Kitchen gear for a newbie cook

[damned_colonial]

This is a hypothetical question -- not for me, but for some theoretical newbie cook. Imagine said person asks you, "What kitchen equipment should I buy to learn to cook?" What would you suggest?

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[melina123.livejournal.com]

* A cookbook that suits you!

[damned_colonial]

Of course! I was going to start another thread for cookbook recs :)