While reading the post about the must have items for your kitchen I saw a lot of what I myself have and enjoy. As I started a mental list all of my favorite tools, I realized many were given to me as gifts over the years. The tools I purchased for myself are not any more important to me. I had a house fire thirty years ago and lost all I owned. It really put a light how a person can "make do" with very little. Now that I have my kitchen well appointed, the thought came to me as to just what do I really "need' to function. Thirty years ago, it was the "woodburning" hibachi, castiron, stainless steel bowls...I found I did not really need dishes, they were some of the last items to be replaced. I think my "needs" might just be the same as thirty years ago. Whats yours?