My very favorite item is the ice cream scoop. It uses the heat from your hand to warm a liquid (paraffin?) in the core of the scoop and so makes perfect scoops of even very hard and cold ice cream Another item I use most every day is the glass bowl with a handle and lid. I have two sizes and love them as they are measuring bowls, oven-proof baking bowls, mixing bowls and storage bowls....all in one. Pampered Chef *is* pricy but great for gifts and they have so many hard to find items that you would have to look for at a gourmet cooking store. That is why they are called "pampered" chef I guess