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So, for the first time in my life, I'm about to get my very own mancave, all to myself.

Except, it's not furnished, and I'm trying to figure out what stuff I'll need. All I get is a Fridge and a Cooker....

Anyone care to help? Thinking Bed, Sofa, TV Stand and Bookcase (natch) perhaps a wardrobe and drawers. But what for the kitchen? What the hell do you have in a kitchen? All kitchens I've been in just sort of have stuff, without you having to think about it. Like they are magical and that?

HELP!

I see TV stand. I do not see TV?

So apartment?

Kitchen: Pot for boiling water, frying pan. Plates, utensils, glasses. Spatula and big spoon for ladeling.

Excellent, now all you need is a wife to redecorate (aka throw out all your stuff). Excellent.

Go to Ikea and look at their small one and two person flat showrooms.

Buy the stuff you like.

Take a large car or van to cart it home.

You can get everything you need at Ikea.

Kitchen -

Microwave, silverware, cups, plates, bowls. Beer. Mixing bowls, cookware (pots/pans). Bottle Opener. Plastic/wooden spoons, ladle, measuring cups. Dishsoap! Beer. Paper towels, cleaners as necessary ("Bar Keepers friend" or whatever they call it there). Do yourself a favor and grab a crockpot. Lots of tasty things can be made with no effort.

Oh, and of course, food.

That'll get you started. I'm sure others can come up with a few more handy things to have.

Kilkrazy wrote:You can get everything you need at Ikea.

I lived through lawschool in an apartment furnished thusly. Never again.

Toilet brush.

Loo rolls.

Something you can put clothes on as they dry.

A/some bins.

laundry basket for dirty/wet clothes.

washing up bowl for when the plug breaks/isn't there.

kitchen :

Chopping board. Big knife -- carving, bread etc etc . Small knife -- chopping onions etc etc.

And scissors.

at least 3 wooden spoons/similar.

Colander.

2 saucepans and a frying pan at least.

Plates, bowls cutlery -- less you have the less you can dirty.

OH, and a carrier bag hanging up into which you cram all the other carrier bags you get.

Your place comes with a fridge? Well you're half way to having a complete kitchen. Whats the other half you ask? Why beer of course!

reds8n wrote:Toilet brush.

Loo rolls.

Something you can put clothes on as they dry.

A/some bins.

laundry basket for dirty/wet clothes.

washing up bowl for when the plug breaks/isn't there.

kitchen :

Chopping board. Big knife -- carving, bread etc etc . Small knife -- chopping onions etc etc.

And scissors.

at least 3 wooden spoons/similar.

Colander.

2 saucepans and a frying pan at least.

Plates, bowls cutlery -- less you have the less you can dirty.

OH, and a carrier bag hanging up into which you cram all the other carrier bags you get.

Derp... I only just realised your name meant red Satan...

Infreak wrote:Your place comes with a fridge? Well you're half way to having a complete kitchen. Whats the other half you ask? Why beer of course!

THE BEER GETS IT'S OWN FRIDGE.

Probably.

Frazzled wrote:

Excellent, now all you need is a wife to redecorate (aka throw out all your stuff). Excellent.

QFT. This actual does happen.

Mr Mystery wrote:So, for the first time in my life, I'm about to get my very own mancave, all to myself.

Except, it's not furnished, and I'm trying to figure out what stuff I'll need. All I get is a Fridge and a Cooker....

Anyone care to help? Thinking Bed, Sofa, TV Stand and Bookcase (natch) perhaps a wardrobe and drawers. But what for the kitchen? What the hell do you have in a kitchen? All kitchens I've been in just sort of have stuff, without you having to think about it. Like they are magical and that?

HELP!

Bugger the TV stand get a TV cabnet.

kitchen

set of pots (noodles, soup, pasta, oatmeal)
set of frying pans (eggs, bacon, fish, etc)
set of cutlery (you can't survive forever on finger food)
set of dishes (unless your floor is really clean)
set of glasses (no one wants your mouth germs on the tap)
some mugs (a flat warming gift from friends if you are lucky)
some plastic bowls (even cake in a box requires these)
Tupperware containers (leftovers ftw)
set of pans (afore mentioned cakes, plus anything else you intend to cook in an oven needs a pan)
Dish soap (a pets tongue does not get the job done)
Towels and wash cloths (the front of your shirt only goes so far)
Set of knives (to cut you fingers with when preparing a meal)
Set of spatulas (useful for cleaning out bowls)
Set of whisks (used for stirring stuff)
Set of measuring cups (English or metric)
Beer (pick a cheap brand and buy lots of it)


Looks like a lot but this is all a one time buy, if you clean the pots and pans right away and don't leave them laying around attracting flies they will last a long time.

