UPDATE

[Twins2000]

UPDATE: I went to the PC party lastnight. All I can say is, "YUM!" That Death By Chocolate cake was delicious! After reading about all of your favorites, looking up stuff on their website, and talking with other women at the party, here is what I ordered:

The Chillzanne Rectangle Server, Family Size Quick-Stir Pitcher, Can Strainer, Citrus Peeler, i-Slice, and Medium Scoop. I was going to order the Icecream Scoop, but a couple of the women at the party said that Tupperware makes a better one (including the hostess who previously sold PC herself). I saw an interesting looking one at our local Tuesday Morning, so maybe I'll give that one a try. Anyhow, thank you to everyone who posted their favorites!

Leslie

[vonfirmath]

I love the Pampered Chef chopper.

Also their Chilzanne rectangular piece -- the one that can do devilled eggs on one side, or flip it over and use it for veggies and dip

[brittone2]

I don't have a big PC collection, but I've been really happy w/ the stoneware I've tried. I really like our stoneware muffin pan. My mom has some stoneware casserole type dishes that are nice and she's very happy with. I'd like to get some for myself :)

[hudsonam]

I only have a few things. I really like these items:

the Measure All Cup:
http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_products/catalog/product.jsp?productId=210&categoryCode=KW

the Classic Scraper, which I got in one of their seasonal colors:
https://www.pamperedchef.com/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=190&words=spatula

and the Corn Butterer:
https://www.pamperedchef.com/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=233&words=butter

[jgriffin]

I only have a couple of PC things. I really like the pizza stone, and I believe they will replace it if it breaks in the first year. I also have a little device, don't know what it's called, that cuts open plastic wrap really well. It's a little plastic thing that sticks to the fridge, and it has a tiny ceramic blade. I use it *all* the time!

[table4three]

I love the food chopper. The citrus peeler is very handy (and keeps your nails from getting orange peel underneath!).

I recently got this:
http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_products/catalog/product.jsp?productId=12011&categoryCode=KW

it seems like such a small silly thing, but i use it all the time and it saves me from pulling out the large strainer and taking up room in the dishwasher.

Have fun!

[BeachBum]

I have their pizza stone and I do think it is better than other brands. I also like their rolling pin. It is small and has a handle.

[MartiesMom2B]

If you go under search and click on advanced search. Type in Pampered Chef and look under the loungs. There are a bunch of great topics about PC items.

-Sonia
Mommy to Martie
& Li'l Girl Bunny to come Feb. 2007
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[newnana]

I have very little Pampered Chef. I LOVE, love love their ice cream scoop. Hands down my favorite ice cream scoop ever. It has some sort of gel in the handle that warms up when you hold it to warm the spoon so scooping the ice cream is super easy. I highly doubted this would work in the 30 seconds my ice cold hands would hold it, but even my hands work and it's the easiest scoop I've ever used. Highly recommend it.
Michelle

[emily_gracesmama]

LOVE their quick stir pitcher. It has a plunger in it so you can stir and mix your drinks each time you use it. We use it for Crystal Light lemonade!

[kdeunc]

I second the vote for the icecream scoop. I am rather "frugal" (read cheap!) :) and I thought it was a pretty expensive scoop but it is great! The best thing I have ever gotten from them is the $1.00 paring knife. That is the best knife I have ever had.

[KrisM]

I have the little child-knives. They are great and DS can use them.

Also, I love the small and medium scoops. They work great and make making muffins and cookies so easy!

[BarbieSmith]

This pitcher is INCREDIBLE for mixing formula...

[kimbe]

The Mini Serving Spatula (couldn't live without this one for sure)http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_products/catalog/product.jsp?productId=242&categoryCode=KW

Spreader http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_products/catalog/product.jsp?productId=4974&categoryCode=ET

Citrus Peeler (I am THE worst at peeling oranges -- I buy this in bulk!) http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_products/catalog/product.jsp?productId=18&categoryCode=KW

HTH! Have fun!

[cpapay]

Ditto!!! I couldn't have made it without the Quick Stir pitcher for formula!!

carrie

[JennM]

I like the food chopper, the mini serving spatula, the scrapers, and the batter bowl. I haven't had a bad experience with anything I've bought from Pampered Chef. Hope that helps!

[karolyp]

These are some of the things I have and I love!
cooks corer
slice and serve
ice cream dipper
food chopper - although I've used this so much that the plastic starting to become brittle and break lol!

But hands down - my favorite Pampered Chef Item that I love and use almost everyday is their grapefruit knife - although I don't know exacly what it's called and can't find it on their website. It's a knife that's curved on one end and you use to seperate the fruit from the skin, and then a double sided on the other side to cut away the pieces of the grapefruit - gee I hope I making sense!

