In my amateur home cooking experience, there's little that makes me feel like a pro chef more than using a set of super-sharp ...

There's no tool more important in the kitchen than a good chef's knife. Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa herself, swears by knives from this German brand.

Chef George Guzman of Carta Wine Bar explained, "I use my kitchen scale all the time because weighing ingredients is so much more accurate than measuring with cups. My favorite is the OXO Good Grips ...