What you need will vary, depending on your style of cooking. But these items are often recommended as basic utensils.
Baster Bottle Opener Can Opener Chopsticks Colanders Cookie Cutters Corkscrew Egg Slicer Garlic Press Graters Hand Juicer Ladles Measuring Cups and Spoons Meat Thermometer Mesh Strainers Nutcracker Pastry Brush Peeler Potato Masher Rolling Pin Salad Servers Scissors Serving Spoons Sifter Slotted Spoon Spatulas Tongs Whisk Wooden Spoons Zester