There are a few tools you'll need to make some of the german specialties. For spaetzle, you'll need a spaetzle maker, which you can find at Amazon.com and Target. A spaetzle maker looks like this:

In order to flatten out the meat to make a perfect schnitzel, you'll need a meat tenderizer. You start with the smooth flat side first to flatten the meat. Then you'll tenderize it with the other side. A meat tenderizer looks like this: