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by Larrikin
2293 days ago
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I've never seen a true dorm with a kitchen, the transition apartments owned by the university for juniors and seniors had them but freshman and sophomore dorms I've been in tend to have microwaves and thats it. Its the right decision in my opinion since the largest number of fire alarm evacuations I've had to do were in those dorms because 18 and 19 year olds living away from their parents can't even figure out how to not burn popcorn in the microwave every couple weeks for movie night. |
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The shared kitchen in my "dorm" (we don't use the word) in London was great -- I made good friends by cooking together with others, and massively improved my cooking ability and confidence.
Day-to-day we mostly cooked fairly simple things (like on the front covers of these "student cookbooks"[1], which I was given about 5 of by relatives and friends), but every 2-4 weeks someone would decide to make an elaborate meal, probably something traditional from their country.
The fire alarm was activated once in two years -- and that was the warden burning something in his kitchen.
These kitchens are all for first year students:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/campus-life/accommodation/h...
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/campus-life/accommodation/h...
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/campus-life/accommodation/h...
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/books/cookbook...