How to Equip a Kitchen

So I decided to compile my three previous lists on how to start a kitchen into one large list! For your viewing pleasure, may I present the First Apartment Living How to Equip a Kitchen Completed list:

Equipment:

Baking Pan (9 x 9)

Blender (drinks don’t mix themselves!)

Bottle opener

Can opener

Cookie Pan

Cutting Boards

-at least 2, so you don’t cross contaminant

- I like the plastic kind that have a picture of fish, vegtable, cow and chicken so you never mix them up

Dish set

-          20 piece set

-          4 large plates, 4 bowls, 4 small plates

Dish towels

                -2 so you have one when the other’s dirty

Glasses/Mugs

-          8 so you don’t have to wash them everyday

Knives (at least 3 plus 4 steak knives)

Measuring Cups

Measuring Spoons

Microwave

Mixing bowls

-          A set of three (S, M, and L) that nest are perfect

Oven Mitts

-          2 so you can grab the sides of a baking pan

Pots w/lids

-          10 qt. stock pot

-          8 qt. stock pot

-          5 qt. stock pot

-          2  qt. sauce pan

-          1 qt. sauce pan

Silverware set

-          ( 8 forks, 4 knives, 4 spoons)

-          They don’t have to match, A la Anthro

Spatula

Slotted spoon

Steamer/Cauldron

Vegetable peeler

Additions

 Apron

Baking Pans

-          Casserole dish

-          Glass baking pan

-          Round ones for cakes

Butter Dish

Cake Plate

Cheese grater

Coffee Maker

Dish drying rack

Funnel

Hand mixer

Ladle

Kitchen timer

Knives (different kinds)

Meat pounder

Muffin Tin

Nesting Bowls

Pitcher

Place mats/ table cloth

Rice Steamers

Rolling Pin

Salt and Pepper Shaker

Serving Platters/Trays

Table Cloth

Tea Pot/ Kettle

Toaster Oven

Tongs

Trivet

Wooden spoons

Pantry :

Applesauce

Barbecue sauce

Bouillon cubes (Pick your favorite)

Brown sugar

Canned beans

Canned soups
Cereals
Chocolate chips
Confectioner’s sugar
Cornstarch

Light corn syrup
Flour

Honey

Jelly

Ketchup

Mayonnaise
Mustard

Nonstick cooking spray

Olive oil

Pancake mix

Pasta 

Peanut butter
Pepper

Rice
Salad dressings
Salt

Soy sauce
Sugar
Tomato sauce
Vegetable oil

Spices:

Baking Powder

Baking Soda

Basil

Cinnamon

Garlic Powder

Garlic Salt

Oregano

Parsley

Pepper

Rosemary

Salt

Sea Salt

Thyme

Vanilla Extract

ALSO- get one of those four mixed spices shaker (like lemon pepper, rosemary blend) they can add spice to every dish and this way you don’t have to mix spices!

Additions

Almond Extract

Allspice

Bay Leaves

Chili Powder

Cilantro

Cream of Tartar

Ground Ginger

Nutmeg

Paprika

Red Pepper

Seasoned Salt

Sesame Seed