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What food essentials should i get
i am being taken for a first shop when i get dropped off at my halls but what should i get?
i am just wanting to know about food as i already have other things
i am just wanting to know about food as i already have other things
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money, - and when you get to the shop just get you think you will need to survive from starvation, such as £20 for a double hob rings, etc.
Food. Food which you like eating is normally a good idea.
I would suggest getting lots of things to add flavour, like herbs & spices, stock cubes, etc - stock up on them now, and you probably won't need to buy them again for ages. So, for instance, salt, peppercorns (and a pepper mill), Italian herbs like oregano and thyme, chilli powder, dried chillies, stock cubes/powder, worcestershire sauce, tabasco, soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce, ketchup, curry paste, tomato puree, cinnamon sticks, cloves, those kinds of things - the specifics will obviously depend on the kind of food you like to eat. Also get stuff like jars of jam, peanut butter, marmite, whatever it is you like on toast, really.
Then, stock up on stuff you can store. Tins (tuna, tomatoes, beans, soup - condensed soup is great because you can also use it to make sauces, tinned fruit), cereal, pasta, rice, noodles, sauces (pesto, curry sauce).
Get some fresh suff, but remember it won't last forever, so don't go mad. Fruit and veg, meat & fish if you eat them, eggs, dairy stuff like cheese. Have some idea of what you plan to make with fresh stuff, or it'll all just fester in the fridge. Also, maybe get some frozen stuff, but you may not have all that much freezer space.
Also make sure you get the basic essentials like teabags, coffee, sugar, milk, bread, butter, garlic, cooking oil, biscuits, maybe some snacky things.
The plan, ideally, would be to come away with everything you need to make meals for a few days, and then the basis of a storecupboard you can dip into to jazz up a meal made of basic ingredients as time goes on. (So, you could buy some peppers and onions and make a pasta sauce from them using a tin of tomatoes and some garlic and herbs and dried chilli, for instance).
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I would suggest getting lots of things to add flavour, like herbs & spices, stock cubes, etc - stock up on them now, and you probably won't need to buy them again for ages. So, for instance, salt, peppercorns (and a pepper mill), Italian herbs like oregano and thyme, chilli powder, dried chillies, stock cubes/powder, worcestershire sauce, tabasco, soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce, ketchup, curry paste, tomato puree, cinnamon sticks, cloves, those kinds of things - the specifics will obviously depend on the kind of food you like to eat. Also get stuff like jars of jam, peanut butter, marmite, whatever it is you like on toast, really.
Then, stock up on stuff you can store. Tins (tuna, tomatoes, beans, soup - condensed soup is great because you can also use it to make sauces, tinned fruit), cereal, pasta, rice, noodles, sauces (pesto, curry sauce).
Get some fresh suff, but remember it won't last forever, so don't go mad. Fruit and veg, meat & fish if you eat them, eggs, dairy stuff like cheese. Have some idea of what you plan to make with fresh stuff, or it'll all just fester in the fridge. Also, maybe get some frozen stuff, but you may not have all that much freezer space.
Also make sure you get the basic essentials like teabags, coffee, sugar, milk, bread, butter, garlic, cooking oil, biscuits, maybe some snacky things.
The plan, ideally, would be to come away with everything you need to make meals for a few days, and then the basis of a storecupboard you can dip into to jazz up a meal made of basic ingredients as time goes on. (So, you could buy some peppers and onions and make a pasta sauce from them using a tin of tomatoes and some garlic and herbs and dried chilli, for instance).
Then, stock up on stuff you can store. Tins (tuna, tomatoes, beans, soup - condensed soup is great because you can also use it to make sauces, tinned fruit), cereal, pasta, rice, noodles, sauces (pesto, curry sauce).
Get some fresh suff, but remember it won't last forever, so don't go mad. Fruit and veg, meat & fish if you eat them, eggs, dairy stuff like cheese. Have some idea of what you plan to make with fresh stuff, or it'll all just fester in the fridge. Also, maybe get some frozen stuff, but you may not have all that much freezer space.
Also make sure you get the basic essentials like teabags, coffee, sugar, milk, bread, butter, garlic, cooking oil, biscuits, maybe some snacky things.
