Remember your first kitchen as a newly minted adult? If you have kids entering that phase and want to help them get set up — especially at a time when housing is so expensive — you’re probably trying to figure out, based on their interest in cooking or special nutritional needs, what is essential for them, what the quality of the item should be, and — especially for those young adults who are fledging in school far from home — how much to should spend or how sentimental you should be about tools that may be left behind in that first apartment should they decide to return home or relocate somewhere else. My latest story for The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Home & Garden section can help you prioritize needs and dollars—plus give you some tips on where to get these kitchen essentials.