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Grub Stake: Some cooking essentials for the beginner

 This is a WORK IN PROGRESS.

The notion here is a basic kitchen supply kit as a housewarming gift for the first-time householder or for a student apartment, or an RV-warming gift,

Listed in order of importance, more or less.

COOKING BASICS

  • Salt - 26 ounce container
  • Pepper, ground, black - 3 ounce tin
  • Sugar, granulated - 4 pound bag (suggest including a gallon freezer bag for storage)
  • Flour, all purpose - 5 pound bag (suggest including a gallon freezer bag for storage)
  • Baking Powder - 8 ounce can (NOT Baking Soda)
  • Cinnamon, ground - 2.5 ounce shaker
  • Garlic, granulated/powder - 2.5 ounce shaker (NOT Garlic Salt)
  • Onion, granulated/powder - 2.5 once shaker (NOT Onion Salt)
  • Vanilla, Imitation - 8 ounce bottle (Yes, imitation, just not the cheapest. Consider Baker's Imitation Vanilla Extract ✔)
  • Salt, seasoned (Lawry's Seasoned Salt ✔) - 8 ounce shaker
  • Sugar, dark brown - 2 pound bag (suggest including a gallon freezer bag for storage.  For light brown sugar, mix in granulated sugar.)
CLEANING BASICS
  • O-Cedar Scrunge 
    Dish Detergent, liquid - 28 ounce bottle
  • Dishwasher Detergent (alternative to above)
  • Scrub Sponge
  • Paper Towels (Bounty Select-A-Size ✔)

✔ Suggested or recommended products