Favorite thing to use in your kitchen...

Philly6*6*09

(I'm trying to get gift ideas).

 

Cusinart Griddler - Love it!  Very easy to use, cleans up nicely, looks nice.  It never burns food.  I love that it has various settings on it (Grill/Pannini(sp) press).   It also has different trays, a flat tray, and rivet tray (think grill marks).  It usually my go to thing to cook meat on.

mamie329

My coffee maker. Most used appliance in the kitchen!!

Philly6*6*09

mamie329:

My coffee maker. Most used appliance in the kitchen!!

Care to be discriptive?  What kind? 

I want one of those fancy ones, the kurig or something.  With the individiual cups.  We currently don't brew much coffee, just the avergage trip to Wawa.

mamie329

It's a Krups from Macy's - stainless steel. I was nondescript because I could fall in love with any coffee maker.

LarkNow

Well, I love my KitchenAid mixer.

But in terms of things that could actually be gifts, I have an awesome casserole dish that comes with a silicone lid and a heat-retaining bag to carry it in.  My friends and I get together for "casserold movie night" often and it's fun to show up with that bag.  Picture the kind of cold-retaining bags people use to transplant organs.  I always show up shouting "Let me in!  I've got a casserole emergency!  We've got to transplant now!"  I'm sure my friends are sick of it, but I laugh every time!

luckycooky

LarkNow:

 I love my KitchenAid mixer.

Ditto.  But again, being realistic about the price, the three most used items in our kitchen (in order) are crock pot, griddle, electric wok.

AmyRI

Our rice maker is our most commonly used appliance. They're cheap, especially the small ones that make rice for 2-10 people, so I don't know why we didn't buy one sooner. I also love my combination toaster/toaster oven.

barbnsteve

I absolutely LOVE my KitchenAid.

In terms of practical though, I have a lot!  I LOVE, LOVE, LOOOOOVE my Pampered Chef stoneware.  I have a few different pieces and use each one a lot throughout the week.  I pretty much love anything Pampered Chef though.

DH got a Keurig at my shower and he uses that thing all the time.  I'm not a coffee drinker and I actually dislike the machine as I'm earthy crunchy and hate all the waste involved....but it is a pretty cool gift for a coffee drinker.

Are you looking for something in terms of a holiday gift?  For someone who enjoys cooking (I'm assuming so)....or maybe new to cooking?

What about something fun for serving like when having a get together...a funky chip/dip platter, a pie plate, margarita glasses and a pitcher, etc?  GL!

 

Leigha12

My Cuisinart double belgian waffle maker. Awesome! And the recipe for classic belgians it comes with rocks. SOOO yummy with some strawberries and whipped cream on top.  Besides that, my favorite thing is my Santoku knife. I'm like an infomercial every time I use it!

CTbride320

Our new Cuisinart microwave. We had been using a hand me down microwave that had a DIAL to set the cooking time. It was awful. It didn't cook things well, and we had to estimate if we wanted to set the dial for a specific amount of seconds.

RedZee

I'm in love with our new knives and pots (Shun and Calphalon). Using them makes me want to cook and I miss them right now (and basically everything else at home).

 But what are you looking for specifically? Just something fun for the kitchen? (My mom got my husband a quesadilla maker a few years ago and we use it a couple of times a month.)

hawkilady

My favorite is my kitchenaid mixer - I use it almost daily. 

My favorite low cost appliance is my panini press -- its completely replacable with a grill pan and press but its so convenient to just plug it in.