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    24 Basic Kitchen Essentials Under ₹3,000 That Every Twentysomething Should Own

    It's time to stop putting off purchasing these.

    1. A 6-piece nonstick cookware set that will take care of your basic everyday cooking - ₹1,615

    A set of nonstick utensils on a table

    2. Or this 3 piece non-stick cookware set that's compatible with induction cooktops as well - ₹999

    Black induction cookware utensils

    3. A rice cooker that will save you from the stress of trying to get your rotis perfectly round every day. It's so easy to use, you might just be tempted to use this instead of ordering out - ₹2,120

    A white rice cooker with floral prints on the side

    4. A handy food processor that you can use to knead atta, whip cream, shred vegetables, juice fruits, and slice vegetables into proper slices. It will really bring your meal prep time down considerably - ₹2,990

    A red and white food processor with different blades

    5. A pop-up toaster that comes with 8 browning settings so you can choose the one that's crispy but not too crispy - ₹1,749

    A mint green toaster on a counter

    6. A no-slip bamboo cutting board that will make the process a lot easier than using a plate where your arm keeps awkwardly banging into the edge - ₹549

    A bamboo chopping board with cut vegetables

    7. A pair of beakers that will make your liquid measurements so much more accurate so you end up with a gravy that's basically just flavoured water - ₹160

    Beakers with measurement against a black background

    8. Speaking of accuracy, it's time to stop eyeballing the measurements for masalas and use this measuring cup set to get them exactly right - ₹239

    A green measuring spoon set

    9. A pressure cooker that will help you in easily and quickly cooking essential food items like dal, rice, and vegetables - ₹1,721

    A black pressure cooker

    10. A grill pan that will take your kebabs and burger patties to restaurant quality standards - ₹469

    A grill pan

    11. A lidded saucepan that you can use to make tea, coffee, gravies, and soups - ₹935

    A saucepan with tea in it

    12. A sandwich maker that you should keep handy, just in case you want a break from your everyday food - ₹1,292

    A sandwich maker with sandwiches on it

    13. A manual food processor that you can use to make a tomato paste for gravies, slicing, chopping, mincing, whipping eggs and cream - ₹1,390

    A black manual food processor

    14. An auto-shutoff electric kettle for the days when you're too lazy to even boil water for Maggi or your tea - ₹729

    A silver kettle

    15. A simple yet useful bakeware set for people who really want to get into baking but don't know what to get to get started - ₹1,399

    16. And a hand blender that will make baking feel less like an arm day workout because you've been beating eggs for 5 minutes without a break - ₹1,799

    A black hand blender

    17. And a pair of oven mitts with a potholder that will protect your hands so much better than the random cloth you happened to have nearby - ₹119

    A pair of blue and pink oven mitts

    18. A stainless steel chef's knife that will make vegetable chopping and fruit slicing easy so you don't end up struggling to cut through the surface of a watermelon until you give up - ₹499

    A chef's knife with various fruits and vegetables near it

    19. A ginger and garlic presser/slicer that will make easy work out of making ginger garlic paste and it'll prevent everything smelling and tasting like garlic - ₹298

    A ginger and garlic press with ginger and garlic on the side

    20. A microwave cooker that you can use to steam vegetables, make soft idlis, and to cook rice so you can enjoy a healthy meal with minimal effort - ₹355

    A microwave cooker with its various uses

    21. A set of heat-resistant silicone utensils that will prevent you from giving yourself a nasty burn because you forgot how hot things can get - ₹1,109

    22. A microwave splatter cover that will save you all the time you spend in cleaning it out - ₹288

    A microwave splatter cover on a dish in the microwave

    23. A set of BPA-free containers that you can use to store your snacks and spices in a much more organised manner that doesn't involve tying a rubber band around the packet - ₹499

    A set of containers with food items

    24. And finally, a set of airtight food storage containers because it might take you a while to learn to cook in just the right amount - ₹679

    Storage containers with blue lids