What is your favorite cooking tool in your kitchen?

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   cupcakefanposted 14 years ago

   I love my mixer and coffee maker.

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   About-The-Homeposted 14 years ago

   We had a power cut yesterday. The first thing I missed was the kettle !

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   mathereseposted 14 years ago

   My pots i use them to cook my food

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   contentposted 14 years ago

   my garlic press
   did I just say that?

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      L a d y f a c eposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I love my garlic press too
      
      I think above all else, is my super-awesome-amazing high sided, non-stick, very large skillet. I LOVE it.

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   know oneposted 14 years ago

   My microplane and my balloon whisk. Cannot live without my espresso machine either!

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   Jillian Barclayposted 14 years ago

   It is a toss-up! My food processor or my Oxo Santoku knife- I use the knife everyday, the food processor every couple of days

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   SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years ago

   ...not quite a tool....my man?....love watching someone else cook.....

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   srwnsonposted 14 years ago

   Since I have recently added an auxilary-power-unit to my truck I now have a kitchen in my sleeper. It's called a microwave. :-)

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   saleheensblogposted 14 years ago

   I love anything sharp like knife.

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    sofsposted 14 years ago

    with you there Saleheen , I need a real sharp knife and good peelers .. I cook up plenty of veggies and like to chop them real fine.. lots of onions and garlic too, so need a few shark knives in the draw to get my cooking going!!

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    Brupieposted 14 years ago

    My 10-inch Wusthof Cooks knife is my favorite.  I sharpen it every other day so it is never dull.  Because of its size I can get great leverage.  Because the knife is well balanced, I can chop garlic and not feel like I'm performing surgery with an axe

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    FabLiz86posted 14 years ago

    My George Foreman Grill!  It seems that everything tastes better when I cook with it.  (Only because I'm too lazy half the time to cook on my stove.)  I put a plain chicken breast in there once and it was browned, tasty and moist.

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       evvy_09posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I miss my george foreman grill.  I'm short and for some reason decided the top of the fridge was a good place to keep it when not in use.  It smashed in at least 3 pieces
       Other than that my coffeemaker

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    Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

    I love my strainer because I love pasta.
    I love my potato masher because I love potatoes.
    I love my gas stove because I can cook both of those even if the power goes out!
    Oh -- also my toaster.
    Starch, anyone?

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    ssaulposted 14 years ago

    of course my knives and pots

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    CYBERSUPEposted 14 years ago

    Love my Slow cooker.

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    Helpful Hannaposted 14 years ago

    My Kitchenaid mixer.  It does a little bit of everything, so I use it often.

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    Rafiniposted 14 years ago

    a variety of cooking utensils

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    camloposted 14 years ago

    My microwave oven.

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    DinnerMomposted 14 years ago

    Love my garlic press too!

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    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    An ordinary fork and butter knife(no need for steak knife). They will be the same utensils I'll use to eat the food I make.

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    HOSPITALITY GURUposted 14 years ago

    Spatula - Chef said, every cook must have a spatula on them at all times. And really, there is nothing one cannot do with a spatula.

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    jerrylposted 14 years ago

    I have two items i like.
    The first is a meat slicer, and the 2nd is a dehydrater.
    They come in handy for slicing meat to a consistent thickness and then marinating it for making beef jerky in the dehydrator.

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    Anna Evanswoodposted 13 years ago

    my magimix.... I am obsessed by it... it is a the best food processor:)

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    Mama Sezposted 13 years ago

    I love my kitchen/chicken scissors

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    mqueeposted 13 years ago

    I love to cook soups and stews in my crockpot. It is simple and doesn't require a lot of watching.

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    datahoundposted 13 years ago

    My Shun classic paring knife, 3.5 inch blade handcrafted in Japan.

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    Leoroseposted 13 years ago

    For me, electric salt and pepper mills are the best because of it's durability.

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    Glosheiposted 13 years ago

    My slowcooker, this time of the year I would not be without it. The 2nd is my Halogen oven it is so useful and quick.

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    eatlikenooneposted 13 years ago

    Wow this is a tough question. Hard to pick just one. For today I am going to go with my electric skillet. I use it for all sorts of dishes. You can turn the temperature down and use it like a slow cooker and it's great to keep food warm or warm a dish up when you are at a potluck.

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    Lisa HWposted 13 years ago

    Other than my coffee maker and kettle (two life-or-death items in the kitchen)..
    
    I have three skillets (a tiny one with a cover, a little one, and a big one) that I lean heavily on (and I never fry anything - it's just that the skillets are handier, even for things like pasta; the big one makes a great place to wash produce too).  With those, a spatula and the nylon serving spoon I'm always using, a person can do anything.  (I have all kinds of other kitchen tools/stuff, but it always seems easier just to pull out these basics and use them instead.)

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    shazwellynposted 13 years ago

    My husband... makes a cheap dishwasher!

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    just_curiousposted 13 years ago

    It's not a tool, but the pot filler we had put in our kitchen has been my favorite thing since it was installed. I couldn't imagine cooking without it now.

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       philzgrillposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       what is a pot filler?

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    brimancandyposted 13 years ago

    Funny, I have a saucepan that I must use to make my mac and cheese. I have other pans that are similar to it, but, for some reason this lone pan seems to work the best. I also have a special pan that I cook soup in. I'm weird that way.

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    philzgrillposted 13 years ago

    tongs, you can use them for pan frying fish and also can be used on bbq for wings, chicken and anything else that tongs can pick up.  I use a hook type of device for most of my ribs and steaks.  It's made of steel and has a circular hook that allows me to claw into the meat and turn easily.

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    Rochelle Frankposted 13 years ago

    I like my crockpot/slowcooker too, but couldn't cook without my cast iron skillet.

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    deans0430posted 13 years ago

    A very sharp knife and Le Creuset cookware.

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       philzgrillposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       what do you like about the cookware you mentioned?  I'm not familiar with that line?

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          deans0430posted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Le Creuset is french made enamel cast iron dutch ovens. They are durable, easy to clean, and they have a great warranty,. I use them exclusively.  Le Creuset can be quite pricey, obviousley there are other brands of enamel cast iron cookware, but I have never tried them.

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    Purple Perlposted 13 years ago

    Knife

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    ShortStoryposted 13 years ago

    my fingers

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    Julie2posted 13 years ago

    My Kitchenaide mixer I got for X-mas and my Coffee machine

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    ralwusposted 13 years ago

    My big hand made wooden mallet. mashed garlic, pureed tomatoes, tenderized beef cutlets, onion juice, orange juice, lime juice, and all around fly killer.

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