Pots n' Pans

Ok - here's my take on kitchen essentials. If I was headed to a deserted island only populated by sticks and palm fronds with some random reptiles thrown in, I would pack up:

a cleaver and 3.5 paring knife, a cast iron skillet, a long handled wooden spoon, a ladle, and a knife sharpener (more on that later).

Photo by Mozart's Nose