If you are a student, or young adult looking to set up a kitchen, you may not have a lot of money to spend on "essentials". So what is really essential?
Let's assume you will be cooking real food, in which case a good knife and cutting board are way up there in importance. You can go all out and buy a nice set of knives and a block to keep them in. It looks great on the counter top, but it also includes knives you may never use.
These are the knives I use every day. A small paring knife, and a 8-inch Chef's knife. The other knives in my block are rarely pulled out. You can purchase only what you need instead of a set of knives, and decide what your budget allows.
If you have good knives, you should also be sure to have a cutting board that will be kind to your knives. These boards are great because they have rubber "feet" on the corners, which keeps them from slipping. Unsecured cutting boards are a danger in the kitchen. If you have a good cutting board, but it slides around on your counter top, put a wet paper towel underneath it and press down to get it to "stick" to the counter.
The cutting boards I use are also designed to be kind to the sharp edges of your knife, and they can go through the dishwasher for sanitation.
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