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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Set of knives for me. I had never used good knives till I started dating my now DH. Now I am spoiled--it drives me crazy to cook at my parents' house and use the dull knives my mom has had since I was a kid...

My Cuisinart food processor is a close second. Don't use it nearly as often as the knives, but it's great to have when I need it. Only downside is having to wash all those pieces. [/quote]

I could've written this word for word.

The funny thing is, my mom gave me both the knife set and the cuisinart, but her own equipment is ancient (had it since I was a kid) and was cheap to begin with. Every time I visit, I tell her "get those knives you got me! They're amazing!" and she says "I'm glad you like them; maybe I should..." and then she doesn't, and then we have the same conversation the next Christmas.

One day, I'm just going to bite the bullet and spend the $500 or whatever to get her a set of great knives. And I'll be doing it for ME.[/quote]

Just get her a couple great knives.  There is no need to wait until you can get her the set.  A great chefs knife and a great paring knife will change her life forever.[/quote]

Get her a small pretty block too.  It is super dangerous to just throw good knives in a drawer.

I've thought of that, but she would just throw them in "the knife drawer", and they would be ruined in six months. I want to get her the whole block, to maybe inspire her to take care of them.

Seems like people I know with giant suburban kitchens have so much crappy stuff in them, while people with itty-bitty city kitchens stock them with much higher quality tools. I have eight knives. My mother has 30+, all junk. I just want her to throw away half of her warped cookie sheets, 80% of her mismatched mugs, and ALL of her worn-out tupperware, and start over, with quality products that will last. And I'm usually a use-it-til-it-dies type. But... junk!
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