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Anonymous Thu Jul 23 03:41:33 2015 No.6707396 [Reply] [Original]

>Join Military
> live in bootcamp - no kitchen 2mos.
>go to training school, live in barracks - no kitchen 1 yr
>get stationed on submarine, barracks off duty - no kitchen 3.5 yrs
>achieve pay grade where I get stipend to move out in town, decided on moving to cheap place with no kitchen to save money - no kitchen 6mos
>get stationed in Guam, long process with housing authority here, homeless; living on ship - no kitchen 6mos
>finally move into apartment with a kitchen
What do I do now? I've been so used to eating out at restaurants that I don't even know what I need to buy for my kitchen. So far I have

>pressure cooker (for ribs. turns out okay for just starting)
>dish set for four
>14 pc pots and pans
>medium sized cast iron skillet
>Teflon spatula
>Teflon tongs
>Bluntec blender
>drying rack
>measuring cups for cups/tablespoons
>starter knife set

What else do I need? Is there another "essentials" kit for baking? How about making things for dinner out of a pressure cooker? I just don't want to end up buying a bunch of stuff I don't need

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 23 03:52:46 2015 No.6707414 a scale: many precise baking recipes go by weight a ladle and those really cool silicone insulating mitts, for moving hot pans from the oven

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 23 03:53:28 2015 No.6707415 File: 214 KB, 571x800, image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6707396 oven refrigerator

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 23 04:03:07 2015 No.6707428 File: 54 KB, 450x328, imascientist.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6707414 >silicone mats just use tea towels. they work better because silicone pads DO in fact get hot and towels can easily be doubled and tripled up.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 23 04:07:26 2015 No.6707435 spice rack with different spices they last a while when stored dry and cool wok baking plate/+sheets aluminium foil cleaning utensils

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 23 04:09:26 2015 No.6707441 >>6707435 I was just putting spices in the cabinet - the rack is a pretty good suggestion thanks

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Anonymous Thu Jul 23 14:53:23 2015 No.6708610

>>6707396
A set of wood utensils comes in handy and wont scratch cooking surfaces, the large spoon, slotted spoon, fork, that kind of stuff.

A potato masher.

A strainer.

Tupperware type storage containers.

If you fry stuff, even pan frying then one of those wire mesh skimmer things are good, I think they're also known as spiders.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 23 23:05:37 2015 No.6710107 Bump for the mil dude!

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Anonymous Thu Jul 23 23:25:12 2015 No.6710179

>US mil
>literally one step above welfare queen
And then you bitch about not getting a "military discount" at the shop I work at? Thank you for your service but please fuck off.

That aside, what you'll need for your kitchen largely depends on what you want to cook aside from some common essentials like bowls for mixing/prep, a cutting board or two, a few saute and sauce pans, strainer/sieve for noodles and blanching veg., pepper grinder, a paring knife, a chef's knife, a bread/serrated knife, and a few wooden spoons/spatulas for manipulating food in hot pans.

If you want to get into baking bread/pastries you'll want a big mixing bowls, rolling pin, scale, and a baking stone to even out the temperature in your oven.

If you want to make Asian-style foods, you'll want a wok that matches your stove (flat-bottom for electric, round-bottom for gas), steamer baskets/trays, and possibly a small strainer for fishing deep-fried foods out of oil.

If you want to make stews and roasts, look for a dutch oven or similar roasting pan with a cover. Consider a pressure cooker if beans or pot roast are going to feature heavily in your meal plan.

Want to cook any kind of Indian food or just want to enjoy fresh spices? Definitely get a small mortar and pestle to crush spices in.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 23 23:38:05 2015 No.6710237 >>6710179 Axe to grind much? He just asked a question. Why is it your problem? >faggit detected on >>6710179

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Anonymous Thu Jul 23 23:42:01 2015 No.6710257

>>6710179
What kind of weird place are you from? If some company wants to give a discount for mil folk then that's up to them, nobody bother's them if they don't. Where are you from where you have such a weird axe to grind against folk in the military?

Are you an islamic or something?

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Anonymous Thu Jul 23 23:54:15 2015 No.6710300

>>6710179
A lot of places that give military discounts are mom and pop shops they don't have a lot of money thanks to you who give it all away but they try and that's pretty cool. A lot of places if it's just services like haircuts or a meal or something, it's gratis, not even a discount.

Maybe you shouldn't be so uptight.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 24 16:29:15 2015 No.6712214 Up

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 24 16:33:17 2015 No.6712221 >>6710179 >Thank you for your service thanks for enabling us to bomb sandpeople in the desert and finishing up the british job of fucking them up for the rest of eternity mister! nah, screw the military

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 24 16:46:51 2015 No.6712255 >>6707396 I live in the back of a small business I work at since 2011 Haven't had a kitchen since All I have is a microwave and hotplate I recently got a convection oven. But I have to be careful as to not stink up the place.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 24 19:51:59 2015 No.6712753 >>6707396 Isn't it unfortunate that you could have joined the Air Force and befriended a gay in services to make midnight grilled cheeses and pluke in the refridgerator.