This month I'm giving away a "goodie bag" of a few of my favorite kitchen items... a bottle of my favorite olive oil, some of my favorite seasonings, and a few other surprises! All you need to do is follow the directions below to enter and when the winner is chosen at random, I will contact them for an address to mail out their winnings!
So, here's what you do to enter:
Comment on this entry with:
1. Your valid e-mail address
2. Your name (your online pseudonym is fine)
3. Tell me the one kitchen item you couldn't live without.
Get your comment entry in by 8/18/08 11:59 PM EST. I will pick a random winner on 8/19/08 and will announce it here.
August 4, 2008
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Allison G. here! (gypsyallie at gmail dot com)
One kitchen item I could not live without is definitely the spatula. Daily I make an egg over-easy, and as you know, a spatula is key in turning over eggs, and pancakes, and other delightful foods. I have a KitchenAid spatula that a friend DESIGNED (she was an industrial designer for KitchenAid)!!! Also I have just gotten this awesome FROG SPATULA:
http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/the-frog-turner
Not that I needed another spatula. But seriously. It's a spatula that looks like a FROG.
i cannot live without a frying pan and "spatula" or whatever you call a flipper. we use these two items constantly.
twodollarbill@gmail.com
bridgett
:)
I can't live without a good santaku knife!! I honestly don't know how I ever survived without one before I found them.
westergrenfamily at gmail dot com
Brandi
ib_jennay@yahoo.com
Jenny (ib_jennay03 from LJ)
I can't live without my kitchen shears. I use them for EVERYTHING from cutting up a whole chicken to slicing through packaging.
I also really love my red oval Le Creuset casserole dish.
I'm MHA in the 14850.com domain, and I couldn't live without my Lodge cast iron skillet, fryer, and griddle. :-)
my most favorite kitchen implement, that is a tough question. i would have to say (aside from my own two hands) would be my chefs knife. its the only knife i use no matter what the task!!
becka
beckakinglmt@gmail.com
The kitchen item I can't live without is my coffee maker... heehee. I need the caffeine to get everything done! J/K! I find myself most often reaching for the tongs to handle any type of cooking. It's one of my multi-purpose utensils that goes far beyond it's conventional useage.
Tara (ttrbl60@yahoo.com)
The kitchen item that I can't live without is my heavy non-stick skillet. I use that bad boy for EVERYTHING! I make sauces in it, stir-fry, omelettes, anything!
lady . midnite@gmail.com
Midnite
jessica
misstaurus05@gmail.com
one kitchen item i cannot live without is a big spoon. it's great for waffle batter, pasta sauces, it can be a poor man's spatula and so much more.
Hi! sphinxcw (at) aol (dot) com
The one kitchen item I couldn't live without is my toaster oven. We use it so much! Thanks!
The Wanton Seed Stitch here! You can reach me at stellamaris44 at yahoo dot com. I could NOT live without my chef's knife. I can use it to prep so many different foods in so many different ways. It's just the right weight for me, and holds a beautiful edge which I hone frequently. I love, love, love that knife.
Julie here... jmparker1230@gmail.com
The kitchen thing I can't live without, huh?
Well, let's see. This month I've actually had to live without most of my kitchen - my husband is travelling for work and the kids and I decided to be tag-alongs. Staying in an extended stay hotel with an extremely sparsely furnished kitchen has made food prep ... let's just say it's been interesting. But I've managed quite well, especially considering I've got no oven, only 4 pans to work with and only 3 knives.
I'd have to say, the one thing I've had the hardest time working without would be a wide assortment of mixing and serving bowls. I'm always making things like different dips for fresh fruits and fresh salsas and fresh salads... Having only one set of mixing bowls, the smallest of which is scarcely bigger than a cereal bowl, has been beyond difficult! I've had to get creative and store, mix and serve things in coffee mugs for lack of decent bowls this month!!
Joel Brown
joel_c_brown@sbcglobal.net
And I would be absoutely lost without a razor-sharp 4.5" utility knife. Perfect for cutting just about anything.
Rachel coconutlimeblog @ gmail.com
I can't live without my kitchenaid!
