Looking for advice on moving out

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I'd say the following were the absolute minimum cookware you should purchase. All, I feel, are necessary to do some proper cooking. You just cannot be without them.


1. Cast Iron Skillet - Lodge are excellent, inexpensive
2. Saucier (5 qt. with rounded edges) - Frieling are excellent, pricey
3. Fry Pan - (large non-stick) T Fal are excellent and inexpensive
4. Sauce pan (small 1-2 quart size, for soups and other canned foods)
5. Casserole Dish (bigger, the better, OVAL ONLY!)
6. Stock Pot (one 4 quart and one 10 quart)
7. Roasting Pan (turkey size, with rack)
8. Dutch Oven (cast iron, 6-8 quart size)
9. Cake Pans (cheap, and everybody loves cake)
 
All good advice above.
A little trick to make things "color fast", wash your jeans, colored towels and sheets in vinegar. (about a cup or so in a load).
It will cause the colors to "set" so if you do get something white in with something red, the red won't bleed on it.

Also, if you want to keep your jeans darker longer, wash and dry them inside out, unless you get some obnoxious spot on them that won't come out.

And spend the extra money on good dryer sheets. Just trust me on this.
Oh, and pull your stuff out of the dryer ASAP after it's done and fold it warm. Cuts down on wrinkles.

AS for cooking, find the "Better Homes and Garden's: His Turn to Cook" it is one of the best cookbooks in existence for "easy" healthy, filling meals, and the kind of stuff guys cook.

The most important thing to do is to sit down and make a budget.
Figure out what ALL of your expenses are, Then figure out how you are gonna pay for them without overextending your funds.

Also, add 15% for a safety margin, in case something unexpected comes up.
And if you aren't already, pay yourself first.
Put 10% of your salary away in savings, mutual funds, somethng that makes money, and that you can draw on if the crap hits the fan one month. Then NEVER touch it, except to add money, or in case of dire emergency.
 
Thanks for the advice, everyone!
Especially a few of your suggestions, Wenders. Some of that stuff I wouldn't have thought of until it's needed. Urgently.

A friend of mine is having a garage sale tomorrow, and I know they're selling off a bunch of kitchenware. I'll see what I can pick up.

I think I'll go good-quality on high use items (Knives, pots and pans, cutlery and plates), but I'll try and pick up a few other things second hand to offset the cost in case I don't use it all.

As for Corel, we've got it at home right now. Nice stuff, but I heard that it's expensive. That said, I can buy a few small sets over time rather than one big set to start, since it's easy to match and readily available.
 
Good luck!!! Moving away from mommy and daddy will turn you into an adult...fast... Once you've got it figured out, it's pretty awesome :D.
 
Slicks
As for Corel, we've got it at home right now. Nice stuff, but I heard that it's expensive. That said, I can buy a few small sets over time rather than one big set to start, since it's easy to match and readily available.
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In all honesty, Target is an excellent place to shop for anything housewares. I find their prices pretty fair on most things, and given that they carry a wide range of brands, you can actually go really high-end or really low-end. I really like that when I'm shopping for instruments there...
 
Canada = Target

I'll see what Costco has, depending on the haul tomorrow. I refuse to shop at Wal-Mart, but I'm sure I can find lots of places with reasonable prices.
 
There's no Target anywhere near Huntington, or my mom's area of Babylon. We survive. :p


Reading all of this is very interesting, I feel that I'll be fairly well prepared when I finally do move out.
 
Duke
If you have to economize a little, buy lower-quality pots and pans in order to afford more expensive knives. Do NOT buy $5 cooking knives - the kind stamped out of shiny polished stainless steel. They will never hold an edge and they will be unendingly annoying to work with. Look for a starter set of Wusthoff or Henckels or one of the newer Japanese brands that offers 3-5 different knives and is in the $150 range. You want high-carbon steel, a thick tang that runs all the way through the handle, and a sturdy bolster right were the blade joins the handle.
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Oh, yeah. Forgot about that part. Your best knife should be the serrated one, because you can't use the sharpener on it.

I hear ceramic knives are good, but I've never used one. You should be good with like a serrated knife and a simple Santoku or something a bit heavier for cutting through tougher stuff like chicken joints and bone.
 
As I recall, Rachel Ray has a fairly economical knife set available on Amazon...

Ah, here it is!

$90 doesn't seem too bad for a good set of quality knives... Yes, there are only three of them, but they're really the only three you'd need (3.5-Inch Paring Knife, 6-Inch Serrated Utility Knife and a 5-Inch East/West Knife).
 
Duke
If you have to economize a little, buy lower-quality pots and pans in order to afford more expensive knives. Do NOT buy $5 cooking knives - the kind stamped out of shiny polished stainless steel. They will never hold an edge and they will be unendingly annoying to work with. Look for a starter set of Wusthoff or Henckels or one of the newer Japanese brands that offers 3-5 different knives and is in the $150 range. You want high-carbon steel, a thick tang that runs all the way through the handle, and a sturdy bolster right were the blade joins the handle.
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Knives - if it doesn't say "Made in Sheffield", DO NOT WANT.
 
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Knives - if it doesn't say "Made in Sheffield", DO NOT WANT.
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Edit: Since I know you haven't left yet, move to Guelph. Lots of student housing, lots of jobs, very close downtown structure with lots of nearby residential. The entire city is basically residential with commercial and industrial sort of crammed in between, so there's always a job near a home.

Slicks
Canada = Target

I'll see what Costco has, depending on the haul tomorrow. I refuse to shop at Wal-Mart, but I'm sure I can find lots of places with reasonable prices.
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Wikipedia used to have a stat (that has since been rephrased) saying Costco is 8-10% cheaper than Wal-Mart. :)

I'm thinking of moving out myself, possibly some time in the summer. I'll be done school by then, which leaves me time for a second job, hopefully so I can save up enough money to move somewhere with a little more of the opportunity I'm looking for.
 

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