes a 64-page bonus chapter that includes healthy recipes and lifestyle suggestions to help reduce the risk of breast cancer, along with recipes and thoughts from celebrity chefs whose lives have been touched by the disease, including Sara Moulton, Lidia Bastianich and Paula Deen. Fifty-two percent of the purchase price supports the Susan G. Komen for a Cure Foundation.

Design your own adult or child apron on Spreadshirt's website with images and text of your choosing. Now through October 6, the company will donate 10 percent of the sale of each women's product to FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered).

Keep track of whose steak is whose by marking each piece of meat with a Grill Charm before putting it on the indoor or outdoor grill. Similar to the concept of wine charms, these dime-sized, stainless steel markers have serrated stems to keep them in place, and each charm in the set has a different design. The product's inventor, Leslie Haywood, introduced the Pink Collection after being diagnosed with breast cancer while in her mid-30s. Haywood is donating 10 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the Pink Collection to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. A set of 6 is $19.95.

Eco-friendly apparel retailer Hatley is donating 20 percent of all online sales to the John Wayne Cancer Institute Breast Center at Saint John's Health Center in California. Kitchenware products include cute aprons, like this "horses in pasture" design, melamine dish sets, tea towels, potholders, cocktail napkins and refrigerator magnets and pads.

The Organized Parent will donate $5 from each sale of this stainless steel thermos to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. The thermos holds a half-liter of hot beverage and retails for $20.

Say "Hats Off!" to breast cancer survivors with these charming ceramic placecards accented with a pink organza ribbon. A set of six, plus a pen, comes in a gift box and is $29.95. Placetile Designs donates five percent of all sales proceeds to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.