What are your must have kitchen tools/gadgets?

[Amby 490]

I cook all the time and I'm just curious what items other people consider their must haves.

For me, the basics are...Y peeler, chef's knife, paring knife, serrated knife, microplane, sturdy whisk, wooden spoons, cutting boards, and good pans with heavy bottoms for even cooking/heat distribution

[Bobby+Umit 161]

pizza stone.

Can use it for everything - bread, rolls, and it keeps the oven toasty - less gas used.

[Amby 490]

pizza stone.

Can use it for everything - bread, rolls, and it keeps the oven toasty - less gas used.

I sense the start of a trend with my replies to people's answers...I'm going to reply omg yes that's a must have

[rooster 1]

The wife!!

[scandal 951]

1. Can opener

2. Spoon

Man can subsist with nothing but cans of baked beans, corn, and the odd slice of bread. Contents of can to be eaten directly from can with spoon. At least this man can.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Garlic press. We (actually more she than me) used to dice up the garlic and brown it in a skillet until one day, after watching Rachel Ray recommend a garlic press - brings out more of the flavor and healthier than browning the garlic in oil.

Edited May 27, 2009 by Col. 'Bat' Guano

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[Amby 490]

Garlic press. We (actually more she than me) used to dice up the garlic and brown it in a skillet until one day, after watching Rachel Ray recommend a garlic press - brings out more of the flavor and healthier than browning the garlic in oil.

Those do come in handy. Do you use garlic often? My press turned into a toy for play-doh a few months ago

[john & jean 37]

wood spatula and scissors...... are my can't do it without items!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Garlic press. We (actually more she than me) used to dice up the garlic and brown it in a skillet until one day, after watching Rachel Ray recommend a garlic press - brings out more of the flavor and healthier than browning the garlic in oil.

Those do come in handy. Do you use garlic often? My press turned into a toy for play-doh a few months ago

Uh-oh. Time to buy one for yourself.

Jinky uses it in almost everything she makes.

[Niels Bohr 72]

MOST IMPORTANT! -> COFFEE MAKER + EXPRESSO MACHINE

Other than that, I could careless.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Apron! Yeah, we sure could use one of those.

We have a mini-chopper, food processor that gets used a lot.

[john & jean 37]

damm there is always room for additions in my kitchen

[scandal 951]

Apron! Yeah, we sure could use one of those.

Girl inside the apron! Yeah, I could sure use one of those.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Apron! Yeah, we sure could use one of those.

Girl inside the apron! Yeah, I could sure use one of those.

Not me. She'd be too much of a distraction in the kitchen.