I was wondering does anyone actually use the shared kitchens (Brandon Hall) on each floor to cook for themselves? And if they do, do they bring their own pots and pans and kitchen utensils?

yup bring ur own stuff, i think their might be like one frying pan thats like 100 years old ew and if u bring ur own stuff , keep it in ur room cause ppl will steal it

I dont think ppl use the kitchen much since there's a lot of money in the meal plans (atleast until near the end of the year). But the stove is there if u want to use it. Bring ur pots and pans though.

Yeah, it depends on the person. Some people in my res cooked for themselves a lot, and some people just stuck to the meal plan. There usually isn't competition for the stoves, but there's nothing wrong with using them
Nothing is provided for you, by the university, although each floor gets a certain amount of money to spend, and depending on the CA and how much demand there is, it might get spent on things like salt or cinnamon or a pot etc, for the whole floor to use. I wouldn't bank on it, though