Never mind - here's a pic of it on ebay so you can see what I'm talking about:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NIP-GRAPEFRUIT-KNIFE-PAMPERED-CHEF-STORAGE-TUBE-USA_W0QQitemZ290072868732QQihZ019QQcategoryZ57745Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


And these are some of the things on my wishlist!
hold and slicer
microfiber towels
creative cutters set

[MayB]

I love everything I have from Pampered Chef, especially the batter bowls (both sizes), the chopper, tassie press and the adjustable measuring cups and spoons. They also have some fun things for baking with kids like mini shaped cookie cutter that you can also use for cheese and sandwiches and a set of three decorating tubes with different tips that are kind of messy to load but were great fun for decorating sugar cookies at Christmas.

[LarsMal]

My MIL gave me the vanilla extract and the wooden toaster tongs as stocking stuffers last year and I love both of them. The vanilla extract is "double strength" so you use half the required amount. It's very good.

[DebbieJ]

The Grapefruit Knife has been retired. :(

Stoneware actually has a 3 year warranty. Just save your receipt! If it breaks, save a small chunk, call the number on the back of the receipt and they'll tell you to send back that chunk and then they'll send you a new one.

I love the PC cookware. I use the 8" saute pan all the time. It's perfect for scrambled eggs for me and ds.

They have a new line of Forged Cutlery which is AWESOME!!!! I have put my Wusthof away in a box in the garage.

My favorite stone is the Large Stoneware Bar Pan. I use it to make bacon in the oven, roasted veggies, chicken kievs, chicken nuggets, brownies, and on and on and on...

I find the Large Grooved Cutting Board incredibly useful.

The new Mix N Masher is also very cool even though it looks weird. It works really well.

Just ask if you have questions about anything else!

edited for spelling

~ deb
DS born at home 12/03
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[DebbieJ]

>food chopper - although I've used this so much that the
>plastic starting to become brittle and break lol!

The white plastic Z-shaped inside, the clear plastic collar, and the rubber cup on the bottom are all replaceable parts that you can purchase. Contact your local consultant or PM me and I can help!

~ deb
DS born at home 12/03
Breastfeeding After Reduction is possible! www.bfar.org

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[scoop22]

ice cream scoop is a must..
we have both sizes of the micro cookers
pizze cutter (the pizza stone is great)
the spatula's are great

i don't know what they are called exactly. i call them the batter bowls. we make our pancakes in them, they have lids. wonderful. they are good for cake batter

lots rave about the bamboo tongs.

i have all the mini servers
the quick stif pitcher


my sister goes to at least one party a month. i get alot as gifts. you can't go wrong. i love their stuff.

good luck, have fun
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[MamaMolly]

My toaster tongs didn't make it past the first 3 months. But I loved them while they lasted...right now I still have them hooked together with a rubber band. Still work, kind of!

The other thing I use nearly every day is the wet/dry measuring cup. Really handy!

[Twins2000]

Thank you ladies!! I knew you'd come through for me! There are sooo many great sounding products that I guess I better double check all the items you recommended on their website. I think I'm going to have a hard, hard time deciding which items I DON'T want. I'll let you know what I end up ordering at the party!

Thanks a bunch, again!!!

Leslie

[MaiseyDog]

Man Kim, you gave my exact list. My husband and I were given a Pampered Chef shower when we got married and since my husband worked with a bunch of women, we got pretty much everything we wanted and then some. My favorites by far are the mini spatula, the citus peeler and the spreader. I don't have anything I haven't liked, but somethings are definately more useful than others. I think I have all the stoneware peices and they all cook really well, but are heavy and I find them to be hard to clean, so only the pizza stones get used regularly.

Have fun at the party. Let us know what you decide to get.

Margaret

[DebbieJ]

You are charged the local sales tax and shipping is a flat $4 no matter how small or large your order (unless you're in Hawaii or Alaska or overseas military).

~ deb
DS born at home 12/03
Breastfeeding After Reduction is possible! www.bfar.org

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[Twins2000]

Are you charged shipping even if all of the items are shipped to the house of the party hostess?

[DebbieJ]

>Are you charged shipping even if all of the items are shipped
>to the house of the party hostess?

Yes. It's $4.00 flat rate. If you want it shipped directly to you, shipping starts at $6 and goes up rapidly from there.

~ deb
DS born at home 12/03
Breastfeeding After Reduction is possible! www.bfar.org

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[Jen841]

I am a cooking gadget crazy gal (I confess in my single days I spent a LOT on good quality things), and a frugal person now! I LOVED their chopper, their apple slicer (the only one that has actually worked for me and not rusted) and their corn holders we were addicted to last summer. That is all I bought treated myself to last year when I got my new job/raise. Presents for me!

[MayB]

Yes, the order form covers tax and shipping. In PA, you even pay tax on the shipping!

[vonfirmath]

Thanks for getting back to us!