One of the best ways to keep living expenses down in a rental is 'cooking at home.' Compared to eating out or relying on convenience stores, maintaining a home-cooking habit can save ¥20,000 to ¥50,000 or more per month. To reduce solo living expenses, developing a home-cooking habit using your kitchen is highly effective. That said, rental kitchens vary significantly in equipment from property to property, and complaints like 'after moving, it turned out to be less user-friendly than expected,' 'the stove only has one burner,' and 'there's not enough storage' remain common. This article introduces kitchen viewing checkpoints useful from the property selection stage and tips for enjoying home cooking comfortably even in limited space.