Mark Bittman [1] has a very good article about this. I followed it, and have rarely been disappointed [I didn't buy a few things, such as the mandolin]: http://

Mark Bittman [1] has a very good article about this. I followed it, and have rarely been disappointed [I didn't buy a few things, such as the mandolin]: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/dining/09mini.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/dining/09mini.html?pagewan... 1: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/features/diningandwine/columns/the_minimalist/index.html http://topics.nytimes.com/top/features/diningandwine/columns...