 | Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless-Steel 10-Piece Cookware Set
Buy new: $111.95 This is similar to the first cookware set I got. It's got all the essentials, and will last a lifetime.
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 | Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick 8-Inch & 10-Inch Omelette Combo Pack (JR1388-90PWR)
Because you really can't live without nonstick skillets.
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 | Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 12-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid
Buy new: $32.99 / Used from: $30.99 If you can only have one pan, this should be it.
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 | KitchenAid KSB560MC 5-Speed Blender with Polycarbonate Jar, Metallic Chrome
Buy new: $99.99 For smoothies, soups, and, oh yeah, margaritas.
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 | KitchenAid KFP740CR 9-Cup Food Processor with 4-Cup Mini Bowl, Chrome
Buy new: $142.49 / Used from: $123.99 OK, so a food processor might not be "basic"--but I know I can't live without mine.
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 | Back to Basics TEM500 Egg-and-Muffin 2-Slice Toaster and Egg Poacher
Buy new: $32.24 Kind of a fun spin on your ordinary toaster, right?
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 | Cuisinart DCC-1200 12-Cup Brew Central Coffeemaker, Black and Stainless Steel
Buy new: $73.75 For your daily caffeine injection, plus it's big enough if you have guests.
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 | Sharp R-305KS 1-Cubic-Foot 1100-Watt Microwave Oven, Stainless
Buy new: $99.99 I say the food processor is essential, you may claim the microwave.
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 | J.A. Henckels International Classic Forged 7-Piece Stainless-Steel Knife Set with Hardwood Block
Buy new: $159.95 Invest in a good basic knife set now--you won't be sorry. And you can always add specialty knives later.
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 | Kitchen Aid 6-Piece Gadget Set, Red
A few everyday essentials.
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 | Oxo Good Grips 5-Piece Nylon Tool Set
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $16.99 Don't forget these.
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 | Oxo SteeL 7-Piece Barware Set
Buy new: $37.21 OK, maybe not so much a kitchen essential as a life essential.
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 | Simply Calphalon Nonstick 6-Piece Bakeware Set
Buy new: $119.99 For the baker in all of us.
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 | KitchenAid KSM150PSGC Artisan Series 5-Quart Stand Mixer, Gloss Cinnamon
Buy new: $283.94 Just in case, like me, you're not quite as "basic" as the next person.
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