In short: Cook Concept is a kitchen accessories brand from the CMP group, a Paris importer founded in 1957, which sells everything from lunch boxes to cheese-related items. At Raclette Club, we feature its KA2362 wooden cheese cellar, whose tray goes straight from the box to the table.
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The brand in a nutshell
Cook Concept doesn’t tell its own story: no “about” page, no founding date. To trace it, you have to go back to the CMP group, whose website shows the Cook Concept logo among its kitchen brands, next to Lily Cook. CMP stands for Consortium Ménager Parisien, a French SAS headquartered in Paris according to the terms of sale of its online shop, The Concept Factory. According to the group’s website, the company was founded in 1957, taken over in 1984 by Nadine and Yves Tirman, and describes itself as a “multi-specialist importer”: some 7,000 products, from kitchen to home decor, a quality control office in China since 2006, and subsidiaries in Barcelona, Ningbo and Hong Kong.
Under the Cook Concept name you’ll mostly find everyday items: at the French garden retailer Truffaut, the range lines up lunch boxes, insulated bottles, food storage boxes and bags, chopping boards and colanders. Cheese isn’t forgotten: besides the KA2362 cellar, Cook Concept offers a version with a knife (KA2361) and, on Amazon.fr, a single-serving candle raclette (KC2487). The CMP group also shows off, in a video, a candle raclette from its catalog (ref. KC5237), also available as a fondue (KC5238). In short, a practical, affordable importer’s brand rather than a chef’s one.
On video
Video: CMP Group on YouTube. Official video (in French) from the CMP group, Cook Concept’s parent company, about a candle raclette from its catalog (ref. KC5237); it isn’t the cheese cellar in our table.
The Cook Concept range at Raclette Club
| Model | Type | Best for | Review | Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese Cellar KA2362 (ASIN B0761B1X3S) | Portable light-wood cheese cellar with a clasp and a removable serving tray | Cheese board lovers and gift ideas | Read the review | Check the price on Amazon.fr |
What we think
What we like about Cook Concept, on paper, is a simple idea done well. The KA2362 cellar looks like an old cheesemonger’s crate: light wood, a lid illustrated like a bistro sign, a clasp to carry it, and a tray that lifts out and goes straight to the table. It’s decorative, it’s practical, and it beats the plastic wrap that smothers your comté. As a gift, placed next to a raclette grill, it makes an impression without breaking the bank.
The catch is how little the brand says. The official listing gives no dimensions, no care advice and no warranty; you need a retailer to learn that it measures about 39 x 28 x 15 cm and is made of rubberwood. The Amazon.fr listing also mentions stainless steel, without the maker saying where. And a cellar on a countertop is not a fridge: in a heated kitchen, cheese keeps living, sometimes faster than planned. For a wheel of raclette cheese, it will be too small anyway.
Which model should you choose?
- To serve the cheese board: the KA2362 cheese cellar, with its clasp and removable tray.
- For a melted-cheese gift: our raclette Christmas gift guide, with more ideas.
- For a solo candle raclette: Cook Concept’s KC2487, not yet featured here; in the meantime, our comparison of portable raclette sets presents other models.
- To pick the grill that goes with it: our raclette grill comparison.
Frequently asked questions
What is the warranty on Cook Concept products?
Cook Concept doesn’t publish a commercial warranty for the KA2362 cellar. The Concept Factory shop, which sells it, refers to the legal guarantees: in France, the 2-year legal guarantee of conformity and the guarantee against hidden defects. Keep your invoice.
Can the Cook Concept cheese cellar replace the fridge?
No. It protects and presents cheese for a meal or a short stay, but it doesn’t cool. For large amounts and longer storage, the fridge still rules.
Where can you buy Cook Concept products?
On Amazon.fr, on The Concept Factory shop and at French retailers such as Truffaut or Boulanger. Check the reference: KA2362 and KA2361 are two different cellars.
