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First Apartment Kitchen
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Moving into an empty kitchen: the dozen tools you will actually use, cleaning basics, and a starter pantry so the first week has real meals in it.

Items

~$180

Est. cost

One good knife beats a block of bad ones

An 8-inch chef’s knife and a cutting board handle 90 percent of cooking. Add a paring knife later.

Sheet pan before air fryer

A half sheet pan roasts vegetables, bakes cookies, and reheats pizza. Buy the gadgets after you know what you cook.

Dairy 2 items

Eggs

1 dozen

Butter

1 lb

Bakery 1 items

Bread

1 loaf

Pantry 8 items

Olive oil

1 bottle

Salt and pepper

1 each

Rice

2 lbs

Pasta

1 lb

Pasta sauce

1 jar

Canned beans

2 cans

Peanut butter

1 jar

Hot sauce

1 bottle

Beverages 1 items

Coffee

1 bag

Household 17 items

8-inch chef's knife

Cutting board

10-inch nonstick skillet

Medium saucepan with lid

Half sheet pan

Mixing bowls

1 set

Measuring cups and spoons

1 set

Spatula and wooden spoon

1 set

Tongs

Colander

Can opener

Food storage containers

1 set

Dish soap and sponges

Dish towels

Trash bags

1 roll

Paper towels

1 pack

Aluminum foil

1 roll

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