essential utensils

hello all--
I'm not exactly new, but this will make my very first from scratch post (so please be gentle!) 
My boyfriend (username Happy Dave) are going to get engaged in September, and being a horrible packrat, I've been trying to plan ahead for what I should and shouldn't bring along to fill the newlywed house next July (plus, spread out those shipping costs).

Tonight I am baking a loaf of my mom's banana bread, and it got me to thinking about whether or not I should bring along the utensils I have for American cooking and baking. I love to cook and I do a lot of it...I've got about 4 recipe boxes that have been passed down in my family and I'm very attached to them.

So what do you say, UK cooks and bakers? Measuring cups? Tablespoons and teaspoons? Pyrex liquid measuring cups?
What do you wish you still had in your kitchen, and what is it that you miss the most?

Thanks!
valerie

If you're bringing US cookbooks, I'd throw in a set of cheap plastic measuring utensils.  You can usually pick them up at a 'dollar' store for very little dosh, won't be too heavy to ship/pack, and will save you having to convert your recipes from US to UK measurements.

I haven't moved yet, but I've been giving this topic a great deal of thought recently....

Things from the kitchen that I'm definitely bringing include:
+ measuring spoons
+ Pyrex measuring cup
+ several Pyrex dishes - my 8x8 square one, my 9x13 lasagne dish, my pie plate, my glass loaf pans, and my round casserole with the fitted glass lid
+ my favorite shallow saute pan, with lid

Everything else I can buy in the UK (or ask for as a wedding gift!) - I'm trying to pack as lightly as possible, but I don't know what I'd do without my Pyrex!

I was in IKEA in Gateshead in April and found a 3-cup glass measuring cup (more of a beaker, really - it was huge!) as well as a set of measuring spoons with quarter, half and full teaspoons as well as a larger spoon that I initially thought was a tablespoon, but turned out to be something metric.  I was ridiculously happy to find the measuring cup - the girl at the checkout remarked that she didn't think she'd ever seen anyone actually buy one, which makes sense as the Brits probably see it as a silly Swedish oddity rather than a very useful kitchen tool!

When I lived over there the first time I found that switching back and forth between UK and US recipes made it easy for me to convert/estimate things in my head.  But since I've now completely outfitted my kitchen in the US, I'm everything that I use on a regular basis back with me.  Except for (1) my large baking sheets - because they will not fit in my UK oven and (2) my canning supplies - because they are just too heavy.  I am taking my Cuisinart and Kitchenaid and will be buying a big ol' transformer so that I can use them - hopefully in time for the holidays. 

A lot of it is going to depend on whether you want to replace things or think you might get new from a wedding registry.   I just refused to go back and start from scratch in the kitchen - cooking is my only real hobby.  Plus, most of the things are worth far more than their per pound shipping cost.   

Measuring cups? Tablespoons and teaspoons? Pyrex liquid measuring cups?
What do you wish you still had in your kitchen, and what is it that you miss the most?

I have all of the items you mention above in my kitchen, and find that the only one i really use is the Pyrex measuring cup.   I use UK recipes mainly, so find that comes in handy for the millilitres, and i have a set of scales for the dry stuff in grams.

If you havent got one already, get a set of scales when you get here! 

I will not leave this country without my Pampered Chef Mix n' Scrapers!  My sister is a consultant for them so I have a LOT of stuff. I know it's impossible to take it all, but besides the scrapers I'm also planning on taking a stone bar pan. My friend in the UK has one so I know it will fit in the oven. And since I'm bringing my cookbooks, I'm bringing my measuring cups and spoons. 

If you havent got one already, get a set of scales when you get here! 

I hadn't even thought of that. I think I'll probably wait until I get over there...knowing my luck some homeland security cowboy would stop me thinking that it was drug paraphanalia.