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

skiTTish

Shop at friends/families kitchens for the basics
most people have atleast 2 of most things and although they wouldnt be wasteful and throw spares out ,most will be happy to donate to free up some drawer/cupboard space

Petlamb

Another rec for asking around, tbh. Aside from that, my ideas (having lived in my first non-parental home ever for a month now) are:

- crockery (you dont actually need much, having a huge amount of plates only encourages you to not wash them as quickly, well in my experience anyway!) also go for practicality - my 'pretty' stylish black ones are a pain in the butt to wash...
- glasses, you dont need as much variety as you might think... try to think about how much you like to drink at once... me and the bf tend to drink pints of squash not little glasses, so we have those. Asda smartprice ones are decent enough, you wouldnt notice the difference. Obv wine glasses if you drink wine... (we rarely do)
- a big frying pan (the bigger the better, can be cheap but do buy non stick!!)
- a wok (a big one, space is good so you can move things around more!)
- a couple of saucepans (2 med, or a small and a big - with lids, duh.)
- bottle opener / corkscrew
- tea towels - asda smartprice again!
- hand towels, bath sheets and hair towel sized ones... a couple of each as a starting point
-bed linen (duvet, cover, sheets, pillow cases, pillows - primark tand to be good for duvets and pillows ive found) oh and try to bear in mind, are you and your partner generally hot or cool people - find a duvet that works well for you (we look for the lowest tog normally, at least for summer, as we're very warm people!) oh and i have a couple of fleece throws from ikea that are great for adding warmth when needed, either to a bed or sofa or whatever
-mugs, cheap ones will do, but theyre often marked down for quick sale in wilkos or asda- keep your eyes
- cooking wise, sieve if you bake or cook, a whisk, some spatulas (we call them deeleys, no idea why lol!), a ladle, a slatted spoon thing, a couple of serving spoons.
- some big bowls (mixing things, salad in them, or whatever), baking trays (a couple), pizza trays are great, ooh, a grater!
- if you can get a really good knife, then you may survive with less than you think but if you have a wilkos near you, they do knife blocks with knife sets in them. really quite cheap.

i really *dont* think a slow cooker is a 'needed' item, we do fine without one, i dont think a george forman is needed either, yes, its lovely to have but leave that for xmas maybe and ask for it then?


oh just also thought, you're moving at a good time imo... have a look out for the "uni movers" sales, in sept and oct they have loads of really basic 'start up' things in stores like wilkos, asda, etc etc - and theyre normally dirt cheap.

anyway i think you're getting lots of stuff here to take in off everyone so ill leave it at that. best of luck for a stress free and hopefully enjoyable move! :-*

attentionseeker1

You said a rice cooker- everyone in my family used to have these and they are great BUT now we all cook rice in the microwave (now that I finally have one!) and really not much difference. My family eats rice almost everyday and you can just microwave it in a Pyrex bowl for about 15 mins, stirring a tiny bit in the middle. (You need to use absorption method- so exactly right amount of water to rice).

That would save you about £15 for some of the other essentials mentioned, if you are planning to have a microwave that is - for me good knives are a must as so frustrating using rubbish ones, and also a garlic press as I use a lot of garlic HTH