Printable kit · 10 worksheets
The Kitchen Setup & Cooking Skills Planner
Plan the kitchen you already have, buy the next appliance on your own numbers instead of an advertisement, and get better at using all of it on a weekly schedule instead of by accident.
- 10 fill-in worksheets, 33 print pages
- 2 filled-in examples to copy from
- Online buyer guide with current prices, matched to this site's own budget tiers
Replaces the recipe notes scattered across three apps, the appliance bought before checking this site's own comparisons, and the freezer container labelled from memory instead of a log.
30-day money-back guarantee. Use it all; if it doesn't help, every dollar back.
Look inside
Real pages from the PDF you download, including both filled-in examples. Swipe or scroll.
What's in it
See all 10 worksheet titles
- Kitchen & Skills At A Glance
- Weekly Meal Plan & Skill Progression Sheet
- Knife Skills & Care Sheet
- Appliance Technique Basics
- Batch Cooking & Freezer Log
- Appliance Buying Decision Sheet
- Essential Tools Checklist by Skill Level
- Kitchen Layout & Workflow Sheet
- Maintenance & Cleaning Schedule
- Budget Planner
Also included
- 2 filled-in example worksheets. Kitchen & Skills At A Glance and Weekly Meal Plan & Skill Progression Sheet, filled in for a sample kitchen, clearly marked as an example, so you can see a finished page before you start.
- 1 bonus printable. Appliance Quick-Reference Card: The numbers from the technique sheet, one line per appliance
- 1 companion spreadsheet. The cost-per-serving math from the Budget Planner worksheet, the by-tier budget with real subtotals, a reusable freezer log and a reusable maintenance log, all in one workbook that adds itself up. Tabs: Meal Cost Per Serving, Budget Planner by Tier, Freezer Log, Maintenance Log.
- 1 start-here page. The four sheets to fill in the first 20 minutes, and which sheet to reach for when a purchase, a maintenance date or a fresh week comes up.
Plus the online buyer guide
This site's own three precision-kitchen tiers, starter through obsessive, every item priced and linked, plus every appliance the kit names, kept current on this site. Your kit links straight to it, so the prices you plan with are today's, not the day the PDF was printed.
Who it's for
- Anyone who owns more kitchen appliances than they actually use and wants a schedule that changes that
- Anyone about to buy the next appliance and wants it checked against a real comparison first
- Anyone who batch cooks and has found something unlabelled and unidentifiable at the back of the freezer
- Anyone teaching themselves knife skills, an air fryer, a stand mixer or a pressure cooker from scratch
Who made this
Built by the KitchenGearCalc team, the people behind the free calculators, time and temperature charts and appliance guides on this site, from manufacturer manuals, USDA and FSIS published food safety figures and recurring themes in verified owner reviews. Researched, not professional food safety or culinary instruction.
30-day money-back guarantee
Use the whole kit. If it doesn't help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
Questions
How do I get it?
Pay on the secure Stripe checkout and you land straight on your download page: the full PDF, a ZIP of every sheet as its own printable page, and the companion spreadsheet. Bookmark that page to download again later.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. Print as many copies as you need, one to keep in the kitchen and one to update every week. The logs and the weekly plan are made to be reprinted continually.
What if it is not what I expected?
Use the whole kit. If it does not help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
Does this replace the free calculators and guides on the site?
No, it works with them. A calculator answers one question and forgets it. The kit keeps your own kitchen, your own skill level, your own weekly plan and your own freezer log together on paper, and points at the buyer guide for current prices.
Do I need to be a beginner to use this?
No. The essential tools checklist and the eight week progression both start at the beginning, but the buying decision sheet, the maintenance schedule and the budget planner are useful at any skill level, and the progression is written to be repeated in a loop once you are through it once.
The Kitchen Setup & Cooking Skills Planner
10 worksheets · 33 pages · examples, workbook and online buyer guide