 | Microplane 40020 Grater/Zester
Buy new: $12.95 use it for grating parmesan, for zesting and beyond. Cheap, a lot uses.
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 | Braun MR430HC Multiquick Deluxe Hand Blender & Chopper
great small and cheap item to keep on the counter. dishwashersafe, use to puree soups etc. less mess less to clean.
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 | Cuisinart Chef's Classic 12-Quart Stockpot with Cover
Buy new: $63.95 / Used from: $50.00 yes it is big, but for boiling pasta you need a large pot, and this one you can use for making stock twice a year and freezing it as ice cubes to be used over time.
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 | Oxo Good Grips 12-Inch Stainless-Steel Locking Tongs
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $7.99 great tool, not only for the grill, but for tossing stuff in the pan turning without spashing.
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 | Oxo Good Grips 9-Inch Stainless Steel Locking Tongs
Buy new: $10.42 / Used from: $9.49 ok, excess... i think you need a second one, because one could be dirty and hey this is for smaller jobs anyway :)
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 | SiliconeZone 11-by-15-Inch Non-Skid Flexible Cutting Boards, Set of 4
flexible, easy to move chopped to the pot, easy to clean, and cheap so that you can throw it away when it is too scratched to be throughly cleaned. use dif. colors for dif. foods!
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 | Hoffritz Stainless-Steel Vegetable Peeler
a dishwashersafe peeler is great for many things (incl. parmesan shavings/ decorative vegetable cutting) there are different styles, but i love this style.
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 | Hoffritz Stainless-Steel Scraper/Chopper
scrapes, cuts, and chops and peels garlic (ok you have to put the garlic under it and slam it, it crushes the garlic, peel comes off)
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 | Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 7-1/4-Quart Round French Oven, Flame
Buy new: $244.73 great cookware, not cheap but a good investment, it will last forever. and it is ORANGE!
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