Victronix knives are relatively cheap and good. Cast iron (when well seasoned) is frigging awesome and will last for generations, cheap wood (bamboo) cutting bo

Victronix knives are relatively cheap and good. Cast iron (when well seasoned) is frigging awesome and will last for generations, cheap wood (bamboo) cutting boards are great and indestructable as long as you put some cutting board oil on them every couple months and wash with soap and water only (no DW), I love the cheap air fryer I bought. I love my 4 "cups" (20 oz) Mr. Coffee mini drip maker. Things don't have to be expensive, if you're willing to do a little reading on the internet. I suppose most of the HN crowd doesn't have to worry about budgeting for kitchen items though. I just take it as a challenge to be a frugal consumer. :) . I won't cheap out no drills, dremels, or power cutting tools though. Tend to go with brand name, middle of the road tools there. Which are great for hobbyists and probably last decades under hobby usage. Crockpots are also pretty cheap (including the crockpot brand :) )