Makeshift kitchen

I haven't done this, but I've heard of using a crockpot as a makeshift oven -- foil-wrapped chicken packets, small roasts, baked potatoes and the like. And of course the standard uses of a crockpot.

How big a fridge will you have?

Ach, I forgot to ask that. Hopefully it is a proper one, although admittedly mostly because I use the ice box. But yes, there's a fridge and a sink.

Camping stove? You can get quite decent ones. we lived off of one for a week or two when we bought this house before we got the oven connected and it was possible to knock out half decent stuff.

Whoa, don't use a camping stove indoors without some excellent ventilation, k? Two burner electric hot plate, toaster/convection oven (I was looking at one that is also a microwave the other day for us). Thumbs up for electric kettle too.

Oh really, a toaster/convection oven/microwave all in one? That seems... space-savey!

Yeah, that's why I was thinking it might be a good deal for us. We are sort of slightly missing having a microwave to reheat our endless cups of tea. The one I was looking at had some caveats about how you had to follow some pretty specific steps to get decent toast, but otherwise sounded nifty. I haven't sprung for it just yet though.

Hmmm, and now I can't find it in my Amazon browsing history or in any of their listings. I saw it in a Linens & Things sort of store too. Might have been made by Sharp, maybe by DeLonghi. There are lots of microwave/convection combos on Amazon.

Ah, it was Sharp: http://www.amazon.com/Sharp-900-Watt-0-9-Cubic-Foot-Convection-Microwave/dp/B00007BGTL

Hmmm!

ELECTRIC GRIDDLE

I missed the word "basement". Decent ventilation is obviously a given.

I think ventilation's going to be a big issue for basement cooking of any sort.

I don't tend towards the let's-turn-the-fan-over-the-stove-on type cooking practices, at least.

Anyone lived in that sort of situation before

my first apt in nyc was in a shabby rooming-house type building w/no kitchen and communal bathroom in the hall. even w/the window wide open smoke was a big issue. the most i cooked on the hot plate was a breakfast egg or can of soup. of course I'd done almost no cooking up to this point. for the six months I lived there I mostly lived on cheap restaurant meals. in 1981 you could get by on less than $10/ a day.

sorry if that isn't much help but I've been thinking about this ^^ whole set up recently. coincidence!

I'm thinking more steam/moisture than bacon and fish fry smells, Casuistry, though I'm sure it will be fine. Is this in an older house?

Probably. I haven't seen it yet. I guess steam might be an issue, though, that's true. Well, there are basement-style windows, I'm told.