 | Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen by Alton Brown
Buy new: $18.15 / Used from: $5.47 This book provided valuable direction
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 | Shun Classic 7-Inch Santoku Hollow Ground
Buy new: $124.95 This is my favorite knife. I always reach for it first. I have small hands and this is easier for me to control. It's super-sharp and fabulous.
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 | Totally Bamboo Butcher Block 3 Prep Board Honey
Buy new: $125.70 This board gives you tons of space and is very sturdy. Oil it once a month and it will treat you right. The bowls are a nice option, but not a must have.
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 | Unicorn Magnum Plus Pepper Mill 9-in.
Buy new: $44.95 You'd be surprised at the difference fresh ground black pepper makes. This is the best mill on the market.
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 | Oxo Good Grips Pastry Scraper
Buy new: $8.99 Use this to move stuff from the cutting board to wherever so you don't dull your knives. Use it for cutting and measuring the thickness of dough and cleaning up flour.
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 | Shun Classic 8-Inch Offset Bread Knife
Buy new: $129.95 Good knives are essential. Use this one for bread, tomatoes and chocolate.
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 | Shun Classic 3-1/2-Inch Paring Knife
Buy new: $59.95 Good knives are essential. I use this one daily for garlic, shallots and peeling fruit.
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 | Shun Classic 8-Inch Chef's Knife
Buy new: $119.95 Good knives are essential. I use this one daily for slicing, chopping and mincing.
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 | Old Stone Oven 14-Inch by 16-Inch Baking Stone
Buy new: $37.99 This makes excellent pizza and bread crusts. Get the biggest one you can for your oven and leave it in there permanently.
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 | KitchenAid KFP670 Professional Food Processor, Onyx Black
This model has been discontinued, but check out the new ones. I use mine for grating cheese, salad dressings, doughs and juicing large amounts of citrus fruits.
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 | KitchenAid KV25GOXWH Professional 5 Plus 5-Quart Stand Mixer, White
When I bake, I rarely mix anything by hand. I love my Kitchen Aid as if it's an only child. My model has been discontinued; this is its replacement. Bowl-lift over tilt-head. Metal over plastic
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 | All-Clad Stainless 10-Inch Nonstick Fry Pan
Buy new: $124.95 All Clad is one of the better cookware brands. This is my egg and fish pan.
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 | All-Clad Stainless 4-Quart Saute Pan
Buy new: $210.00 All Clad is one of the better cookware brands. This pan is big enough to handle almost anything.
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 | All-Clad Stainless 2-Quart Saucepan
Buy new: $104.95 / Used from: $98.99 All Clad is one of the better cookware brands. This is the official "cooking for one" pot. Works great for soup, veggies and sauces.
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 | All-Clad Stainless 5-1/2-Quart Dutch Oven
Buy new: $234.95 All Clad is one of the better cookware brands. This is my "old faithful" and all purpose. You can fry, braise and make soup and stock in this.
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 | Lodge Logic 10-1/4-Inch Pre-Seasoned Skillet
Buy new: $15.29 The only way to fry and make cornbread
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 | All-Clad Stainless All-Purpose Steamer with Lid
Buy new: $54.99 / Used from: $43.99 I use this a lot
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 | All-Clad Stainless 3-Quart Saucepan
Buy new: $131.22 / Used from: $90.00 All Clad is one of the better cookware brands. This is a good-sized pot for veggies and short pastas.
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 | Salter 3007 11-Pound Aquatronic Baker's Dream Digital Kitchen Scale, Chrome
Baking is a science and the scale insures precision. This model is a great value.
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 | Oxo SteeL Garlic Press, Stainless
Buy new: $17.99 Lil' bits of garlic in a flash without the stinky hands.
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 | Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat
Buy new: $19.44 / Used from: $12.99 Keep your cookie sheets and sheet pans clean. Use this whenever you bake or roast in them. Nothing sticks and you won't have a messy pan to wash.
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 | Oxo Good Grips i-Series Swivel Peeler
Buy new: $13.99 The only way to peel carrots and potatoes. Also makes beautiful chocolate curls.
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 | Microplane Grater/Zester
Buy new: $11.95 I don't know how people zested citrus fruits before these were invented! This also makes parmesean look like angel fluff. This is one of my favorite tools.
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 | KitchenAid KHB100OB Hand Blender, Onyx Black
Buy new: $49.31 I like stick blenders because with it, you don't have to transfer hot liquids to a blender. This model is powerful!
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 | KitchenAid KHM7T 7-Speed Ultra Power Plus Hand Mixer, Empire Red
Buy new: $67.42 / Used from: $53.99 Sometimes you don't have enough to warrant using the stand mixer
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 | FoodSaver V2840 Advanced Design Vacuum Food Sealer
Buy new: $379.99 If you're going to make a lot of great food, shouldn't you have a way to keep it fresh? This thing is a money saver.
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 | Kuhn Rikon 13-Inch Flexible Metal Fish Spatula
Buy new: $23.34 Turn fish without tearing!
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 | Natural Wood Lemon Reamer
Buy new: $3.99 I cook with a lot of lemon juice. This is perfect for making sure you get all of the juice from any citrus fruit.
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 | KitchenAid CO Can Opener Stand Mixer Attachment
Buy new: $36.39 My favorite mixer attachment and counter space saver.
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