The Student Essentials Guide (Self-Catered and Private Rented)

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Yesterday in The Student Essentials Guide (Catered) I listed all the essential items required for living out in catered accommodation. Today I shall cover the essentials you need for living in self-catered accommodation and private rented accommodation. The list is essentially the same as that one but with additional extras for the kitchen. Also remember to check out our university stationery guide!

Extras Required for Self Catered Accommodation

Some Self Catered and Catered Accommodation will already have basic kitchen appliances for you, however these are likely not to be amazing!

If you are living with housemates in private rented accommodation you won’t all need to bring all of these items, arrange for it so you only have one toaster and kettle etc. You may however still want to bring your own knives, plates and sauce/frying pans so as many people can cook and eat at the same time as is possible. Remember to read our catered list first, you will need all those items and then these below:

Kitchen

It may be worth considering getting a permanent black marker to write your name on food which will be very similar to everyone else’s, such as bags of frozen chips etc!

Drinking

  • Corkscrew/Bottle Opener
  • Drinking Glasses
  • Mugs

Appliances

  • Toaster
  • Kettle

Food Preparation

  • Chopping Board
  • Bread Knife
  • Meat Calving Knife
  • Vegetable and Fruit Chopping Knife
  • Cheese Grater
  • Bean Shredder
  • Garlic Crusher
  • Colander and Sieve
  • Measuring Jug
  • Can/Tin Opener
  • Masher
  • Potato Peeler
  • Fruit Squeezer
  • Whisk
  • Cooking Oil
  • Kitchen Scales

Cooking and Eating Food

  • A frying pan
  • A wok? (If you like your Chinese!)
  • A couple sauce pans (a small one for making sauces)
  • Baking Tray
  • A few Wooden Spoons and a spatula.
  • Pyrex Dish/Casserole Dish/Microwavable Dish
  • Lots of Cutlery
  • Pizza Slicer
  • Plates, Bowls etc.

Cleaning Up

  • Washing Up Liquid
  • Kitchen Cleaner
  • Kitchen Towels
  • Hand Wash
  • Kitchen Cloth and Dish Scrubbing Sponge.

Other Useful Kitchen Items

  • Salt, Pepper, Other Spices, Worcester Source, Soya Sauce etc.
  • Freezer bags, sandwich bags and sandwich boxes to freeze food.
  • Cling Film and Foil.
  • Kitchen Scissors
  • Bin Bags
  • Oven Gloves
  • Lots of Tea Towels

Bathroom

  • Toilet Roll
  • Bathroom Cleaner
  • Bathroom Cloth
  • Bleach
  • Sink and Tile Cleaner
  • Toilet Duck
  • Bathroom Spray

Other Ideas

  • Plants, in particular herbs such as Basil and Parsley.
  • Alcohol (for cooking and drinking!)
  • Recipe Book
  • A mini toolkit

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2 Responses to “The Student Essentials Guide (Self-Catered and Private Rented)”

  1. The Essential Student Cooking Guide (Part 1) | David's Blog Says:
    August 29th, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    [...] you start cooking you will need some essential cooking items. I have covered all of these in my Student Essentials Guide but I shall just recap them [...]

  2. The Student Essentials Guide (Catered) | David's Blog Says:
    September 4th, 2008 at 4:57 pm

    [...] Remember you are being cooked for so technically you don’t really need any cooking equipment like pans or pots! However it may well be worth taking a pot to cook pasta in just in case you miss dinner, get hungry or want to have lunch! some catered halls do not cook you lunch, or weekend food, make sure you know if your’s doesn’t before going! If it doesn’t then consider taking a small selection of the items in our Essentials Guide to Self Catered Halls. [...]

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