Anyone travel with kitchen utensils? lol. I know it sounds ridiculous but I stay in each spot for 6 months, get a local apartment and eat as healthy as possible so cooking is important.

What I have been doing is just buying what’s missing each time, usually around $200-300. Blender, spatula, knife sharpener, non aluminum fry pan, food storage containers, 2 large plastic cups for my smoothies (I make 2 days at a time), stuff like that.

But I also make my own desserts, to avoid white processed sugar and feed my addiction, and this gets a little more complicated. Today I bought 2 metal bowls, measuring spoons/cups and I want to buy a food scale and an oven thermostat. 😁

I usually donate the stuff to friends or the apartment owner when I leave.

But lately I have been thinking out might be easier/better to just bring another bag with me like a rolling suitcase and pack a small but complete kitchen so I don’t have to buy every time. I think an extra bag was $35 each way.

It’s an enormous amount of time finding all these things in a new place as well, although it helps me figure where to get supplies quickly.

Any other people out there living similar and encountering the same struggle?

  • lord_rackleton@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Yeah, we carry some basics. Central to this is a sharp chef’s cleaver, and have thought about a breadknife too. We have brought plastic chopping boards as well if doing a string of hotels to be able to do salads. Also have a couple of those silicon reusable slider top storage bags for storage and packing stuff.

    We carry a range of spices in separate zip bags for cooking. Have thought about a stainless frypan haha (so heavy) to avoid all the PFAS that come with using non-stick stuff.

    If you are into it, do it!

    • a_computer_adrift@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Forgot about cutting boards, great point. My apartment now has a glass one. WTF. There is almost no sound more grating than the knife hitting the glass each time and I’m sure it’s dulling the blade.

      • lord_rackleton@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Yeah makes a difference! even a small bamboo one would be light and work well.

        We also had a handheld coffee grinder and Nanopresso for a while too, was a great way to save on making coffee in-house every morning.

        Also, love the username btw