The kitchen. The place you’ll cook, eat, chat, gather, work with flat mates, argue about washing up, or who used who’s butter. In an ideal world you are your flatmates will work out a cleaning rota, work as a team to ensure the bins never overflow and are emptied with recycling done in good order. You’ll all cook together and won’t need a full set of pans each because you’ll all share because everyone does their washing up right away. But let’s just say this ideal world doesn’t happen. Here is some things you’ll need.

• Cleaning stuff – Sponges, wipes, washing up liquid, kitchen roll, some sort of cleaning spray. A lot of accommodation has cleaners that will clean the kitchen floor and surfaces, but its still good to have these things on hand. The cleaners will not do your washing up or clean your mess.
• Plates and bowls - You really don’t need more than 1 plate, bowl, mug, glass and set of cutlery each. Maybe 2 in case you have a friend round or brake one. If you only have enough for you it will help you keep on top of your washing up.
• Pans and baking trays – Again, be realistic. Don’t bring loads, again it will help you manage your washing up and the odds of you cooking a meal that requires more than 2 pans at once are slim.
• Chopping Board – It’s one of those things people seem to forget.
• Utensils – A good wooden spoon and specular and colander is probably as much as you need to be honest.
• One good knife – As you get older you appreciate the value of that one good knife you have in the kitchen more than you may appreciate right now. But trust me, having that one good knife for chopping is just great.