Khornholio wrote:

Frazzled wrote:

Excellent, now all you need is a wife to redecorate (aka throw out all your stuff). Excellent.

QFT. This actual does happen.

You know it does, in every culture. I know.

(Early frazzled)
"Frazzled find new cave. Frazzled bring Frazzled's favorite mastdon head and rug."
Mrs. Frazzled (chunking head out of cave) "It clashes with my antelope curtains. There it looks much better now."
Frazzled "er.."
Mrs. Frazzled (waves club) "thats two."
Frazzled "looks great!"

If you're over 30, you'll need a wine rack.

All a man need in his kitchen is a fridge and a toasted sandwich maker. [What you call her is up to you ]

Mr Mystery wrote:

Infreak wrote:Your place comes with a fridge? Well you're half way to having a complete kitchen. Whats the other half you ask? Why beer of course!

THE BEER GETS IT'S OWN FRIDGE.

Probably.

Wait, stuff thats not beer goes in fridge?

It's not a house if there isn't a pile of weapons you can commit warcrimes with.

Manchu wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:You can get everything you need at Ikea.

I lived through lawschool in an apartment furnished thusly. Never again.

There's nothing wrong with ikea. Yeh sure its all just mdf but at least it is proper veneer not horrible plastic gak. You're not likely to be able to afford fitted real wood furniture in your first place. Even if you can, if you're not middle aged you can ussualy think of better things to spend the money on.

When I was at uni we used those plastic garden chairs in our dining room, the centre piece of which was an old fireplace with chips all over it from mis aimed darts thrown at the dartboard hung above it. Ikea in you student digs? No you had it lucky.

Pot and pan sets, cutting board, cutlery, microwave, pressure cooker, crock pot, spatulas, ladles, and a wooden spoon for stirring.

If you want to save money a lot of people buy plastic utnesils and just wash those, some people go as far as washing plastic plates.


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chowderhead13 wrote:

It's not a house if there isn't a pile of weapons you can commit warcrimes with.

All tubes, no rockets; I guess they planned to bludgeon the infidels to death.

The point about Ikea is that they do starter packs which contain everything you need.

There's a crockery starter pack, silverware, pans.

A lot of the kitchenware is well made.

Just don't buy any homeware stuff from Asda.

Got a set of pans; the bottoms burn easily and the non-stick coating scrapes off when you wash them.

Awful.

A sturdy beer cooler makes a fine seat until you can afford a proper beer cooler.

Get an electric oven.

With the right stuff* you can cook almost everything and it's healtier than frying.

Since I got one I stopped using the microwave. But I'm sure there's a lot of insta-meals that can be used on the MW, but if I had to choose, I'd pick the electric Oven.

Anyway, also congratulations, and good luck!

*herbs de provence, garlic, yadda yadda.

I see no mention of any form of way-too-much-free-time-style painting stations, you know with airbrush cabinet, huge paint rack, bits cupboard etc etc.

Apart from a magazine rack full of takeaway menus and a phone, the rest seems a bit superfluous...

Something that's often forgotten is extension leads/plug adaptors so you can suitable overload a single plugsocket.
Toothbrush holder (cup) is simple but also forgotten too.
Plenty o' coathangers.
Ikea gift card.

corpsesarefun wrote:Derp... I only just realised your name meant red Satan...

Egads! I never realised!

How come no one mentioned a kitchen table? I use mine for everything.

jwoolf wrote:How come no one mentioned a kitchen table? I use mine for everything

Everything you can do on the kitchen table, will be done better on a washing machine.

Seriously.

It can provide a soundtrack if you're into experimental music (or whatever it's called today*), sex, card games, hell, all kinds of fun stuff (like the Adrenalin Game or Food Pinball).




*if indeed it has been called anything but noise.

do you have a futon if not.... fail

This song should settle all debate about Ikea.

Sex-swing.