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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Elizabeth Quinn

A caterer’s must-pack kitchen tools: ‘Holiday rentals are notoriously lacking in sharp knives’

Cooking utensils in apron pockets. If you plan on self-catering on holiday, it pays to have a small but effective travelling toolkit of kitchen items.
If you plan on self-catering on holiday, it pays to have a small but effective travelling toolkit of kitchen items. Photograph: Larry Williams & Associates/Getty Images

Holiday rental homes can be a lottery for anyone actually planning to cook. Having recently spent four months in rentals around Europe and the UK, I am a battle-weary veteran of “self-contained” accommodation with advertised features including a coffee-maker that was just a small stainless steel milk jug, and a kitchenette that comprised a bench and an air fryer.

At such times, it pays to have a truckload of resourcefulness and a small but effective travelling toolkit. The following lists are tailored to suit flying and driving holidays, though feel free to mix, match and substitute with your own essentials.

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