The kitchen thing I can't live without? My recipe box.
I can pretty much find workarounds for just about any implement that I don't have (egg separator? I use the shells or pour it through the tines of a fork. Cherry pitter? Time to find that pointed tip from the icing bag. Cake pan too small? Use less batter.). But if I don't have my recipe box, it doesn't even feel like my kitchen.
oops! forgot to include my email address!
basking_lizard at hotmail dot com.
Oh man, I could not live without my frying pan. I cook almost everything in it. I eat a ton of veggies and it's great for sauces too :D Also cuts down on the dishwashing since I use it for almost everything, haha!
Erika
erikahlane@gmail.com
I can't live without my whisks! I love the way all the flavors and ingredients come together in a smooth, cohesive way, whisk magic!
healthygirl9@gmail.com
I love my frothing wand. It gives me fluffy foam on top of coffee and tea, and it mixes drinks perfectly.
I couldn't live without the stove. I don't know how to cook on a grill or over the fire. Without a stove, I wouldn't even be a cook... ;)
--Janet
zendestiny at gmail dot com
aka redheadlass on LJ.
I can't live without my Lodge Dutch oven. I use it for everything. It's great because you can use it on the stove top as well as in the oven. LOVE IT!
Pam (For the Love of Cooking)
chadnpam090801@gmail.com
serijules@gmail.com
Seri
The one thing I love in the kitchen is this magnet that shows how many cups in a whatever and whatnot...kitchen measurements. It's right there on the fridge when you need it and SO handy! The lady that lived in my apartment before me left it behind and I love that thing now.
megan.k.destefano at gmail dot com
I can't live without my Calphalon fry pan!
My little pot with a strainer built into the cover. Makes cooking pasta super easy! No strainer, colander needed. And my wooden mixing spoon.
Maggie (macneim@gmail.com)
One kitchen item I could not live without - My dog Ludo sprawled out on the kitchen floor, patiently waiting for me to drop something.
Gina
SuperGina@gmail.com
I love having a very small Lagostina frying pan... perfect for making crepes and pancakes and other runny things!
Susie
susiev_18@hotmail.com
My name is Nicole!
decks.stacked@gmail.com
The kitchen item I could not live without would have to be...is my whisk. I really love hand mixing for cakes and cupcakes.
M here (seldomyes at gmail dot com)
My favorite kitchen item would have to be the skillet. I know it's rather boring and mundane, but I'm a student and i live in a tiny apartment. This means that I can only have the essentials to cook with (it wasn't until late May that I picked up a whisk, for instance, and that was a major purchase for me). Unlike my baking pans, which have given me some trouble (had to figure out how to adjust the heat so that the bottoms of my brownies and cakes wouldn't burn), my skillet has never given me a bit of trouble and I use it every day, sometimes more than once a day, to cook all sots of things. It's also the only item I don't hate washing - I normally hate, hate, hate doing the dishes, but when contemplating all the yummy things I can make with my skillet, I don't hesitate to give it a wash. :)
My first time here from your post on lamb at foodbuzz and just in time for the giveaway. yay!
as for the 1 thing that i need in my kitchen (besides hundred other things), that would be my kithcen timer. I can never keep track of times and the stove doesnt come with a build-in so that really is a help of il end up with burned food all the time.
farina
azni11@yahoo.co.uk
Hello! Megan here... I am usually a lurker, but free things being a possiblity in the future? Can't resist :D
My e-mail is gossamerisred@gmail.com
The kitchen item I cannot live without is my *drum roll*
Mixer!
It makes creamy mashed potatoes for the baby, icings, cakes... tons of stuff~!
Mixer is close with a pasta strainer and food processor. Food processor because I have a 1 year old that I use it for at least twice a day.
Pasta strainer because I love me some thin whole wheat pasta... plus it can rinse fruit with ease, and drain extra fat out of sausages and booger.
It also makes a great hat!
I don't think I could live without my wire whisk, I seem to use it all the time. I should have 3-4 of them as often as I use/need them. I'm constantly washing it.