The plan, ideally, would be to come away with everything you need to make meals for a few days, and then the basis of a storecupboard you can dip into to jazz up a meal made of basic ingredients as time goes on. (So, you could buy some peppers and onions and make a pasta sauce from them using a tin of tomatoes and some garlic and herbs and dried chilli, for instance).
thanks that is the kind of thing i was looking for the things you forget about until you need them (and have to pay for them!)
get a few cans of beans too, they're always handy if there's nothing around or you want something quick. when buying herbs and spices, see if you can get bags of them instead of the ones in glass jars, it's alot cheaper and they tend to last longer too! try and get the biggest bags of rice/pasta/cous cous that you can because they tend to also be cheaper in the long run, rather than buying a small bag each week.
Stock up on super noodles now! They always have offers like "40p each or buy 5 for £1" and they can be stored in the cupboard all year (unless you run out of money before that!) also lots of tins! You can never have too many tins of stuff (beans/spaghetti/soup/hot dogs/tomatoes etc) because at worst you still have them at the end of the year and you can either donate them to a food drive or take them home ready to take back next year! The same goes for dried stuff like pasta/rice - cheap, quick, easy and filling even when you are skint all you have to do is heat up some pasta add some tinned tomatoes, a bit of cheese and you have a meal in under £2 and in less than 5 minutes!
Also the start of the year is a good time to get all those store-room essentials like salt/pepper/sugar/spices/ketchup/mayo etc that always seem to be in the cupboard at home so you don't think about actually buying them
Also if you don't eat much bread then when you buy it I would reccommend taking half of the loaf and freezing it straight away ... last year I found that a lot better than getting halfway through a loaf to find it had started to go mouldy because it had been open for too long all you have to do is when you get to the end of your bread supply that isn't frozen you just have to defrost the rest and you actually use the whole loaf!
Also the start of the year is a good time to get all those store-room essentials like salt/pepper/sugar/spices/ketchup/mayo etc that always seem to be in the cupboard at home so you don't think about actually buying them
Also if you don't eat much bread then when you buy it I would reccommend taking half of the loaf and freezing it straight away ... last year I found that a lot better than getting halfway through a loaf to find it had started to go mouldy because it had been open for too long all you have to do is when you get to the end of your bread supply that isn't frozen you just have to defrost the rest and you actually use the whole loaf!
everything above and
buy a couple of frozen pizzas. don't eat them straight away, because there WILL be a time when you've had a horrible day and you have no money left and you can't be bothered to cook a proper meal and you can't face the thought of beans on toast or supernoodles anymore. you'll jump for joy when you remember that pizza at the back of the freezer.
buy a couple of frozen pizzas. don't eat them straight away, because there WILL be a time when you've had a horrible day and you have no money left and you can't be bothered to cook a proper meal and you can't face the thought of beans on toast or supernoodles anymore. you'll jump for joy when you remember that pizza at the back of the freezer.
You should get the essentials like Bread,Butter,Jam,a Couple of Cans like Baked Beans,Peas.You will also need Breakfast Ceral,Milk,Eggs,Bacon etc.
My mum is forcing me to take loads of jam she made...
I don't really like jam though.
(But you need salt, pepper, sugar, oil...)
I don't really like jam though.
(But you need salt, pepper, sugar, oil...)
supersteiger
My mum is forcing me to take loads of jam she made...
I don't really like jam though.
(But you need salt, pepper, sugar, oil...)
I don't really like jam though.
(But you need salt, pepper, sugar, oil...)
But you can give it away to all your lovely new friends when you get there
Vimms29
Randomly- can you freeze cheese?
Randomly- can you freeze cheese?
Yes, but stuff like Cheddar tends to go quite crumbly when you defrost it.
and sometimes frozen cream cheeses separate which is a bit gross.
Vimms29
Randomly- can you freeze cheese?
yes it ill be fine but maybe a bit dryer when you defrost it
sunflower oil, pasta, rice, beans, tinned tomatos, breakfast cereal, spices, salt, pepper, garlic, curry paste, tomato paste, tomato ketchup, bread (but you'll have to freeze it) you'll be able to do anything with those.
Just get the essentials. And eggs. Eggs are good. But the first few days I wouldn't buy loads 'cause in fresher's week I barely stopped to eat, it was all sandwiches & quick meals & then off out again. But then again if your parents are paying, stock up the freezer & cupboards, but don't bother by lots of things that'll go off.. Check how much room you've got before you go shopping though! =)
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