snowy

So I started a thread to inquire after everyone's favorite kitchen gadgets. Along the way, some folks started mentioning things that I see as kitchen essentials, not gadgets.

Some items that came up in that other thread that I couldn't do without:

A chef's knife
Cutting boards
Corkscrew
Stainless steel bowls
Wooden spoon
Whisk
A coffeemaker of some kind (whether it be a one-cup that you pour water through or a French press or an automatic drip--doesn't matter to me)

There are obviously more than that, but I'd like to get some other contributions.

How about yourself? What do you absolutely have to have in your kitchen?

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