/ck/ - Food & Cooking

1.put gun in mouth
2.pull trigger
3.????
4.profit

>>18106555
What do you already have where you are moving? A kitchen? An oven? What stove type? What cuisine interests you?

A "reasonable" equipment to start would be:
1 "good" knife, 1 cutting board, 1 paring knife (optional)
2 pans, 2 pots (1 big one smaller for each
1 stovetop preferably with oven
1 spatula, preferably wooden, plastic works too, metal only if no nonstick coatings are involved. 1 spoon, same material requirements (spoon is not 100% needed, but helps).
Some way to drain/filter liquid. A fine mesh sieve is a good place to start.
Add a digital scale and maybe measuring cups/spoons if you often follow US volumetric recipes. Kitchen towels are also good.
Anything left over you should invest into some spices, so you have those ready for getting started with cooking.
If you can either already get a sharpening/whetstone for your knife, or know that you should buy one after using the knife for a bit.

For a minimum setup you don't need the paring knife, only 1 pot/pan each, and no spoon. With 500$ you should have plenty of room to play with, if you want to optimize what you get for your money, look into the used market, especially for pans and pots (no nonstick though, used is best for cast iron and stainless).
Dumping two guides, one for knives, one for cookware.

>>18106615
Knife guide (2/3)

>>18106618
Knife guide (3/3)

>>18106621
Cookware guide.
That's all you need to know to get started. Beyond that, start cooking shit, the rest you'll figure out along the way.

>>18106555
>GO
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