Kitchen equipment for DS in self-catering at uni...

[GrumpyOldBag]

Just checked the inventory for DS uni accommodation - he is in self-catering with a shared kitchen.

Nothing included except fridge, cooker & microwave!

So I'm going to have to send him with just about everything, aren't I?

Any tips appreciated ...

And how do you avoid duplication with the other people they are sharing with, or is it better to have their own anyway? DS is Coeliac so will need to keep a lot of his stuff separate anyway I guess.

Do you label pots & pans???

Whatever you send him with, he won't come back with any of it

Use it as an opportunity to get rid of your old stuff, so you can buy lots of lovely new kitchen equipment!

I'd be very surprised if there was no kettle or toaster. Better check my son's list!

Oh, I'd be surprised if there were any small electrical items provided - they'd be a nightmare for maintenance and casual removal.

Tell your son to keep his toaster in his room, as if he uses it and leave it on the side someone WILL use it.
We got a £5 kettle from Tesco, it came back in it's box, someone put one out and they all used it, so don't send one, and if no one has one use the microwave.
It really is easier to let your children buy what they need once they are there, most seem to live on takeaway for the first few weeks, as they suddenly have no parent to tell them what to eat, and go out with friends they have made and the whole flat went out on mass to freshers from the dorms DD used.
We packed so many just have things, that I use in a kitchen, she used NONE, so this year she says will buy if she wants one.. after all the kids don't know how to cook.
That is the best thing you can do, make your child cook all this week, some had never even cooked pasta.

mummy2017 - just had to call DH who is working at home today - he was supervising DS cooking his own lunch as practice!!

He can now cook spaghetti with olive oil and chili!

Eve, well you know he won't starve now...
Good on you for making him cook...

Well done Eve.

DS had to go into town today to sort his bank account. He came home with a curry ready meal "because he didn't like the food the fridge" - which was lots of good sandwich ingredients as well as eggs, but DS does not regard those as "proper food".

Tonight I am teaching him to make macaroni cheese though ...

With so many people on gluten-free diets these days, your DS may need to explain to his flatmates that for celiacs, this isn't a lifestyle choice, and that even the merest trace of contamination can have serious health consequences.

For that reason, I'd also make sure he uses his own sponges and tea towels.

A lot will depend on who his flat mates are, and how many. DD had one dreadful and one brilliant experience with shared kitchens in halls. With the first, the kitchen was so caked in dried beer that just walking in would probably have been a health hazard for someone with celiac disease!