To celebrate reaching 19,000 members in The Cookbook Junkies group, I would like to share a few of my favorite things with you and then offer a little giveaway as a thank you for your support!
The Triology Collection by J.K. Adams
I love J.K. Adams products – they are quality pieces, beautiful, while functional.
As a cookbook/book lover, I am particularly fond of The Triology Collection. These boards are beautiful just sitting on your counter but also functional to serve small bites – cheese and crackers on one, charuterie on another. They are not huge but I believe the perfect size for nibbles and make a lovely presentation.
Look at this gorgeous cavarola board and corzetti stamps from Artisanal Pasta Tools. I want everything that this website sells. What beautiful gifts for those who love to cook.
I’ve loved these rolling pins from the first time my friend, Pam, posted about them. They are simply gorgeous. I have the Folk style pin shown below. It is the perfect gift for a kitchen enthusiast or baker. They are shipped from Poland very quickly and come wrapped beautifully for gift giving. Valek can engrave your name on a pin (blog name, grandma’s name, whatever you like.)
Function and beauty. This ravioli pin from Repast is simply stunning. My pin hangs on the wall and has been the topic of many conversations about how beautiful it is. A month ago I made ravioli using the pin and it was simple and easy once I followed all the instructions and watched the video on the Repast site. See my photo below showing the results of my first use of this great product. I made homemade ricotta on Sunday and plan to make ravioli again this week. I love Repast’s mission to have people roll up their sleeves and cook a meal for someone they love. It is an expensive piece, but the quality involved in this product is evident. It will be passed down for generations. I am putting additional Repast items on my wish list!
I love honey! Honey Ridge Farm Products are delicious, affordable and their selection is impressive. I have also tried the honey vinegar and we enjoyed it. The honey cremes are incredible served with pretzels, crackers and cheese — people were raving. I will be developing a recipe or two with these products in the next few weeks and will be sharing more information about this great company.
There are times, even when I lived in New York, that I could not find an ingredient for a recipe. I always turn to igourmet.com when that happens. A few months ago I need carrot honey for a risotto recipe and found it at igourmet. Recently, I received some products and they arrived quickly and in perfect condition — cheese, raw honey and this jam and jelly.
igourmet has a huge selection, good prices and they do gift baskets as well! If it is food related, they have it. In a few weeks, I will be doing a separate post using some of their products.
My friend, Renee, is a talented artist. I especiallly love her personalized painted aprons. She can paint anything! Her Etsy shop Kudo Kitchens Paints is full of wonderful personalized gifts for everyone. Renee doesn’t know I’m mentioning her today – but I love her work! I have ordered gifts for people and have received a hand painted towel as a gift but I haven’t splurged on myself yet! Soon! Just look at this apron!
GIVEAWAY:
To celebrate 19,000 members — I have a brand new set of Julia Child’s Mastering the French Art of Cooking ($55.00) to send to one lucky winner. Leave a comment on this post telling me about one of your favorite kitchen items. Giveaway is open to U.S. addresses only because I will be shipping this set. This giveaway is sponsored by me as a thank you to all of you. A winner will be chosen on August 3rd!
Thank you all for entering – Random Number Generator chose #46 Katie! Congratulations!
Most of the items mentioned above were provided by the companies mentioned, but all opinions are truthful and honest. Check their websites out! Sharing this post would be most appreciated.
I’d love the rolling pins!
My favorite kitchen item is the microplane zester. It changed my life! As a reader, I think the wooden book boards are wonderful and would perhaps change my life, too.
Hands down, my most used kitchen item is my Vitamix. I can honestly say I’ve used it daily for almost 10 years.
Love, love, love cookbooks and my KitchenAid mixer!
Love, love, love cookbooks and my KitchenAid mixer
My 2 kitchen aid 6 quart mixers!
I would love the Julia Child trilogy. I have the ravioli rolling pin, but have never used it. You have inspired me to try it out.
my kitchen aid mixer ,i make alot breads
I love my Kitchen Aid mixer!
One of my all time favorite kitchen items is my Robot Coupe, it’s a beast!
My favorite kitchen item is a Profreshionals Fruit Bowl that is only carried at Bed, Bath & Beyond by Good Cook. Sliced watermelon will not get mushy in this combination bowl/colander. You have to check it out, it’s great! I loved it so much, I gave one to all my close family members for Christmas! http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/profreshionals-fruit-bowl/1042668008?Keyword=colander
My Kitchen Aide Mixer!
I love my Kitchen Aide mixer. I can’t believe I lived so many years without one.
I would have to say that my favorite kitchen item is my Kitchen Aid. It’s the best item we ever bought!
I really like my Kitchen aide mixer. It gets used for a lot of things.
My favorite kitchen item is my Kitchen Aid mixer. And congrats on hitting 19,000!!
One of my favourite items is a spatula from Wilton. It scrapes my KA and bowls perfectly.
I love my KitchenAid, my Cuisinart, my rolling cart and my electric frying pan, but my set of 11 nesting glass bowls get used every day and have for 25 years.
I would say my small cheese grater/storage container.
Microplane
my favorite kitchen thing changes all the time, but my current favorite is my bread machine! I use it several times a week and haven’t had to buy bread in ages.
This is a tough one – I don’t have anything in my kitchen I don’t love. But – if I had to pick something, it would be between my many-many rubber spatulas and my flat whisks. I use them for everything, and would feel lost without them. They are just essential for every thing I do in the kitchen.
I have a couple but my KitchenAid mixer with it various attachments, makes it a very versitile kitchen tool that is hard to best.
ONE of my favorite items is a saute stick from Earlywood. They come in a few different sizes and wood types. They also make a very lovely gift, everyone I’ve given one to has loved it.
One of my favorites is a simple gadget, the hand held citrus press. I am sure to get every last bit of juicy goodness so easily!
I love my slow cooker! Living in Florida, it comes in very handy.
I love my coffee maker. And my Kitchen Aid mixer, as i make breads and cakes often.
Since it’s summertime I’ll say my Cuisinart ice cream maker.
So happy for you, you deserve to have that many followers and I’m sure more will be coming…..Back to business: My favorite handheld item is my mincing container, saves me loads of time even though I still want one of the rocking kind also. 2nd favorite is my double oven.
My fave kitchen tool…my Kitchen Aid mixer.
My favorite lately has been the spatzle maker. I know it is a unit asker but I use it often.
My new found favorite is my Father’s cast iron skillet. He passed in August of 2000, so it will be 15 years next month. He loved that skillet & used it constantly. I am sure it was a hand-me-down from his Mother. I had been thinking about it lately & was wondering what had happened to it. I so so happy to find it when going through some of his packed away things. I know I will continue the tradition & pass it on to my children. Thank you, once again, for offering this promotion.
My kitchen aid mixer and sharp knives! Those book boards are adorable and would make a great conversation piece!
I cannot live without my Kitchenaid mixer. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
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My favorite kitchen item is my Boos Block. It is functional and still lovely years later after daily use.
There is so much I have that I love, but if I have to pick a favorite it would be my Cuisinart Stick Blender. I use it almost every day.
I love my Santoku and the board my son made for us from all different kinds of wood. It’s gorgeous!
I love my vintage Foley Fork.
I love my Vitamix. I use it daily.
I recently purchased a rolling pin for cutting noodles. It is hand carved and made from wood on the carvers property! It is beautiful!
My favorite kitchen item is my spiral whisk because it works so fast.
I love my gas grill& my good knives!
Glad you asked for items (plural), can’t narrow down to just one. Kitchen Aid Mixer, 23 quart pressure canner, books of course, and my giant italian ceramic bowl which houses about 3 dozen kitchen towels. Pretty to see, always in reach.
My favorite is my big mixing bowl that I’ve made so many good things in!
I love my KitchenAid stand mixer and my GIR spatulas. I also love when I get to use them together!
It’s a toss up between my santoku knife, my Microplane grater or my spiralizer. I would love the Julia books and have always wanted them!
Right now I think my favorite kitchen item would have to be my Anova Precision Cooker. Cooking things via sous vide is quite easy and it nearly impossible to overcook most things since the temp never goes above the temperature you set the water at. Beef short ribs cooked at 172°F for 72 hours are AWESOME!
my two current favorite things in my kitchen aren’t exactly a tool…We recently completely renovated our kitchen & decided to go with big, deep drawers on the bottom instead of doors. It makes cooking so much more relaxed because I don’t have to dig through cabinets to find what I need. The other favorite is the ‘spice wall’ that my husband built. It’s basically a recessed area in one wall that has open shelving for all of my spices. It’s so great being able to see everything at a glance.
Congratulations on reaching 19,000! My favorite thing to use is a really neat olive wood flat spatula/scraper from an old friend and my very, very close second favorite thing is a Misono UX10 knife that my dad gave me, gosh, over a decade ago.
My rice cooker. I’ve had one for the past 43 years (I’m on my third one).
Next is my cuisinart processor. It has saved me so much time over the years. It”s been well worth it.
I have the small my knife my granny used to peel potatoes. It is worn and well loved. It is my favorite.
My favorite & most used appliances are my kitchen aid mixers & my ninja. They help me prepare meals for my family daily. I’d love to win the prizes and try something new.
My KitchenAid mixer is by far my favorite kitchen item. I don’t know what I would do without it.
I love my dough whisk. I never thought mixing bread dough could be so easy.