27 products you will need to prepare food when you'll move in your first apartment

An essential checklist for young adults

So you’re ready for the Great Adventure? About to living alone (or with the – current – love of your life), in your very own apartment?

Here’s a selection of essential items you’ll need to prepare food when moving into your brand new digs.

Check whether you already have these household essentials in your boxes, to make sure you’re prepared for your exciting journey of independence!

kitchen scale

A kitchen scale is used to measure the exact weight of ingredients needed for the preparation of food.

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meat baster

A meat baster is a tool that is used to suck up meat juice from an oven tray and squeeze it onto meat to prevent it from drying out.

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nutcracker

A nutcracker is a levered kitchen utensil that is used to crack open the sells of nuts.

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ice maker

An ice maker is a kitchen appliance that is used to produce batches of ice cubes at home.

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bag sealer

A bag sealer is a device or machine that uses heat to seal the sides of a bag together, thus closing it.

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pasta machine

A pasta machine can knead and stretch and laminate dough through two stainless-steel rollers, to make all kinds of pasta.

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griddle

A griddle is a cooking pan with a broad flat surface that leaves a griddle design on the food.

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pastry bag

A pastry bag, also known as a piping bag, is a conical bag that is used to squeeze custard or cream through a nozzle onto baked goods and food preparations.

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carving fork

A carving fork, also known as a meat fork, is a kind of fork that is specifically designed to cut larger pieces of meat, a Thanksgiving Turkey for instance.

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on Amazon

bread basket

A bread basket is a wicker basket that is used to carry, hold and serve bread.

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whisk

A whisk is a kitchen utensil made of spiralling wire loops, and is used to stir, beat or smoothen substances, especially cream or eggs.

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avocado tool

An avocado tool is a kitchen utensil that is used to safely cut, open and empty an avocado.

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tea maker

A tea maker is a kitchen appliance that is used to prepare tea by adding hot water to fresh tea leaves.

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stoner

A stoner is a small kitchen utensil that is used to remove the pit from a cherry or an olive without damaging the fruit too much.

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elastic band

An elastic band is a loop made of rubber that can be extended to hold objects together.

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saucepan

A saucepan is a circular and high kind of cookware with a long handle.

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spatula

A spatula is a flat kitchen utensil made out of flexible material that is used to mix, spread or lift dough-like substances from a container.

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popcorn popper

A popcorn popper is a kitchen device that is used to prepare popcorn.

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quiche tin

A quiche tin is a metallic tin with undulating sides.

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tongs

Tongs are a type of kitchen utensil used to easily grip or lift food items, for instance from boiling water.

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on Amazon

pastry brush

A pastry brush, or a basting brush, is used to spread oil, glaze or butter on the surface of food.

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on Amazon

juicer

A juicer is a small kitchen device that is used to extract the juice from fruits and vegetables by crushes and squeezing them.

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lemon squeezer

A lemon squeezer is a kitchen utensil that is used to extract the juice from a lemon or other citrus fruit.

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on Amazon

pasta pot

A pasta pot is a piece of cookware that is composed of a colander and a stock pot and is used to boil pasta.

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egg beater

An egg beater is a hand held or mechanical device that is used to quickly beat egg or cream.

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spoon

A spoon is a shallow utensil with a long handle used to eat, stir of serve liquid types of food.

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milk frother

A milk frother is a kitchen utensil that is used to aerate milk to create thick foam, called froth.