They've got a lust for knife - celebrity chefs' kitchen crushes - Eatocracy Is it hot in here, or is it just the peppercorns? We asked JosÃ© AndrÃ©s, Michel Nischan, Gail Simmons, Michael Chiarello, Sang Yoon, John Besh, Richard Blais and Andrew Zimmern to deliver some serious sweet talk to their favorite ingredients and kitchen tools in the video above. Hungry for more? Tim Love - deep fat fryer "So hereâs the deal, if I was stuck on an island, the only piece of equipment I would want to have is a deep fat fryer. Not only can you cook meat in a deep fat fryer, you can cook vegetables, whole fish, small animals. Even a tree if you want to. But I donât eat trees because Iâm a tree-hugger. But a deep fat fryer is a manâs greatest invention. Daniel Boulud - avocados "Oh avocado, I love. I like you soft on the outside, ripe on the inside. I think itâs the fat in the avocado that I love and itâs the richness. Itâs something I never grew up having as a kid. So itâs my luxury candy. Susan Feniger - avocados and potato chips "Between avocados and salted potato chips, that is my dream come true of a snack. Late at night, hanging out, listening to Bill Evans, eating avocados and potato chips together. What is better than that? George Mendes - sardines "Oh sardine, how I love. Small little fish that swims in large schools, eaten raw or escabeche or a la plancha with extra virgin olive oil and sea salt and lemon, you work wonders. I love you sardine. Jonathan Waxman - wooden spoon "My favorite thing in the world is my wooden spoon. And I have lots of wooden spoons. I have little tiny wooden spoons. I have large ones. I have one thatâs flat. I have one thatâs thick. But my wooden spoon is my best friend in the kitchen. I can whack my children with it, I can stir risotto. Itâs the best thing for flipping a burger. But I canât live without my little wooden spoon. Got a kitchen obsession of your own? Let it all hang out in the comments below. More Valentine's Day on Eatocracy