Kitchen Essentials for a Housewife – 40 Best Items

Getting married and moving in with your fresh husband is a wonderful chapter of a woman’s life. Yet, it can be also scary. Especially when your brand-new kitchen is empty and you need some kitchen essentials for a housewife – NOW!

I was there too when I found myself staring at plain mugs set from IKEA and wondering how to cook in them. At that time I wished somebody handed me a ready list of kitchen essentials that I needed as a new housewife to start my cooking journey.

I needed to learn it the hard way, but hey, now you don’t have to. I’ve prepared for you a complete list of kitchen essentials for a housewife – from basics to more advanced and fancy items.

Ready for some shopping? 🙂

Basic Kitchen Essentials for a Housewife

This list contains the basics that you should start with to begin improving your cooking skills:

1. Chopping boards – people completely underestimate them. If you want to keep your brand-new surfaces pretty like from Pinterest, some decent chopping boards are a must.
2. Knives – you would be surprised how much easier it is to slice the bread with the proper knife. I mean, I was!
3. Bowls – mixing meat with spices, making salads, preparing the dough… as a housewife, you will do all of that so a set of good quality bowls comes in handy.
4. Frying pan – scrambled eggs and bacon will be your safe bet from now on.
5. Small pot – since for now you will mostly cook for two, one small pot should be enough for a start
6. Kitchen towels – in case you have sticky fingers just as much as me, such towels will be useful.
7. Jars – I wanted my kitchen to look cute, that’s why I’m storing my products in jars, but you can just as well use:
8. Containers – did you know that the prettier you store your food, the more pleasurable cooking gets? 🙂
9. Salt and pepper shakers – a cute set of them makes the house more like home, doesn’t it?
10. Apron – the cuter, the better. It seems like a small detail, but believe me, when I got a set of colorful aprons, suddenly I started feeling like a princess in the kitchen.

More Advanced Kitchen Essentials for a Housewife

You’ve been cooking for a while and you want to try new recipes and travel further into Cooking Land. Don’t forget to take the map:

1. Bigger pots – now comes the serious game and you should invest in at least one more pot. If you like colors like I do, here is a cute one.
2. Garlic thing – I am not a native English speaker and I have no idea what it is called, but you know what I mean – the little tool that squeezes the garlic out?
3. Spatula – meat, pancakes, and any other meals that you’re becoming a pro at – you totally deserve a cute spatial at this point.
4. Soup Ladle – one of the classic kitchen essentials for a housewife.
5. Oven gloves – now things are heating up! Perfect pair for doggo lovers (my pick), but there is also one for cats’ friends.
6. Grater – my advice for a happy marriage? Grate the cheese and make your husband a pizza once a month.
7. Strainers – for pasta, tea, powdered sugar – my strainer made my cooking easier so many times.
8. Wooden spoon – if you will aim at making your own bread or simply feeling fancy in the kitchen – a wooden spoon will help you out.
9. Whisk – perfect for eggs and… yup, pretty much everything else that requires whisking.
10. Blender – this blender saved my life! Okay, a little bit too dramatic, but it made our home menu more advanced.

When It’s Time for a Dessert…

Is it just me or baking feels so cozy and romantic? If next to cooking you want to add baking, make sure to buy:

1. Mixer! – it is so useful, otherwise you need to do everything by hand which can make one of your biceps way bigger than the other. Just warning.
2. Measuring cups – baking is all about the right proportions. Yup, you guessed right, I’ve learned it the hard way.
3. Kitchen scale – to make sure you did not put too much flour… happened to me. Once. Or twice.
4. Muffin Tray – thanks to that my muffins actually look like muffins, not like crooked mole mounds…
5. Muffin Cups – I usually get cute and colorful ones – it feels like childhood all over again.
6. Circle Baking Form – mine has been serving me already in 4th year!
7. Silicone spatula – I did not know if as a new housewife, if you take out the dough with whisked eggs with such a spatula, they remain fluffy. PS: Get a cute one. I have a pink one with a bunny and it brings me joy every time I use it 🙂
8. Bread Pan – if you want to be a super housewife and make your own bread, you need proper bread pans!
9. Cake Holder – I always dreamed of one because it makes transporting the cake, for example to church, so much easier. I promise you, it’s not fun to travel in the tram with uncovered cheesecake…
10. Silicone Baking Mats – reusable and cute, what else to want?

When You’ve Been Promoted to a Host

Inviting people over is stressful a the beginning. But with this list of kitchen essentials for a housewife, you will be set:

1. Kettle – you need to serve your guests some tea, and with this kettle, you can do it very elegantly 🙂
2. Set of plates – there is nothing boosting a housewife’s confidence than an elegant set of plates for her guests
3. Roasting pan – you can make a quick dinner for many people.
4. Oval roasting pan with a lid – perfect for baking veggies (I mean, you want your guests to be healthy, right?)
5. Glasses Set- I have cute childish ones but I can imagine the majority of housewives are serious women haha
6. Bottle Opener – in case that’s a real party.
7. Wine Opener – in case the real party gets even more real.
8. Napkins – seasonal napkins make every meal special.
9. Utensils set – that’s a good investment especially when you plan to host many guests.
10. Trivets – I needed to use Google Translator to get this word haha it can save your table from serious damage when you serve some hot dishes.

Have fun!

In this cooking journey do not forget to laugh and enjoy it all along. Get messy, get happy, get creative. That’s what the kitchen is for!