When it comes to cooking, and eating great, healthy food, you don't need a whole lot: a few sturdy pots and pans and a handful of tools. You can spend all the cash you want on outfitting your kitchen with the finest equipment and fanciest ingredients known to man, but meals don't cook themselves.
Here are the items I use almost each time I cook. I love them. I need them. We're best friends. Love your kitchen! Best of all, you can get all of this for just around $400 if you had to buy it all right now.
1. Cutting Board -PC
2. Chef's knife
3. Serrated knife
4. Paring knife
5. Salt and Pepper grinders
6. Locking Tongs -PC
7. Large wooden spoon
8. Metal whisk -PC
9. Ceramic juicer -PC
10. Garlic Press -PC
11. Silicon spoon/spatula -PC
12. Spatula (nylon or sillicon)
13. Baking sheet
14. Roasting pan
15. Stockpot
16. Medium saucepan
17. Stainless steel skillets - notice mine in the pics are non-stick... I have since upgraded and I love them SO MUCH MORE!
18. Mixing bowl (mine just happens to have measurements, added bonus!) -PC
You might notice a lot of my items are Pampered Chef. My favorite PC items, in fact. I used to sell PC and I do love their products, but really... it's a one-time purchase. I really need to upgrade my photo. Ugh... gross.