I really like the Future line of knives from Mundial, and am slowly acquiring them (Alton uses Shun, but the most important part of a knife is how it feels in your hand, so go to stores and try out every knife).
I have a very small (6") cutting board which I use every day, because I need to cut up exactly one-half of a potato for red_lynx's breakfast every morning, and it's so easy to clean something that small.
A cordless electric teakettle. Multiple times a day (the wife loves tea), also great for perfectly boiling an egg, or heating up stock or broth for addition to a dish (like, say, risotto).
I have an Oxo silicon spatula, whisk, and salad spinner. All are amazingly useful, but the first two get the most use.
I have a KitchenAid stand mixer which has made my life a lot easier, but I only have time to use it about once a month (once a week in November/December).
Spice Jars. Why? Because I cat fit my measuring spoons in them, or pinch out an amount with my fingers.
Something that I really want to get but cannot find would be a spoon rest that is (1) vertical to save counter space, and (2) holds two utensils in separate bowls. I know such a thing exists, as I have seen it in a friend's kitchen, but he doesn't remember where he got it.
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Date: 2008-05-01 09:37 am (UTC)I really like the Future line of knives from Mundial, and am slowly acquiring them (Alton uses Shun, but the most important part of a knife is how it feels in your hand, so go to stores and try out every knife).
I have a very small (6") cutting board which I use every day, because I need to cut up exactly one-half of a potato for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
red_lynx's breakfast every morning, and it's so easy to clean something that small.
A cordless electric teakettle. Multiple times a day (the wife loves tea), also great for perfectly boiling an egg, or heating up stock or broth for addition to a dish (like, say, risotto).
I have an Oxo silicon spatula, whisk, and salad spinner. All are amazingly useful, but the first two get the most use.
I have a KitchenAid stand mixer which has made my life a lot easier, but I only have time to use it about once a month (once a week in November/December).
Spice Jars. Why? Because I cat fit my measuring spoons in them, or pinch out an amount with my fingers.
Something that I really want to get but cannot find would be a spoon rest that is (1) vertical to save counter space, and (2) holds two utensils in separate bowls. I know such a thing exists, as I have seen it in a friend's kitchen, but he doesn't remember where he got it.