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We just got a new toaster oven for Christmas - a Breville with all sorts of features and niceties. A nice upgrade from our old one, a Delonghi with mechanical dials.

I don't have any weird gadgets really, I try to avoid single use things, as I have a small kitchen. I do have a pretty large mortar and pestle that we use for guacamole that's pretty cool - the inside of the bowl is pebbly, so it does a really nice job of crushing everything while keeping a texture different from baby food. We have a mandoline too, does that count?

I love kitchen gadgets. I think, in my next house, I will sacrifice a living room or dining room and have a double sized kitchen. Perhaps one like Guy Fieri's, I think.

Oh, thought of one - I have the meat grinder and sausage stuffer attachments for my Kitchenaid mixer. Handy, and can do a lot of things. Quick/easy/fresh salsa, amongst many.

@moosezilla: I wish I had a) the funds and b) the space for all the attachments. :( And counter space to leave the mixer out all the time. Alas, I have none of the above. Woe is me.

My favorite...
Burr coffee grinder
Coffee Pot
Mixer (I do have a KitchenAide Stand Mixer that is kept on the baking rack)

I love my Mr. Coffee Keurig single-serve brewer. Use it almost daily.

And I recently got a bread machine and have been making copious amounts of homemade bread. Which is not only delicious, but makes the house smell amazing.

@sunnyx0r: I love my bread machine. I use to use it every day, but now I use it to mix the dough, but I prefer to bake it in the oven. My daughter prefers to use the machine instead of the oven, so I will be losing it when she goes off to college in July. But I have my stand mixer which does well with bread.

My two favorites are my Kitchenaid Mixer (it stays plugged in and on the counter because it's used multiple times each week, but I don't have any fun attachments) and my immersion blender.

Odd favorite would be my grain mill. I love it, and grinding gluten-free flours is so much cheaper than buying flour! I tend to grind outside though, much less dust.

My Nespresso machine - I'm addicted....

I love my toaster oven and George Foreman grill. Great for making meals for one or two people. I use the Foreman for things like hot dogs and grilled cheese as well as meats.

In the non-appliance category, I have a dough whisk (google or search Amazon) that I use whenever I'm mixing up batter for anything. I don't quite understand how or why it works better than a regular spoon or whisk, but it's perfect for making brownies, small batches of cookies, bread dough, etc.

Aside from the coffee maker and the microwave, my most used appliance is a hot water pot with a temperature control. I use it to heat water for instant soups, different types of tea (which need different water temperatures for best results) and just about anything that needs hot water. It sounds like one of those things you don't need until you have one and suddenly can't remember how you got along without it.