Basic cooking equipment

large pressure cooker
large cast iron pan
good knife
nested bowls 1-4 liter
wooden spatula

>>8460253

1) Chef's knife
2) Cutting board
3) Wok or dutch oven
4) Spatula or tongs
5) Saucepan

For me I would only need my debit card to purchase a McChicken.

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>>8460253
Large Dutch oven, ~10" stainless skillet, ~10" carbon steel skillet, small saucepan, large (~2 QT) stainless pot. Knife & cutting board are a given.

>>8460253
assuming you have stove and oven already?

>>8460308
Yes, wondering where I can buy a dutch oven and what specific dishes I can cook with it?

>>8460422
This will cause a flame war but Le Cruset are great (but pricy), my mother has had hers for nearly 30 yrs with nary a chip, and I've had mine for nearly 10, all have received heavy use and abuse. If you live in the states you can find them at tjmaxx or Marshalls on the cheap.

>>8460449
*Creuset

>>8460449
>>8460422
As for what you can cook with it: everything. Most useful pot in the kitchen. If you could only choose that'd be it IMO.

>>8460473
*choose one. Goddamn it so much

>>8460253
what's an 'etcwhich' ? is that for making sandwiches or something?

>>8460449
Right, as for chef knives, any particular brands are known for quality that aren't too expensive?

>>8460502
Mine is from lamsonsharp and I love it, it's suffered 10+ years of abuse: http://www.lamsonsharp.com. Cooks Illustrated really likes the Victornox knives and their opinion on all things cooking is worth considering. They're inexpensive too boot: http://lifehacker.com/5390285/victorinox-chefs-knife-performs-like-a-100%252B-knife-for-much-less. Epicurean makes a great inexpensive cutting board.

>>8460518
As for the stainless cookware, save up some $ and spring for All-Clad, I've got a set that I cobbled together over years lurking tjmaxx & Marshalls for deals, as well as a hand-me-down set. They'll outlive you. Calphalon makes some good stuff too, but at their higher end and at that price they don't surpass All-Clad. And De Buyer makes excellent and affordable carbon steel pans. Bottom line, if you're looking at buying some cookware, spend some money on it. They're tools.