/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Not even joking, we have a can of spotted dick in our cupboard that's ten years past its best before date.

I fitted out my kitchen with stuff from IKEA. I got everything apart from chopping boards and saucepans for about £65. They do some fairly decent knives I think, I already had those though.

>>6210102
>Not even joking, we have a can of spotted dick in our cupboard that's ten years past its best before date.

That's kind of cool, actually. I don't own a lot of old things as I like to have a healthy purge every few years. I think my leather wallet is probably the oldest thing I have.

>>6209960
>Also any general advice on what to get at first?

If you're going to be cooking British food you really just need a big pot to boil everything in.

>>6209960
Try Argos.

OP, these are essential:

At least 2 each of:
Knife, fork, spoon, teaspoon
Dinnerplate, side plate, soup bowl, big bowl, mugs (get these from charity shops if you can)
Chopping boards
Glasses

Get one of:
Big pan with lid, small pan, milk pan
Roasting tray
Baking tray
Frying pan
Wooden spoon
Ladle
Serving/cooking spoon
Tin opener
Tupperware
Scales
Kettle (you will be drinking tea now.)
Mixing bowl
Kitchen knife, veggie knife

Nice extras to have:
Electric handheld egg beater (you can use this for everything from mashing potatoes to making smoothies)
Toaster
Wok

>>6210102
Send it to Ashens

Also what budget?

OP here, thanks for the advice guys! Especially >>6210146, I'm basically trying to complete a list of what to buy tomorrow morning right now.

>>6210128
>>6210102
There's an Argos quite close too so I'll check that out; the nearest Ikea is pretty far away so I probably won't go there this weekend.

>>6210156
Let's say up to £100-150.

Don't forget measuring cups.

>>6209960
Wilkinson
Ikea
Argos (for larger items)
John Lewis

>>6210209
Less necessary in the UK unless you're bringing recipes from the states, however a good set of measuring spoons is nice if you're planning on making bread.

>>6210241
Curious, anything wrong with Homebase?

There's a big one right next to where I moved in and they seem to have all the essentials going by their website. I haven't been there yet though.

If there's a Wilkinsons near you they sell everything from kitchenware to homebrew equipment

>>6210264
I don't think there's anything wrong with them, I've genuinely never bought anything kitchen related from them and wouldn't ever think of them as the first choice.

Also Wilkinson will do the basic stuff cheaply, so if you're on a tight budget and/or don't think you'll use E.g. a set of measuring cups very often, may as well pay £1 for them at Wilkos.

why is it called spotted dick?

>>6210264
I associate Homebase with household paints and garden equipment/plants rather than kitchenware. They still sell it though.

>>6211948
>The word was widely used as a term for pudding in the 19th century; in late 19th century
It's nice to live in a country that has history.

Online will most likely be the cheapest way to get decent pans and pots.

My most used kitchen items by far:

Pot set including frying pan
Baking sheet
Chef knife
Paring knife
Cutting board
Serving spoon
Spatula
Mixing bowls

I would start with this and then add as you feel the need. My kitchen has way more than this but nothing that gets nearly as much use.

>>6211948
The raisins used in the pudding look like spots.

>>6210102
>IKEA
I did this. Don't regret it - the plates and so on are plain, but I like them. Just buy a decent kitchen knife and a cast-iron skillet and you're set.

Other than that, assuming you have the appliances necessary to cook, all you need is a kettle and a tea pot.

>>6210146
>At least 2 each of:
No, really, four if you can get away with it. Skimp on mugs, but you want to have four large plates, small plates, and bowls for one or two people. Makes life so much easier.

Mugs you can just pick up as you wander through life, in my experience.

>>6212202
But i still does not explain the "dick" part.....

>>6210102
I have a 18 year old can of white pepper

and I still use it

>>6212316

Don't be such a Richard.
GOOGLE it.

I just hope you already acquired your kitchenware license. You cannot buy dangerous stabby things like forks without it.

Thanks for the advice guys, I ended up getting my stuff from Wilkinsons.