Your favorite cooking tool?
 

My measuring cups and whisk. I cannot work without them. How about you guys?

mandoline for me

Countertop convection oven

Cast iron griddle and skillets. There is no 'non-stick' cookware or plastic utensils in our house.

Visa credit card.

Uh... I can't believe no one has said their chef's knife (or Chinese cleaver or yanagi or santoku or deba)

While I have more expensive Japanese knives, I tend to reach most for my Forschner 8" Chef's knife.

Toss up:

My Shun knives or All Clad cookware. Could not believe the difference the All Clad made.

It's usually a toss up between my Victorinox or Global french knife. Other than that a good pairing knife, a pair of tongs, and a cutting board is a must.

The convection roasting setting on the oven.

Good knives is right behind it.

Hmm...I have a few favorites...

- my J.A. Henckels chef's knife

- my 3 cup Food Processor

- my wooden spoons & scraper

- and as lame as this is going to sound...my Chop Wizard.

My tongs for the grill.

(Honestly, though, I don't how this is travel related and appropriate for DiningBuzz.)

Vacuum Marinator

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10" thin-flex knife. Got it from an old timer at the gun+knife show, my old-timer friend keeps it sharp on a monthly basis.

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The remote thermometer.....the kind you leave the probe in the meat, then a cord goes to the temperature read-out outside the oven. Lets me cook to an exact temp, not have to open the oven to check.....saves me from overcooking when distracted since thermomter beeps when pre-set temp is reached!

Someday, I'll get one of the nifty infrared remote thermometers like Alton Brown uses!

My wok is my oldest (over 30 years old and still works for me) and certainly among my favorites.