Kitchen essentials, part 1--gadgets

A few of my friends have asked me to share the items I keep in my pantry at all times. Great idea, I say! I love reading lists like this because they inspire me to try new things and help broaden my spectrum of potential dishes that can be made on a whim. Since there's a lot of stuff in my kitchen, I'm going to break it up into several posts:

Part 1: gadgets
Part 2: pantry foods
Part 3: fridge and freezer foods


This is by no means exclusive; these are just my most-used items that I wouldn't want to be without. As you'll see, I like things in 2s. It's nice to have a back-up, sure, but I frequently use the items in 2s simultaneously, especially for big holiday meals.

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Essential Kitchen Gadgets:

• 2 large skillets--one nonstick and one regular
• 2 medium skillets--one nonstick and one regular
• small nonstick skillet
• stock pot with lid
• 2 large pots with lids
• 2 medium pots with lids
• medium double boiler with lid
• 3 baking sheets--small, medium, large
• 2 cookie baking sheets with center air insulation (Baker's Secret brand is my preference)
• 2 loaf pans
• 2 muffin tins (12 + 6 or two 12s)
• 2 pie pans (glass or metal)
• a 10-piece set of French White (it's classic!) Corningware casseroles, ramekins, and lids
• 2 9x13 pans
• 2 sets of mixing bowls (we have one plastic and one metal)
• salad bowl
• large serving platter
• salad spinner
• large roasting pan with rack
• 3 cooling racks
• 5 or so serving spoons (slotted and regular)
• enough dinner and dessert plates, bowls, glasses, forks, spoons, and knives to serve 8 people
• 2 rubber spatulas
• wide plastic spatula (my fave for pancakes)
• 3 metal spatulas (1 slotted)
• pie server
• 3 whisks
• hand mixer or stand mixer
• spaghetti spoon
• ladle
• 3 big metal spoons (1 slotted)
• Crock Pot (I love my 6-qt. auto-timer Crock!)
• 3 glass measuring cups (1-, 2-, and 4-cup)
• metal measuring spoons
• metal dry-ingredient measuring cups
• lots of food-storage containers
• garlic press
• apple slicer
• boiled egg slicer
• waffle maker
• hand or stand mixer
• toaster
• coffee maker
• 2 pitchers (we use one for iced tea and one for iced coffee)
• ingredient prep bowls (Kitchen-Aid sells a nice set of 4 with lids)
• sifter
• strainer
• basting brush
• 2 pot holders
• oven mitt
• 2 trivets
• electric can opener
• 10-piece (minimum) knife set
• 3 cutting boards (1 large for cutting lots of veggies at once, 1 for meat, 1 for miscellaneous other uses)
• colander
• ice-cube bin
• Crock Pot liners
• foil
• various sizes of Ziplocs
• Saran wrap
• parchment paper
• wax paper

If you're into alphabetizing, sorry--I probably just cranked up your anxiety with this random-order list. Anyway, there it is! What other essential gadgets do you have?