My First Home - What do I need for the Kitchen????

tasha-debt

Hi all,

I am looking for some advice so that I do not waste any money buying things for our first home together that are not essential.

My Boyfriend and I are moving in togther in November (rented flat), we are looking for un-furnished as we already have some of the big funiture items.

I am trying to write a list of things we need for the kitchen, things that we will need in the first 3 months (like to haves can be bought after this).

I really wanted peoples opinions on kitchen items, utensiles that are essential and what we can live with out??

Also the cheapest place to buy them?

We both work full time so I was thinking maybe a rice cooker and a slow cooker would be a good idea??

Thanks in advance for what I know will be great advice.

We have arounf £150 to spend on the kitchen, we do not not need big appliances like a Fridge/Freezer or a cooker.

I already have donated cutlery (full set with steak knifves), wooden spoons, tin opner/bottle opener and a medium sized casserole pot.

Thanks

Tasha

vij

slow cooker a must £12

sharp knives 1 large, 1 small 1 serated £10 (buy a set upgrade as you can)

colander £1-2

large pot for pasta/rice £5

deep pan that can be used for frying and making sauces £8-10

microwavable glass dishes (ideally usable in oven too) £4

fish slice, couple of wooden spoon £3

scales £4

corkscrew £1

non stick pan for milk/scambled eggs £5

wok £5

You can prob get things cheaper but Ive gone with bare minimum new that I could liive with. Storage is really important too so you dont waste your leftovers

Gigervamp

A set of saucepans.
A couple of mixing bowls
Some plastic containers for freezing and fridging stuff.
A hand blender (if you can afford it, get one with a chopper attachment. They're really handy for making breadcrumbs and chopping herbs/garlic etc.)
3 knives for prepping food-small parer, bread knife and a medium sized chefs knife.
Knife sharpener.
Hand whisk, either electric or hand cranked.
Baking trays and a roasting tray.

That's all I can think of atm. I'm sure others will come along with more suggestions.

Check out Asda, Tescos, Wilkos.

I think Ikea, if you have one near you, do a kitchen set with all the basics.

ifonlyitwaseasier

hmm, big stock pot, medium sized pan and small milk pan,
chopping boards
sharp knives, maybe 1 large and 1 small
wok,
large oven dish x2
colander
sieve
mixing bowls, 1 large 1 smal
whisk
second the slow cooker, very handy, spesh over the winter




i'll think of more and be back....

Gigervamp

Here's the link to the Ikea start box.

Mrs_Bones

If setting up a new kitchen my must haves to start with would be;

Kettle, set of saucepans, set of good sharp knifes, slow cooker, wok or large pan for stir frys, colander, potato masher, scales, baking / roasting tins, mixing bowl, tin opener, bottle opener, kitchen timer.

tasha-debt

Wow, thank you for all your replies, The Ikea set looks good.
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How many sets of towels and sheets is enough, I was thinking two sets of each???

Their is so much stuff to get, its a bit over whelming.

monkeymonkey_3

Some of my essentials would be:

-potato masher
-hand blender
-measuring jug
-large baking dish for oven
-casserole pot with lid
-plastic tubs for storage (as well as bought ones, you could save ones from takeaways, butter tubs, icecream etc)
-spatula
-decent frying pan
-saucepans with lids, at least one large and one small
-kettle
-tea towels
-slow cooker
-roasting tray
-collander
-sharp knives, at least one large and one small
-can opener
-bottle opener
-cork screw
-chopping board

Gigervamp

2 sets of sheets and towels will be fine for now, but you might want to get one more set at a later date.

Don't forget tea towels too!

monkeymonkey_3

For bed linen I would think that 2 sets is enough, plus an extra blanket for winter for the bed or sofa so you can turn the heating down.

Towels, I would think you need at least enough to have one lot in use and one lot in the wash. But then again, we somehow seem to have way too many towels, I have no idea why or where they've all come from!

Will you need a bath / shower mat? Laundry basket?

PasturesNew

Most of the stuff listed so far I've never had, never used. What I'd do is buy the absolute basic,s then buy other things when you actually identify a need for them.

In my kitchen I have:
Kettle - used to boil water for washing up as I don't use the immersion
Toaster - broken, but I make toast in the frying pan
Frying pan
3 saucepans
Sieve - used for straining veggies
2 plates, 1 bowl (one broke), 2 mugs
One paring knife - I cut everything with this, cost me 65p years ago
One serated knife - I use this occasionally
One bread knife - overkill and it was just because I'd started to make my own bread
Breadmaker - rarely used now because the bucket comes loose when making dough and I was having to put on the whole oven for 1.5 hours just to bake one small loaf, so not worth the tim e/effort
Tin opener - essential
Small microwave steamer - I use this to steam jacket spuds, steam veggies, steam rice
Digital/accurate weighing scales - for measuring out ingredients (although it's not that accurate/good to be honest, need a better one at some future point. Sometimes it just doesn't register any weight, so it's hit and miss)
Rosemary Conley Ultimate Hand Blender - present 5 years ago, used twice
Cheap stick stirrer - thought if I had a cheap one I'd use it more, not used it once yet
Cheese grater attached to a box with lid. I grate up cheese in one go into the tub, then it's available without just grating a small amount each time
Frying spatula
2 Silicone loaf tins - silicone is great, they are non-stick and don't scratch or go rusty
1 Silicone square cake tray
1 pizza baking tray (with holes in the base), doubles up as a baking tray by placing foil on it
2 small pie dishes
1 cheapo mixing bowl
1 pyrex measuring jug - I make microwave flapjacks in that
2 large ceramic baking dishes. Supposed to be for lasagne, but I eat takeaways out of them