Suggestions for kitchen equipment?

Well, I love my crock pots. I have a huge one I can fit a large chicken in and a smaller one for things like chicken breasts, pork chops, etc. They are pretty handy!

A digital scale is good to have as well.

Food sealers are great - you can cook in large batches on the weekend, then portion things out (spaghetti sauce, chili, etc) and freeze them.

Hope this gives you some ideas.

I think you should get what works for you...buy it as you need it.

Tupperware has been my best investment. I can put my frozen fruit in a bunch of bowls and take one out every night. I can cook big batches of food and not have it go to waste. And I can just wipe the pan out and put the next stuff in. Don't even have to do all the clean up, cook a bunch of stuff in a row, put it in it's containers, pop it in the freezer and then clean up once.

My freezer is packed with Tupperware.

If you have a big family, a big freezer night be a good investment. But that would only be necessary if you actually are cooking and freezing a lot and need the space. I wouldn't advise someone to buy a big freezer because they might use it, lol.

Gadgets I use:
Slow cooker
Food processor
Hand held mixer
Stick blender
Bread machine- use to make bread or make dough for things like pizza

The things I use most often: small and large Santoku or chef knives for chopping veggies and cutting cooked meats, several paring knives, smaller serrated knife for cutting tomatoes, good potato peeler (Ikea has one that is my favorite! http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30175140/), cast iron skillet, ceramic non-stick skillet (for eggs and fish), stainless steel/clad cookware (I used Revereware in the early years, graduated to LeCreuset recently), assortment of bamboo utensils, spoons, turners, etc., silicone spatulas, non-scratch tongs, grater, couple of assorted size glass or ceramic baking dishes, salad spinner, small enameled cast iron covered Dutch oven, digital scale. I use a countertop oven/toaster for baking dishes that take 30 minutes or less (more efficient than heating up the big gas oven).

I prepare dinner every evening, a varied meat dish (sometimes prepared earlier in the day or "planned overs"), salad, potatoes--sweet or white, and fruit, in 30 minutes or so.

Kitchen appliances I use:

Food scale
Crockpot
Ninja blender
Tea kettle
Toaster
KitchenAid stand mixer
Coffee maker
George Foreman grill
Waffle maker
Pancake griddle
Popcorn popper
Bread maker

I also have tons of Tupperware to meal prep and freeze food.

My go-to kitchen appliances:

Crock-pot
Food scale
Immersion blender
Keurig
Electric wine bottle opener

My fiance just bought me a Ninja blender with a food processor attachment. I am super excited to use it!

I also have a mini food processor and a hand mixer, but I don't use those often.

I'm not big on gadgets so I vote for an extra set of measuring cups and liquid measuring cup plus obviously a scale. Good sharp knives too.

Crockpot. Grill/panini thingie. Good knives. Kitchenaid mixer. Heavy pans.

Ninety-nine percent of everything I cook I cook in a skillet or sauce pan. I most frequently use a chefs knife. And pretty anything can be stirred with a wooden spoon in a large mixing bowl. Anything beyond that may be useful, but certainly not required.