What's your favorite kitchen appliance?

[trisherina]

I hate my current dishwasher. It is a Maytag, it leaks, and it's got a broken door spring. It would probably cost roughly replacement to fix, given Rat Man's a GE employee. On the bright side, it cleans dishes pretty well and has flipping prongs so that you can customize it to the things you want to put in, like all plates or some pots and pans. I am not as fond of Smarty of the dishwasher in general. Mind you, I'm not even sure that's possible.

I am not much of a cook, but okay, I'll admit to a lot of fondness for the KitchenAid mixer. After having it a year, I liked it so much that I asked a friend who cooked a lot what would make me enjoy cooking as much as that thing. She suggested knives. After a year of the results of that suggestion, I want to find out what it would cost to cover the island in butcher block.