Prepping for kitchen reno advice?

[315bride]

Well, we are finally getting the kitchen redone. After months of limbo with our board (who dropped the ball on correspondence making it necessary to submit certain things twice ??!!&&%%#), we are finally getting the walk-through next Thursday so that our contractor can get a look again at the space and schedule for start date.

We already decided on major items except the appliances.
PIP: Preliminary decisions for our kitchen reno

We will have to pack up and set up a makeshift kitchen something-or-other in our dining nook. Our coffee maker, some snacks, and we will probably get a mini-fridge just for milk, cheese, beer, leftovers, etc.

Advice or recommendations on how we should pack up or make do without a kitchen for a few weeks?

[bunnymendelbaum]

The most annoying thing is doing dishes in the bathroom sink or tub. So I suggest you buy some paper plates/bowls.
We used our toaster oven a ton, but you are in NYC, so maybe just do take-out every night.

[wawa]

Even with takeout every night you're still going to probably want a microwave to heat up leftovers.

Ditto bunny on plastic/paper.

Even if you're using plastic utensils, don't forget to leave yourself at least one sharp knife. Even if it's just a paring knife - you'll want to cut SOMETHING at some point.

[315bride]

Oh, right. Yeah, we'll have the microwave. I don't have a toaster oven, just a little toaster. But.... that might be nice to have, even in our future kitchen.

Good call on the paper/plastic. We have enough takeout silverware/chopsticks to last us a while.

[kaylie]

FYI I just bought a Breville Smart Oven. It's pricey ($250, but you can use a 20% off at BBB) but OMG it's amazing. I'm pretty sure it could easily replace a regular oven for most things short of a turkey or large roast. You can even cook mini pizzas in it.

[carifly]

I third the paper plates/cups/silverware suggestion. Washing dishes in the sink is not fun. I'd recommend making a little box of the other essentials you will want- for me that was a cutting board, sharp knife, wine/bottle opener, one mixing bowl, two mugs, measuring cup, spatula, and then a few sets of silverware and plastic plates/cups for when we ran out of disposable.

Do you have an electric skillet? I borrowed one from my parents and that way we were able to make things like eggs, pancakes, and those frozen stir-fry things. I also kept the waffle iron out. We did not have a microwave or toaster, so this was the only way we could eat food at home that wasn't take out. Having a microwave will make it much easier