Excellent list! I totally agree on having at least one really good knife and a workhorse of a food processor. Definitely get one with shredding and slicing blades to really make the appliance worthy of the space it takes.

I am also a huge fan of the slow cooker. I know you can make the same stuff in a pot on the stove, but dang it makes it easy to just toss it in and forget about it for the day! I'm lucky enough to have space for a bigger one and a smaller one because there have been days when I use both. 😉