Equipment

This set of equipment will let you get up and running pretty quickly and let you make food.

Very Good Items to Have

 * Big Pot (for soups, chillis, beans, noodles, or anything like that)
 * Sauce Pan (fairly large one for boiling vegetables or poaching chicken)
 * Three large plastic bowls
 * 12" Tongs (flipping meat or other things)
 * Spatula
 * Wooden spoons or large stamped metal spoons for serving.
 * Measuring Spoons
 * Measuring Cups
 * Cast Iron Skillet (lodge skillet at walmart?)
 * Bowls
 * Eastern Style Spoons (low cost and don't take up too much room)
 * Metal Chop Sticks (helps you eat food slower)
 * One or two sets of standard flatware
 * Cutting Board
 * Kom Kom or Kiwi Thai style chef knife
 * Low cost easy to use knife sharpener
 * Knife steel
 * Roasting Pan
 * Vegetable Peeler
 * Instant Thermometer

Things you may want:

 * If you'd like to make bread get a good bread pan - you may find something like this at homegoods.
 * You may want to get some hidden kitchen items but they're not drop dead neccessary.

Costly Items That Pay for Themselves if you use them often:

 * Food processor ( cuisinart - if you can get one from family - for bread doughs, bean burgers, shredding stuff)
 * Pressure cooker for faster beans and lentils
 * If you have a family and a house - perhaps you could use a smaller chest freezer?

Items you don't need:

 * Knife block
 * Kitchenaid mixer
 * Pizza stone
 * Frialator
 * Breadmaker