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The Ultimate College Kitchen Checklist
If you’re living in an apartment or house right off campus, then you’ll have a full kitchen at your disposal. You also won’t have to worry about buying food everyday at your dining hall or at restaurants. Having a kitchen will make your life a lot easier when it comes to cooking your own nutritious meals, but you are going to need some essentials to make full use of it and keep it clean.
This college kitchen checklist will provide you with every essential item you need to conveniently cook food in your kitchen and keep it looking spotless. I’ve also included some essential items that freshman and other college students will need if they’re living in a dorm on campus
College Kitchen Essentials
12-Piece Dinnerware Set
I highly recommend this wheat straw dinnerware set because they’re extremely durable, high-temperature resistant, and dishwasher safe. They’ll also save you a lot money since you won’t have to go to the store and buy paper plates, bowls, and cups all the time.
10-Piece Cookware set
Of course you’re going to need pots and pans if you plan on doing any cooking. This aluminum, non-stick cookware set comes with 2 frying pans, 3 sauce pans with glass lids, and a large pot with a glass lid. The whole set also has silicone grip handles.
15-Piece Cooking Utensil Set
A cooking utensil set will make your life a lot easier when you’re cooking in your college kitchen. Online, you can find many different sets to choose from, but this one comes with pretty much every cooking utensil a college student will need. Also, each utensil has a durable silicone head with a wood handle. The set even comes with a convenient holder.
Dish Drying Rack
The ultimate college kitchen checklist wouldn’t be complete without the ultimate dish drying rack. You should have no problem fitting in all your dirty dishes and utensils because it has a bottom layer, top layer, and a utensil holder on the side with a scabbard. It’s made out of solid, high-quality stainless steel and comes with a super useful drainage system so you won’t get water all over the counter.
36-Piece Silverware Set
Unless you plan on eating with your hands, you’re going to need a silverware set that comes with all the regular utensils, such as forks, spoons, and knives. This stainless steel set has everything you need and even comes with a tray organizer.
Food Storage Containers
These durable food storage containers are perfect if you like to meal prep for the week or need to store any food like freshly cut fruits and vegetables. This set comes with 12 containers with five different sizes that are BPA free, dishwasher safe, and microwave safe.
Mrs. Meyer's Kitchen Basics Set
This cleaning set is perfect for keeping everything in your college kitchen clean. It comes with dish soap, hand soap, and multi-surface cleaner that all smell really good.
Microfiber Floor Mop
It’s really easy for a kitchen floor to become dirty if you or your roommates are cooking a lot. To keep your floor clean, you can use this microfiber floor mop that can wipe away dirt or stains on any hard surface. All you have to do is wet the mop pad and start cleaning, then you can wash the pad once it’s dirty.
Microfiber Kitchen Towels (8 Pack)
If you’re drying your dishes or need to clean up a spill, these super absorbent kitchen towels will be excellent for that. The thick microfiber material of the towels will soak up any liquid and are much better than regular dish towels.
Keurig K-Supreme Plus Coffee Maker
Drinking coffee is one of the best ways to get some energy early in the morning and get you ready for your college classes. The Keurig K-Supreme Plus will brew high-quality coffee in just minutes thanks to its MultiStream technology.
Essentials for Dorms
FRIGIDAIRE Mini Fridge
A must-have item for any small dorm room is a mini fridge so you can store your drinks, snacks, and microwave meals. This one door mini fridge from FRIGIDAIRE has plenty of storage space, a freezer compartment, and an eraser board to wrote notes on. It also comes in black.
Panasonic Microwave
Another must-have item for making your college life a lot easier is a microwave. Instead of going out and buying food, you can warm up your favorite microwave meals or some leftovers, which will save you time and money.
This microwave from Panasonic has a compact design that will fit nicely into a small dorm room and comes with powerful inverter technology that more evenly cooks food.
Ninja Air Fryer
You’ll need to check what the specific rules are on air fryers or other appliances at your college, but I highly recommend getting an air fryer for your dorm room if you’re allowed to have one.
An air fryer makes it very convenient to cook food in your dorm and will also save you lots of money. What’s nice about the Ninja is that it can air roast, dehydrate, bake, and even reheat food — besides just air fry.
