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My rasp (zester/grater), stand mixer, food processor, cheesecloth, salad spinner, vegetable brush, ice cream freezer, and whisk are all important to me!

Oh, and a potato masher!

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I'm currently in love with my OXO metal turner/spatula. We use it on the new grill, in the pan to make steak sandwiches, and to serve desserts that might otherwise fall apart on more flimsy silicone spatulas.

The greatest kitchen tool of them all, however, is the chef's knife. Oh, how I love feeling its heft and rocking it back and forth over the cutting board, feeling it slice away veggie bits like they were nothing at all. A good knife is pure joy.

I have a Braun Multimix that I use all the time, particularly the chopper/food processor attachment. Great for small batches of sauces. Definitely use my handheld juicer a lot. Should use my molcajete more than I do.. Should get a better mandolin slicer than the one I have. Need a microplane. Everything else I have is pretty standard.

Funny you should ask :)
I actually wrote a mini blog post about it a while ago; here it is http://cooking-shopping-crafts-etc.blogspot.com/2007/09/favorite-kitchen-gadgets.html

These are the tools I use often: microplane, fine sieve, a nice cutting board, a good chef's knife, blender/food processor combination, digital thermometer, red (because they are cute) measuring spoons and cups

Another vote for the microplane/rasp. I use it for ginger, garlic, cheese and other stuff. I prefer it to my box grater.

Wooden spoons.

I also like my Magic Bullet, although for the second time I have a flat blade that's losing its rubber on the bottom. The first flat blade broke apart completely. Also, the juicer attachment sucks.

There are things on the list in the article and above that I've been wanting to get for awhile, including new knives, thermometer and new salad spinner. I briefly had one of those but it broke. When I get engaged my gift registry will have a food processor, stand mixer (I swoon over Kitchenaid) and ice cream maker. Right now my kitchen and budget are too small for these appliances. I've chosen my kitchen tools before I've chosen a man. Priorities.

Now I'm adding chinois to the short term list of must haves.

I bought a citrus juicer earlier this summer but haven't used it yet and I once bought and returned a mandoline.

Wusthof Santoku and any silicone spatula I can get my hands on.

Bench scraper is close to the top of my list.

Rubber Spatch has to be up there. It's good for so many things and I can toss it in the dishwasher when I'm done with it. I also love my lemon squeezer as I seem to get the most out of a lemon (juicewise) without seeds. (Knives are a given.)

Other than knives and pots and pans (this would be the post that never ends if I were to start listing them:-)): microplane, bamboo spatulas (all 5 of them) and silicone spatulas (all 3 of them), citrus juicer, citrus zester, silicone basting brush(es), mortar & pestle, kitchen scale, apple slicer (yes, I know, it's lazy of me but oh so convenient!), small whisk, milk frother, tin opener...ooh, I can't do that, it's like asking which one of your children is your favourite -- they all are! Seriously.

Reminds me of the time my little brother had a collection of sticks when he was 4 or 5, and whenever our father tried to throw one away, he would say, "But Daddy, this is the most important one!" Of course they all were the most important ones. That's how I feel about my kitchen tools!

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