Bathroom -
Towels (2 large bath, 2 hand, two washcloth)
Two or three small "rubbermade" or other plastic organizer bins that are either stackable or like drawers to keep his shaving/grooming stuff in and can fit on the toilet lid or on a counter.
A small 2 gallon bathroom trashcan, preferably with a cover.
Kitchen -
Two sets of oven mitt and kitchen towels.
A large set of microwavable, dishwasher safe refrigerator "leftover" storage container set.
Two or three large containers - quart and gallon for dry food storage (for the bagged stuff he uses regularly - rice, beans, cereal, etc). Similar to the old Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Flour cannister sets that are found in old fashioned kitchen sets.
A set of basic cooking utensils - 2 whisks (large and small), spatulas (1 metal, 1 non-stick), straining spoon, a ladle, 2 or 3 packs of wooden stirring spoons and 1 wooden fork(great for scrambling eggs or an omelet), pie knife (you won't believe how many times I use it - particularly for lasagna and casseroles), tongs, a carving fork, paring knife, vegetable peeler, a set of cup measures, a set of spoon measures, and a 2-cup liquid measuring cup.
Six Baking pans - 1 loaf pan, 2 cookie or sheet pans, 1 ea 8x8x2" square pan, 1 ea half sheet pan (8 x 14 x2"
and 1 pie pan.
Five piece Stovetop set - 1 pint, 1 quart, and 1 gallon pots, 1 small skillet, 1 large/medium skillet.
Three Mixing bowls - 1 pint, 1 quart, 1 gallon.
A kitchen timer
A large (13+ gallon) kitchen trashcan with an easy-opening cover.
For eating utensils, he can live off plastic ware, paper plates, and plastic picnic bowls until he gets tired enough of eating on plastic and buys a set of Corelle dishes, mismatched glasses and silverware at a thrift store.
Bedroom -
An extra set of sheets
Two large storage bins for off-season clothes and bedding. These can be stackable for the closet or under the bed storage.
Household cleaning -
Laundry Hamper
Two small Trash cans, one each for front room and bedroom.
Dust-buster or shop vac.
Two large pails, scrubbing brush, bag of shop rags
Broom, duster, dustpan and brush.
These are the things most young people starting out don't think of, but end up needing and using all the time.
It ends up costing the purchase worth of items using a $300 Ikea gift-card or $500 Target or BB and B gift-card - if they know how to shop correctly.
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