Thanks for the heads up in re Kebab House. A buddy of mine is throwing off the bachelor pad life and moving into a decent place, and wanted to stock his kitchen, so I was looking for some Christmas gifts for him. I bought a lot of my stuff (save my knives, I got those in school) at a supply store in Seattle -- decent pots and pans that you don't mind banging around because they're cheap, but very usable, cutting boards, etc. Also saved quite a lot of money over buying at a department store. I picked him up a couple of the Victorinox Forschner series knives with the Fibrox handles -- good price, surprisingly good quality for a stamped knife, and extremely usable, so at least I have that covered.