Instead of putting in an expensive electric or propane oven, I decided to try a convection oven. I made a pizza but the cheese was a little burnt. I am still working on learning how to adjust from conventional to convectional. I was wondering if anyone else chose to do this and what your experiences have been?
I have a Weber grill that I set up on my mid deck. I love having the ability to grill, especially on nights when bands are playing at my marina. I can grill and enjoy the music at the same time. I also added a fishing board for food prep.
Cast iron cookware we would not be without.
We have a Dutch oven and a French pan that we have had forever
Constant even heat, something we can't get with aluminium or S/S cookwear.
A good vacuum packer (we use a Foodsaver) has changed much of how we do things.
And one advice regarding set of kitchen knives stored in a butcher block... Be sure to really secure the block AND knives while underway, just to avoid seeing one of the big knives stuck in your wood floor after a big headless boater strongly wake you at full speed... Don't ask how I know.I'll second a good set of knives. We don't use 'gadgets', they take up space, many use eletricity, and they are often a pain to clean. Anything (or anybody) that wastes space, water or power is not welcome on our boat.
There is nothing that gadgets do that I can't do with an old school (analog...LOL!!) french (chef) knife. I also keep a small santoku and a large paring knife on the boat.
Greetings,
On the topic of "gadgets"...I'm in agreement BUT there are two that I wouldn't do without. One is a juicer:
and the other is a self cleaning garlic press.
You can get the juicers in lime, lemon and orange size (green, yellow, orange color). I would suggest the largest (orange). Then you can handle all citrus. Shrimp With Lime Butter Sauce - Recipe - Cooks.com
I have a Weber grill that I set up on my mid deck. I love having the ability to grill, especially on nights when bands are playing at my marina. I can grill and enjoy the music at the same time. I also added a fishing board for food prep.
...There is nothing that gadgets do that I can't do with an old school...french (chef) knife....
Be sure not to use the wrong one. Garlic OJ,mmm...Greetings,
On the topic of "gadgets"...I'm in agreement BUT there are two that I wouldn't do without. One is a juicer:
and the other is a self cleaning garlic press.
... and the other is a self cleaning garlic press.
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Oooh, I love cooking and even more so on the boat (even with a POS electric Princess Stove)
I have three galley essentials:
1) Dutch Oven for stews, curries, soups, and casseroles
2) A grill for meats and vegetables
3) An oven for baked goods.
Wandering off a bit to a list of stuff we've found most useful on board over time:
- (good) nesting stainless cookware (ours are probably Cuisinart)
- a small Instant Pot (mostly in pressure cooker mode)
- a small slow cooker
- combo convection/microwave oven
- a propane grill, outside (ours is a very old Magma, looks like Boatpoker's; mixed feelings about the actual model...)
- a set of good cooking and steak knives (our are Henckels)
- one of the several flatware sets we were given at our wedding
- an extended set of a Corel dinner service plus extra complementary pieces
- a vacuum packer (getting used to it...)
- a "plastic" (?) NordicWare microwave insert thing, with ridges on one side, rides on the turntable, great for bacon!
I like the pizza brick idea; the one we use at home works great... gotta try that on the boat grill!
I think I'll eventually shop for a flat grille/skillet to augment the nesting set. The nesting skillet (also a lid for the whole set) works fine but the sides are so high it makes turning eggs a bit of a chore... and the sides aren't rounded enough like an omelet pan so actually flipping eggs hasn't worked all that well...
Good reminder; yep we've got a garlic press.
A meat thermometer, too.
And a can opener, although it doesn't get much use.
-Chris
One thing we did replicate for the boat was this:
Ohmygawd! I forgot to list the coffee maker! Mea culpa!
Our original was a Black & Decker under-counter Spacesaver thing; worked OK but eventually crapped out. Replaced it with a countertop Krupps, worked OK but needed counter space. Replaced that more recently with another B&D Spacesaver, works OK and at least we can slide some stuff (drying rack, etc.) underneath it sometimes to make a more usable counter area during prep.
-Chris
I too had a B&D space saver, on my N46. MORE counter room. Alas, this AT34 does not have an "under cover space" so the coffee pot sits in the corner on the counter. This AT as more food prep space than the N46 so it's a trade off, I guess. I'm happy.
We have a portable butane stove for when more than two pots are required.
Greetings,
On the topic of "gadgets"...I'm in agreement BUT there are two that I wouldn't do without. One is a juicer: