"Tracy" > wrote in message ...
> So, in my quest to fill my kitchen with everything I could possible need, I have
> realized that I don't mind too much spending the money for what I really want.
>
> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I love.
>
> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really really want
> is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first sounds a little
> ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren could potentially inherit
> it.
>
> Just wondering what you are willing to spend money on and what are you not willing
> to spend money on.....
>
> I don't spend a lot of money on dishes or glassware. I do not have more than one
> set of "china" just my everyday stuff.
>
> I have some good cookware (le crueset) and some not so good (generic nonstick
> stuff) but they get the job done.
>
> I have two good knives but also a couple that couldn't cut softened butter, but I
> keep them around.
>
> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch oven.
>
> -Tracy

For me, the biggest expenditure (well, other than appliances!) has been my knives. I
have accrued an eclectic set, but they serve me well. I have some Wustoff, some
Henckel's, some Shun, and a couple of Kyocera ceramic knives too. I have an amazing
steak knife set that was a gift, and some cheese knives from Italy.

When I was first moving in with my husband we had precious little in the way of
cooking (or eating for that matter!) equipment, and I was elated when we could
finally afford some good, sharp, quality knives. For me, they make the difference
between enjoying preparations for a meal and it being tedious.

I have cookware that I love, and I am glad to have found some that really work for me
after experimenting for so long! lol But I also have some that are not expensive at
all that I love...such as a baking pan passed down from my grandma to my ma, then to
me. It is the best baking pan I own, and not just for the sentimental reasons.

kimberly