Kitchen Stuff I want

I've decided to set aside a special blog entry to keep track of the kitchen stuff I want. I generally don't believe in acquiring millions of gadgets in the kitchen, or otherwise, but lately certain goodies have been crossing my mind as absolute necessities. Here's what I've got on the list so far, in no particular order:

• Mandoline slicing tool: I'm still trying to figure out which brand would suit me best, but I've seen images of really cool salads done by doing creative cutting of veggies. It seems like it would save a lot of time and add a lot of creativity to any vegetarian dish.
  
• Stainless steel pots: Currently I'm torn between All clad (which is US made and very expensive), and CuisinArt (which was the original stainless steel pot recommended to me, is really great and affordable, but made in China).. decissions, decissions...
• Professional grade blender: I've been thinking about doing Vita Mix as it has the quality seek, but the price is a bit beyond the quick purchase category. Waring Commercial also crossed my radar as a high quality product, but it's twice the price... ouch.
• Good quality knives: so far the brand that has popped up on my radar time and time again has been Henckels.
  
• Salad spinner: it tends to take up space in the kitchen, but it is so handy! I'm not sure what brand would be best there.. I'll have to research it.