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Originally Posted by crazyestonian
And wow, Kimbermama, your list is bare basics but there are things in it I never use! For one, I measure everything in glass measuring jug (cup size) and I bake a lot, as in bread pretty much every day and other stuff about 3 times per week. I have never had a covered casserole dish (I don even know what it is, maybe something like a dutch oven but shallower?) or 9x13 pan for one. Some stuff I am lugging with us too, like knives and silverware (both wedding presents) and our 8 quart pressure cooker.
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LOL. I don't actually use a covered casserole dish either (1.5-3 quart pyrex type glass dish with lid). I listed it because it is versatile and inexpensive. I use a small enameled cast iron dutch oven. But for years, when we were broke, I would make Amy D's lentil-rice casserole in that dish. I would make a cabbage salad in it and take it to potlucks because it had a lid.
The 9X13 is just my recommendation of choice if one isn't going to have muffin tins (bake muffin batter into pan bats), round cake pans (bake a sheet cake), etc. You can bake in it, or cook savory dishes (stuffing, au gratin potatoes, lasagna, etc.). Those were the only two dishes I mentioned that are specifically designed for oven use.
I am happy to have glass measuring cups in larger sizes. I like a 1 cup and a 4 cup for the most versatility. I do use dry measuring cups, which are essential for accurate measuring with gluten-free goods. But then again, I could get by without them.
I have a a couple of electric appliances that I love like a programmable rice cooker and an electronic pressure cooker. We have a coffee maker that we store for when people come over and look at us like we have three heads when we say we don't make coffee everyday.
I cook every meal, every day (with few exceptions), from scratch. Breakfast will be a porridge or eggs. Lunch and dinners are similar. I make homemade stock every week, and multiple soups, and every dinner. So I'm actually glad that I don't have to start with a bare bones kitchen again, although I do like it decluttered.
This has been a fun exercise.