I'm anacaeca over from super suppers. I couldn't live without my set of big red bowls from walmart. they are invaluable because they come in the perfect variety of sizes. :)
anacaeca@yahoo.com
Brenda A.
bja101@gmail.com
I can't live without my glass of wine while cooking, then my bamboo cutting boards and my Tramontia professional chef's and santoku knives that I purchased as Sams Club--these are dishwasher safe and sharp!!! They also hold a good edge for a long time. I have expensive knives, but I like these as much or more.
Like my dad says: as long as you have one pot, you can do just about anything. So for me it has to be the pot. I live in a tiny, tiny apartment and I only have a few kitchen pieces, and that's the one I've wound up cooking nearly everything in.
Second place would be my oven, for largely the same reason!
-Vera (iamrah@gmail.com)
tloicto (at) gmail.com (but, like google says, my name is Carol)
The one thing I can't get along in a kitchen without is probably a medium saucepan. Multiple uses, if other things are dirty or missing!
Kelly B.
I could not live without kitchen shears...no way...no how. I used them nearly everyday.
I do a lot of baking and the spatula and/or mixer comes in at a close second.
knbird@gmail.com
I couldn't live without a sharp chef's knife. Emphasis on SHARP. Try cutting an onion sometime with a dullish knife. If you do, be sure to keep the bandages handy! (This is the voice of experience speaking.)
Leo Scanlon
lscanlon7@gmail.com
Maggie at doghillkitchen at gmail dot com
A sharp chef's knife. I don't mind a cheap one as long as it's sharpened.
BTW, I'd love to exchange links with you.
egacula@gmail.com
Edeline
I couldn't live without my iron skillet!
It changes, as I am dreadfully fickle. But right now, this moment, I am in love with the microplane grater I recently acquired. Going a bit mad with it I am afraid.
That, or if we're going food based, the fresh herbs I grow in pots. They do so much to a meal, they really do.
jj@eavalon.net
cynestria@gmail.com
Cyn
I couldn't live without my cast iron skillet. I grew up using them, and there are things that just don't come out right in a different pan.
kelly@flavoradeux.com
yep, I'm Kelly. :)
And I could not live without my salad spinner.
Fun giveaway! Mystery goodies? I'm in...
The one kitchen item I could not live without? Boy, that's tougher than it sounds. If I had to choose just one it would have to be my GIANT cast iron skillet. (And the whisk, Kitchen Aid, food processor, blender, spatula, silicone scraper/spatula, Calphalon cookware, tea kettle, slow cooker, knifes, aaaaaaand parchment paper.) But since you said 'one thing', I won't mention those other items.
Melissa over here -- hazakaza at gmail dot com!
The one kitchen implement I couldn't live without is definitely the pepper grinder. I can use some fork-fu to flip things in a pan, and I can even bake in a plate or work around not having just the right implement for the job--but NOTHING, nothing at all, replaces the flavor of fresh black pepper. I'm so spoiled by it that pre-ground pepper just tastes like stale spice. It's a cheap and simple item that everyone should have in their kitchen.
That would be my 8" Henckels Twin 5 Star chef knife. Great ergonomic handle. Couldn't live without it. If I could only have one tool, that would be it. That and my Nespresso C90 espresso machine. Gotta haves me some easy espresso. So simple. So good.
The one thing I couldn't live without is a good chef's knife.
Thanks
The Food Hunter
tgreco@omlaw.com
serene@serenepages.org
Serene Vannoy
My refrigerator!
Beth (artdecogecko on LJ)
artdecogecko@gmail.com
Couldn't live without my rice cooker.. I'll *never* boil rice again for a meal, if I can help it! It's awesome :D
I couldn't live without my santoku knife. It helps me get everying going in my kitchen.
Courtney
courtneyrx@hotmail.com
Hi! I'm Amanda & I absolutely could not live without my pink Kitchen Aid mixer. I am a huge mashed potato lover & make them at least 3 times a week & they always come out perfectly whipped with my mixer. We are also big fans of making pies so it is a must have for making meringues for all my pies!!
lemonbirdy@yahoo.com
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