What is the kitchen utensil/gadget you can't live without?

[oxysback]

I love cooking in my cast-iron skillet. Cornbread, desserts, burgers...it's a great all purpose item to have.

[tulip]

this:

[Shara]

I like those apple slicers ^
And really I can't do without a can opener.

But my gift-worthy appliance that I really like is my rice cooker and I got it for free with a points card

[Delta7]

I bought a kitchen timer at a Pampered Chef party a while back ... use it every morning to time my french press coffee.

[Owlie]

My boyfriend doesn't count, does he? (He slices, he dices, he even does the washing up!)

Really good sharp knives and a nicely sized cutting board.

[papaver]

I don't know where to start, really. I just like my...kitchen... It was designed by me and it really is the center of our house. I love my induction stove (easy to keep clean and just as fun to cook as a gas stove). I love my oven, especially the speedheat button My oven is pre heated in 1 minute.

It really is a foodies dream.

[tulip]

Papaver, I feel the same way about my kitchen. Everything is where I like and need it to be, because I put it there! Really the best thing about my kitchen are my bamboo cabinets. They are beautiful and amazingly well-built.

But if I had to move, I'd definitely take my apple slicer!