What's Inside the UNPACKED Student Kitchen Pack?
Setting up a kitchen from scratch is one of those jobs that sounds simple until you’re standing in a shop trying to remember whether you already own a colander. The Student Kitchen Pack from UNPACKED is built to solve that in one go: a single box, delivered to your room before you arrive, with everything you need to cook, prep, and eat. Here’s exactly what’s inside, and why each item earns its place in a shared student kitchen.
The dining set
You get an eighteen-piece Student Starter dining set in white: two large plates, two side plates, two bowls, two mugs, two glass tumblers, and two four-piece cutlery sets. That’s enough for you and a guest, which matters more than it sounds. Halls kitchens are social spaces, and having a spare plate and mug means you’re not stuck explaining why a flatmate can’t stay for dinner.
The pans
A three-piece induction-compatible pan set covers a 24cm frying pan, an 18cm saucepan, and a 16cm saucepan. Induction compatibility matters here specifically because most Uni kitchens run on induction hobs, and a pan that doesn’t work on one is dead weight. Three sizes cover most of what you’ll actually cook in year one: a fry-up, pasta for one, sauce for two.
The oven tray
One 33cm non-stick oven tray or roaster. Roast vegetables, oven chips, a tray bake when you’re cooking for flatmates; this is the item that gets used more than people expect once they’ve got one.
The utensils
A five-piece stainless steel and nylon set: a slotted spoon, a slotted turner, a masher, a solid spoon, and a ladle. Nothing flashy, just the actual tools you reach for while something’s on the hob and you don’t have a free hand to go searching a drawer.
The tin and bottle opener
Small, easy to forget, and the item most likely to send you round to a flatmate’s room asking if they’ve got one. Included here so it’s simply in the drawer already.
The colander
A 24cm stainless steel colander for draining pasta, rice, and vegetables. Not exciting, but there isn’t really a substitute when you need one.
The knife set
A three-piece knife set covers the basics: something for chopping, something for finer work, and a bread knife. Enough to prep a proper meal without reaching for whatever’s sharpest in the drawer.
The peeler, scissors, and grater
A stainless steel peeler, a pair of kitchen scissors, and a four-sided stainless steel grater. Individually minor, together they’re the difference between prepping a meal properly and improvising with a butter knife.
The chopping boards
One 30cm plastic board and one 30cm wooden board. Two boards means you can keep raw meat prep separate from everything else, which matters more in a shared kitchen than a home one, where you don’t necessarily know what your flatmates have just been cutting.
The tea towels and oven glove
Three tea towels and one double oven glove in navy blue. Simple, but one of the more commonly forgotten items when students pack for halls.
Why it works as a set
Every item in the pack is dishwasher-safe and induction-compatible, so nothing in the box is going to sit unused because it doesn’t suit your kitchen setup. It all arrives in one box, labelled with your name and room number, waiting for you on arrival, so there’s no separate shopping trip once you’ve moved in and no trying to remember what you still need once term’s already started.
If you’re moving into Universal Student Living accommodation this year, this is one of the more straightforward ways to walk into a kitchen that’s ready to use from day one.