Plenty of first places do not come with a working stove. A rented room, a motel, a burner that has been broken since you moved in - a stove is not a given. The good news is you can cook real food with nothing but outlets.
Start with a microwave
A small microwave does far more than reheat. Baked potatoes, steamed vegetables, oatmeal, real meals - it is the center of a no-stove kitchen, not a compromise.
Add an electric kettle
Boiling water in ninety seconds unlocks coffee, tea, instant meals, and cleaning. It is cheap and it earns its counter space every single day.
A rice cooker does more than rice
Set it and walk away. Rice, oats, and steamed vegetables all happen without you standing over a pot. For anyone short on both money and a stove, cooking once and eating three times is the whole game - so get food containers too.
None of this needs a flame. If you want the whole thing in one list, the No Stove kitchen kit is built for exactly this situation.