Genius hacks to kit out your student kitchen
Cooking might not be the first thing on your mind when you arrive at uni, but with a teeny tiny bit of forward thinking you鈥檒l have even more time for 鈥榓ctivities鈥. No student wants to be washing pans, tending burns and cuts or spending hours preparing dinner when there鈥檚 so much merriment to be had elsewhere 馃帀!
Choose fun and food over slaving and scrubbing, with Rachel Ama鈥檚, Rob Eades鈥 and Emerald Lewis鈥 cracking kitchen kit must-haves. It all sounds so simple once you鈥檙e in the know鈥
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The ESSENTIAL list for student kitchens
- Sharp knife for all your chopping needs.
Chopping board 鈥 maybe even two if you鈥檙e feeling meat health-and-safety conscious.
Non-stick saucepan and frying pan with lids 鈥 you won鈥檛 regret it!
Wooden spoons need no reasons.
Peeler 鈥 not just for peeling! Makes light work of preparing carrots and courgettes for stir-fries and ribbons.
Kitchen tongs 鈥 look cool and avoid burns while stir-frying and plating up. Winning.
Spatula for flipping and turning as well as portioning up oven dishes such as lasagne and pie.
Microwaveable mug to make cakes, breakfast eggs, even lasagne in minutes!
Glass for drinking or cutting cookies without special kit.
Plastic containers for packed lunches and meal prep.
A tin opener allows you to buy the cheaper cans without the ring pulls. Your future self will thank you.
Colander or sieve to drain pasta, potatoes, rice and more without risk of burning yourself by using the lid.
Baking trays are essential for roasts, bakes and less washing up! Choose a variety of depths if you鈥檝e got the space and money.
Oven gloves keep your lovely hands safe.
A cheese grater is also good for prepping veg for slaws, soups and sauces and makes light work of garlic and ginger.
A mixing bowl will be your new best friend! Make cakes, beat eggs, soak pulses, marinade food, the list is endless鈥
Tin foil stands in for a lid if you lose it and covers plates of leftovers.
Weighing scales will help you minimise food waste and bake better鈥 or at all.
