Pampered Chef "Must Haves"

The 12 inch skillet pan ....I use it almost every day. The Oven Covered Baker!!! I make more meals in that than anything! My favorite!

You simply cannot do without the vegetable peeler...I panic if I can't find it immediately in my drawer!

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I love their stuff but SO EXPENSIVE - I covet a lot of it and own very little. :-)

I love the ice cream scooper and the skinny scraper.

I have the paring knife and it's great. It's the only one I use.

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The pizza stone, and the old school ice cream spoon that we recalled, I use the orange peelers for getting muffins out of a pan without scraping the pan...hardly ever use it for oranges (only cause we are not a fan of them...and sadly I also just love the pan scrapers

The Food Chopper
The Ultimate Mandolin
The adjustable measuring spoons
the see-through measuring cups - all 3 - they are wonderful!!!

Hmmmm . . . might be my favorite subject since I've been a Consultant for almost 10 years. There are so many "must have" items that I don't consider "must have" for me. It all depends on what you like to cook. I'm not a baker, although I do use some of our baking line for cooking - like our newer metal sheet pans - pretty reasonable and they are amazingly strong and durable.

Love, love, love the Forged Cutlery Knives but they are a little pricey. The green color coated knives are very good for a lower price - try the 5" Santoku. Love the 12 inch skillet in the nonstick (Executive) version. Pricey, again, but great item to get for half price as a Host - highly recommend trying to get $300 together for a catalog show so you can earn it at half price. The can strainer - MUST HAVE - and it's only $5. Smooth edge can opener, set of 6 Prep Bowls and our new glass containers with lids - really a good investment - they will last forever and I LOVE the lids. The BBQ turner is amazing - it actually has an end that is a knife and there's a bottle opener built into the handle - the men go crazy for this and we've had ours for like 12 years and it's like brand new.

Also check out the Pantry section. TONS of new Rubs, Spice Mixes, Sauces, oils, etc. No, we don't have a cherry pit remover but we used to and I use mine all the time. Shameless plug for anyone who just wants to window shop or actually shop - inbox me and I'll send you the link to my website (I don't want to post it here). Have fun!

I use the Quick-Stir pitcher daily. Also love the ice cream scoop and pizza stone.

spoonula and the chopper! I love love love my chopper!

I have always loved the cheese slicer knife! I always used it almost everyday.

The cupped rubber scraper. I use it for just about everything. It doesn't melt, stays flexible.

pizza cutter and mini spatula

My all time favorite tool was the food chopper. I used it numerous times per day when my grandson was starting table food. I would hit the plunger 15 times for a coarse chop and 20 for a fine chop. He hardly ever had issues with gagging on any foods when I used the chopper. It was so easy to clean too.

My other favorite was the nylon scrappers, they take the stoneware and get every little thing off of it.

I also love my small fat spreader. I don't remember the actual name but it's shaped like a frosting spreader but very fat and shorter than a regular one. It is so handy and covers bread very quickly. I use the other spreader all the time too but mostly for cakes and other stuff that I want to be pretty and smooth.

I love my measuring spoons, I use them nearly every day. I love how easy it is to pop off the moving part and just rinse them off. Ready to measure something again.

The mini serving spatula, it is the perfect size to get exactly one serving of anything.

The mini loaf stoneware pan is wonderful. I make lemon bread in it and give them for Christmas gifts. They are the perfect size for office friends, co-workers, just a little something for a person and if they are careful they might share it with someone else...lol.

Stuff that I have bought and have had given to me that was a joke, they either only work for a very short time or are more work than I need to do just to use them...

The soap dispenser. I have had 2 that I bought and someone bought me a couple when my grand kids came to live with me. None of them lasted more than a couple of weeks. They gunk up and you have to take them apart and clean them over and over. I even added more water than it said, they still didn't work. I hated them so much I just threw them all away.

The oil container that you "pump" air into. It saves the environment since it is not aerosol. It would work a time or two then be broken. I hated it and threw it away.

The deep covered baker is awesome. Get the cookbook with it.
The "dinner in 29 minutes or less" is a great resource.
And I can't live without the Mix n Chop. It makes sauteing ground meats so easy.
Have fun!

I've never been to a PC party, but my MIL has been to quite a few and bought us some things. This sounds silly and so gadget-y, but I ordered a "corn butter-er" from a catalog for a friend who was hosting a party. It was only a couple of bucks but makes buttering corn on the cob so much easier...and not messy at all, especially if you have young kids. My MIL gave me a chopper, which I really only used to chop up the kids' food when they were infants. I don't use it since it's a pain to take out and clean the blade. She also gave us the can opener that cuts into the can sideways for when I had to use ready-to-use liquid formula.

I have cutco knives and wish I had the Pampered Chef (PC) knives. My DIL sold PC for a while and has the PC cutlery. But a slick saleman sold my wife cutco and I've regretted every cut and slice.

Good luck to you and yours.

I am a Pampered Chef junkie....but my favorite item above all else is the good old scrub brush for the sink. I hate touching plates and I swirl all items that go into the dishwasher with that brush. Mine is white and square and I bought it in 1998 and it's still in great condition.

The chopper is also great for everything - nuts, onions, peppers, garlic, carrots.

And the grater with all the slicing attachments.

Oh, and the cheese cutter/slicer. I use that daily.

Must have: garlic press, cookware, mix n chop, measure all cup, grill tools, grill pan (for stove top paninis) and panini press - have your own show! Deep Covered Baker, or the new mini baker!
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The cherry pitter is not availalble. It has been discontinued.
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The garlic press (don't have to peel the garlic first!), and they have these spatula/spoon things that are pretty neat, too. The pizza wheel works pretty well, too. And we have this thing that can chop up ground meat in the pan, without scratching.

Enjoy!

The garlic press is fantastic. I went through so many before I bought the Pampered Chef one. I also use the mini spatula a lot - it's great for lifting brownies out of the pan and other bar-type cookies. I have the chopper and use it quite often; it is kind of a pain to clean, though.

My favorite is the top can opener. It opens a can and leaves smooth edges so you can put the top back on the can.
I had to replace my old one and the new model is great!