Anyone travel with kitchen utensils? lol. I know it sounds ridiculous but I stay in each spot for 6 months, get a local apartment and eat as healthy as possible so cooking is important.
What I have been doing is just buying what’s missing each time, usually around $200-300. Blender, spatula, knife sharpener, non aluminum fry pan, food storage containers, 2 large plastic cups for my smoothies (I make 2 days at a time), stuff like that.
But I also make my own desserts, to avoid white processed sugar and feed my addiction, and this gets a little more complicated. Today I bought 2 metal bowls, measuring spoons/cups and I want to buy a food scale and an oven thermostat. 😁
I usually donate the stuff to friends or the apartment owner when I leave.
But lately I have been thinking out might be easier/better to just bring another bag with me like a rolling suitcase and pack a small but complete kitchen so I don’t have to buy every time. I think an extra bag was $35 each way.
It’s an enormous amount of time finding all these things in a new place as well, although it helps me figure where to get supplies quickly.
Any other people out there living similar and encountering the same struggle?
Yeah, we carry some basics. Central to this is a sharp chef's cleaver, and have thought about a breadknife too. We have brought plastic chopping boards as well if doing a string of hotels to be able to do salads. Also have a couple of those silicon reusable slider top storage bags for storage and packing stuff.
We carry a range of spices in separate zip bags for cooking. Have thought about a stainless frypan haha (so heavy) to avoid all the PFAS that come with using non-stick stuff.
If you are into it, do it!
Forgot about cutting boards, great point. My apartment now has a glass one. WTF. There is almost no sound more grating than the knife hitting the glass each time and I’m sure it’s dulling the blade.
Yeah makes a difference! even a small bamboo one would be light and work well.
We also had a handheld coffee grinder and Nanopresso for a while too, was a great way to save on making coffee in-house every morning.
Also, love the username btw