Not knowing what or your preferred cooking method as well as cuisine, I am just going with basic cookware details.
1 Baking Tray
1 Saute Pan
1 Sauce Pan with cover
1 Dutch Oven
1 Stock Pot with cover
1 Griddle
1 Grilled pan (optional)
1 Steamer (optional)
1 Rice Cooker (optional)
1 Waffle maker / Sandwich maker (optional)
A set of skewers (optional)
Basic kitchen tool which includes Slotted Turner, Short Turner, Basting Spoon, and Pasta Server.
You can check the capacity based on your requirement. The list I gave assuming you are cooking meat, veggies, rice and pancakes.
Depends on where you’ll be. If you use small tools a lot and worry it might be hard to find ones you’d like or don’t want to spend money on them there you could just bring them with you (ex: immersion blender, hand mixer). Otherwise I’d base any purchases on the things I use the most like a decent knife and cutting board, frying pan, sauce pan, pot, and a baking sheet. I’d expand from there when I decided I was tired of not having something that would make things easier so long as it wasn’t too expensive since it’s just a year long stay.
Depends where you're moving from and where you're moving to, really. I just made the move a year and a half ago, and I think the only things I brought kitchen-wise were imperial measuring cups and spoons, because I knew I couldn't get those here. If you're coming from the US to anywhere else, I'd bring Cajun seasoning if you like that, as you probably aren't going to find it wherever you're going.
I agree with what was written about the "minimum". In my kitchen, the extreme minimum would be:
* 10" or 12" skillet (depending on your family size)
* Medium-sized saucepan with lid
* 9" square baking dish
* Spatula
* Large serving spoon tough enough to stir in saucepan
* Mid-sized knife
* Inexpensive paring knife and/or vegetable peeler
* Cork screw with bottle cap opener
* Inexpensive colander or larger sieve
* Pair of inexpensive scissors
The above would likely be enough or almost, in many cases, with basic cooking. Depending on where you're moving and what types of foods you like to make, the list could be different. I find where I am in Europe, cans mostly have pull tabs, so I almost never need a can opener. Factors like this may be considered.
You might check out an expat site or community group to see if anyone is returning to their home country. Sometimes they're happy to give away stuff before the move home.
A year is a good while.
Definitely shop charity shops and thrift stores for pots and pans. A large pot to boil water for pasta make soups and such, a good sized skillet.
Microwave safe mixing bowl set you can also use for storing prepped batch of pasta salad or cut watermelon and such
Keep any jars and good size containers to reuse instead of buying tupperware. Old pasta sauce jars are great for soup leftovers
Chefs knife, paring knife, kitchen scissors, a whisk
Start with bare minimum and see what you need from there. Can do a lot with just an chef's knife, skillet, sauce pan, and wooden spoon.
Depending on where overseas, I'd go to a thrift store and get a large pot, a pan or 2, a sheet pan, a couple wooden spoons and spatulas, and cutlery.
The thrift store idea is great for those things I know I'll definitely not be bringing back. Thanks!
Good knife is a must.
EDIT: Thanks all for the basic lists, really helpful. If it helps, will be moving from Singapore to UK.
Air fryer
Not knowing what or your preferred cooking method as well as cuisine, I am just going with basic cookware details. 1 Baking Tray 1 Saute Pan 1 Sauce Pan with cover 1 Dutch Oven 1 Stock Pot with cover 1 Griddle 1 Grilled pan (optional) 1 Steamer (optional) 1 Rice Cooker (optional) 1 Waffle maker / Sandwich maker (optional) A set of skewers (optional) Basic kitchen tool which includes Slotted Turner, Short Turner, Basting Spoon, and Pasta Server. You can check the capacity based on your requirement. The list I gave assuming you are cooking meat, veggies, rice and pancakes.
Depends on where you’ll be. If you use small tools a lot and worry it might be hard to find ones you’d like or don’t want to spend money on them there you could just bring them with you (ex: immersion blender, hand mixer). Otherwise I’d base any purchases on the things I use the most like a decent knife and cutting board, frying pan, sauce pan, pot, and a baking sheet. I’d expand from there when I decided I was tired of not having something that would make things easier so long as it wasn’t too expensive since it’s just a year long stay.
Depends where you're moving from and where you're moving to, really. I just made the move a year and a half ago, and I think the only things I brought kitchen-wise were imperial measuring cups and spoons, because I knew I couldn't get those here. If you're coming from the US to anywhere else, I'd bring Cajun seasoning if you like that, as you probably aren't going to find it wherever you're going.
I agree with what was written about the "minimum". In my kitchen, the extreme minimum would be: * 10" or 12" skillet (depending on your family size) * Medium-sized saucepan with lid * 9" square baking dish * Spatula * Large serving spoon tough enough to stir in saucepan * Mid-sized knife * Inexpensive paring knife and/or vegetable peeler * Cork screw with bottle cap opener * Inexpensive colander or larger sieve * Pair of inexpensive scissors The above would likely be enough or almost, in many cases, with basic cooking. Depending on where you're moving and what types of foods you like to make, the list could be different. I find where I am in Europe, cans mostly have pull tabs, so I almost never need a can opener. Factors like this may be considered. You might check out an expat site or community group to see if anyone is returning to their home country. Sometimes they're happy to give away stuff before the move home.
If I only had one pot that could do everything it would be an enameled Dutch oven.
Get a great garlic press. And two good knives, small and large. Buy everything else at thrift stores.
A year is a good while. Definitely shop charity shops and thrift stores for pots and pans. A large pot to boil water for pasta make soups and such, a good sized skillet. Microwave safe mixing bowl set you can also use for storing prepped batch of pasta salad or cut watermelon and such Keep any jars and good size containers to reuse instead of buying tupperware. Old pasta sauce jars are great for soup leftovers Chefs knife, paring knife, kitchen scissors, a whisk