Crate & Barrel puts out a Best Buys catalog a few times a year and this week we actually took a long, hard look. Very impressive! There are some great items here, and at great prices.
Take, for example, their Reversible Double Griddle. At $39.95, it's the best price we've seen in town.
Here are some great 1/2, 1 and 2-gallon glass storage jars that are great for storing cereal, grains and snacks. We used the 2-gallon size for a variety of iced teas and tonics at our wedding.
There's nothing like fresh orange juice dripping from a beautifully-designer chrome juicer. Here is the Mighty OJ Juicer selling for $39.95 - we can't find it anywhere else for less.
If you're serious about baking, you need a kitchen scale. The Salter Compact Digital Scale is a great addition to your baking artillery. At $29.95, it's a great buy.
Finally, this Ten-Piece Glass Bowl Set is a classic. You'll find you use every size, from the mini 2-1/2", 1oz. to the jumbo 10", 108oz. bowl.
Mmm... is that a teflon coating on the griddle? Yeah, it's a GREAT idea to put that surface against direct heat (right above the burner, as opposed to being on the opposite side of the pan from the metal that's above the burner). With all the recent concerns, it's no wonder they're blowing them out :)
For $30, you can buy a Lodge cast iron grill/griddle that'll last forever.
Jimmy - previously I hadn't found the Lodge reversible griddle for less than $40, but I just did:
http://www.redhillgeneralstore.com/A78830.htm
I have one that I inherited from my mother - 40 years of flapjacks and Sunday bacon have made it priceless.