Kitchen in a Box
The horrors of lugging overstuffed, ill-packed boxes and bags while moving in and out of my college dorm came flooding back when I saw the Kitchen in a Box Dorm Room Set. My life would've been much easier if I had simply gotten a box that contained all the necessary kitchen supplies instead of gathering random kitchen tools from around my house and then, after realizing that I was missing something as basic as a can opener or a food storage container, having to buy more stuff to fill my dorm room kitchen and inevitably schlep back home. As for how much quality $30 for 40 items will buy you I don't know, but surely the spoons and containers would adequately spoon and contain. This might be something the college student in your life could use before the new semester starts. For those of you moving into a new apartment, there's also a slightly different Kitchen in a Box First Apartment Starter Set
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My only concern is that some of the more poorly-designed items (I have an eye on that peeler) might be sufficiently frustrating to use that new/inexperienced/reluctant cooks would be discouraged.
This dorm room set seems much more designed for heating things up as opposed to actual cooking: there's not even a frying pan here, which I consider a basic necessity (eggs, anyone?). And 6 chip bag clips, really?
I'd go for the apartment set supplemented with a package of Ziploc or Gladware plastic containers.
ren at 4:21PM on 08/01/07
Dammit, I wish I had seen this before I schlepped my son to Wal Mart! I spent at least $30 on fewer basic kitchen items.
Library Lady at 4:23PM on 08/01/07
@ren: I was thinking the same thing: no frying pan? I guess I'd rather buy my own good quality frying pan anyway, or maybe this is for college students who just wanna like...eat lots of chips out of big bowls. But I'd find the spoons, bowls, cups, containers, and vegetable peeler (if it doesn't suck) useful. When I was a sophomore I didn't even have a cup. Just didn't cross my mind to get a freakin' drinking vessel for some reason. Wasn't long before I went out to buy one though...
@Library Lady: At least you're planning ahead! I think the first time I bought a can opener in college was when I bought something canned and realized, "Crap, how do I open this?"
roboppy at 4:33PM on 08/01/07
Ikea has a similar box: more expensive, but better (though not great) quality.
www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/rooms/kitchen/10515/
Though I think the $30 Amazon would be great for a summer cabin.
Dee at 4:35PM on 08/01/07
As a university student in the process of moving to a new apartment, I think it's an interestign concept. Though, it's kind of a shame that so many of these things are bought new, only to be discarded a few years later.
I bought much of the above PLUS a frying pan and a fully functional coffee maker from a thrift store for about $30. If you're not spending tons of money, it's worth it to look at second-hand things.
flye3076 at 5:24PM on 08/01/07
Here are some higher end kitchen in a box kits:
http://www.thebachelorskitchen.com/store.asp?CID=1 ($150-800)
http://www.ciacook.com/main.taf?p=11 ($1000-$5000)
Don't forget Mark Bittman's kitchen in a box recommendation:
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/05/08/dining/09minilist.1.ready.html (
Josh Baugher at 6:19PM on 08/01/07