Seagoing Provisions, Frozen?
Having gone up or down the US East Coast a few times, I realize that little actual cooking is done at sea. Heating is more realistic. A couple of times before sailing we have frozen home cooked meals...
View ArticleMarsh harbor to ft. Lauderdale
I am making this trip late June. We are planning on leaving marsh harbor and heading into the Atlantic, then south around hole in the wall, then east across north berry Cain to ft lauderdale. Anyone...
View ArticleLooking for SQUARE/RECTANGULAR, METAL, food storage
Wondering if anyone knows of anything larger than a 'bento box' --square/rectangular; --metal (doesn't have to be stainless) --bulk food storage Have searched Amazon and eBay and I either find round or...
View ArticleAnybody Use A Portable Ice Maker?
Hi all, I was wondering if it would be feasible to use a portable ice maker on a boat. They use 110v, and could be used when I run the generator for a couple of hours each day while on the hook. Igloo...
View ArticleVacuum Sealing
Is anybody here doing the vacuum seal bag thing? For food...and other things.... What are your good and bad experiences?
View ArticleReality check: Progresso soups?
OK, for years I've used Progresso soups (especially after Campbell's falsified drug testing in order to bust unions, documented on 60 Minutes years ago) as part of my "people chow" supplies. You know,...
View ArticleDesiccant Use in Boats
I'm wondering what other people have done making use of this stuff on their boats.
View ArticleMaking Ice - Baglets or Cubes
I like to have ice at the end of the day. I plan to add the Engel 40 fridge/freezer to do just freezer duty. The boat has Adler Barbour factory installed (I think) in-counter fridge (30 yrs old). I can...
View ArticleRum enjoyment
Hello all, This is sort of a follow up to the cans v bottles post. When on the boat what is everyone's favorite way to drink rum? I typically drink mt gay with tonic or gosling's dark and stormy's. I...
View ArticleCooking with Seawater
What are you experiences? Never would..never have..only some foods..only when moon is full..goes well with rum...
View ArticleCast Iron Cookware
I was wondering if many of you use cast iron cookware on the boat? It seems like they would be good (even though heavy) cause they would serve two purposes. One on the stove and oven, but also could be...
View Articleelectric rechargable stove igniters
These things beat the pants and $s out of the butane grill lighters.
View Articlepressure cooker advice
Do you sailers out there use them and if so which one do you reccomend? Ive been searching for 12 volt models of electric cookers but am open to suggestions. Thanks, Laurel
View ArticleBrown Rice
Crock pot on land is fine, but for quite a while now ive been thinking its just not worth the extra propane. I have lots onboard...just very slow, pressure cooker or not. Thoughts....
View ArticleDoes Snap-On tools make a can opener...:)
Seems like such a little thing but frustrates me. They dont last very long. An advertised HD opener went 2 weeks. The best so far has been a OXO, but its skipping a beat now. Ive been thru many...
View ArticleBanana Ice Cream
Ok, you're in the tropics and these things raining down on you - 'naners everywhere. Maybe you've even had to pull them out of your engine cooling intake... And they are cheap. Who makes banana ice cream?
View ArticleSauces and Places
I like to try different spicey sauces. Something to give food a little more kick. I picked up a bottle of Matouk's Calypso Sauce in the bahamas. It is bottled in trinidad. Good color, flavor...but...
View ArticleMarina Slips for 4 months
Hello, so I called marinas from Jax to stuart FL for a wet slip for 4 months liveaboard starting mid to late Aug they all stated the wait time was 6 to 12 months. Is this a normal thing or just an...
View ArticleThe most versatile recipe's ever
Sugar and cinnamon 1/2 c sugar 2 TBSP cinnamon combine and put in shaker. Use on whatever you like! Enjoy! Flatbread I love this recipe' It is my new favorite bread recipe' because it is so versatile....
View ArticleProvisioning for Gunkholing and Voyaging on Small Light Displacement Sailboats
Thought I would try and start a thread on provisioning for gunkholing and voyaging on small light displacement sailboats. I am mostly thinking of boats under 3000 pounds or so light displacement, with...
View ArticleProvisioning for Dinghy Cruising
I have spent the weekend provisioning for an 8 day sail I have coming up in a smalll sailing boat. The boat I am using is very small and weight sensitive by almost any cruising standard. I have decided...
View ArticleHow much water?
New to ocean sailing, older first boat: 1980 24' C&C. Loving the boat. A week of close off-shore sailing is in the making. This will be the first voyage for the two of us. A trial...
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ACE FLAME MASTER
Came to me with my new to me kerosene stove. Made in Chalfont, PA Hollow sheet steel construction. I am GUESSING it is used over the burner to simmer Anyone have some experience with these things?
View ArticleDehydrating and Preserving Thread
No refrigeration. A few years ago I got into eating dehydrated meals and more recently have gotten into making my own dehydrated meals. Benefits as I see them are lighter weight, more compact, faster...
View ArticleStovetop heat diffusers
My 1 1/2 burner (looks like 3 burners) stove has never spoken low simmer I bought a cheap heat diffuser and it works very well No longer need to stand over the pot and no jackhammer needed to clean pot...
View ArticleHow well do MREs work?
Hi All... I need to move a boat on a 5 day trip. Usually there is at least a fridge and a propane range, but this boat has neither. It does have an ice box. For food, I'm thinking of MREs with chemical...
View ArticleSous Vide on lithium
There have been discussions, over the years, on the feasibility of cooking Sous Vide on a boat. I've cooked Sous Vide for many years, using simple on-off thermocouple controllers and from crock pots or...
View ArticleHow much Ice
Had my first real weekend on the boat with guest. me, wife, daughter, and my mom and dad. 5 adults. daysail on friday overnight on board, then onto another slip for an over night and then back home. we...
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Find the Ketchup Boat Guy
Not sure if I should have put this under cooking in a boat, lost at sea, or what. Maybe @MarkofSeaLife or @Zanshin knows where Ketchup Boat Guy is. Heinz is looking for him. Heinz wants to find the man...
View ArticlePrescription Drugs While Cruising
I am curious. When you are Island hopping the Caribbean for months/years, is it a problem getting prescriptions filled? Are US doctor prescriptions easily filled in other countries? Is it expensive?...
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Do you grow Herbs on your Boat???
What grows on your boat? Boat Basil is killing me The clump in the background is a potted Basil from the supermarket, re-potted. its taken 3 months to recover from its ordeal of being owned by me. The...
View ArticleWater provisioning
How do you refill your water tank(s)? The recent watermaker discussion got me thinking about water, and how to maintain the tank without resorting to expensive technology. I'm curious how people...
View ArticleDehydrating food for later use
I'm into my off-season activities, one of which is dehydrating food for the coming cruising season. I carry a small food dehydrator with me on my winter travels, and use it to preserve foods that can...
View ArticleKeeping your ears warm
Newbie sailor here. My wife and I are going to do some spring sailing here in the PacNW, where it can be cold maybe 11 months of the year. She is particularly sensitive to having her ears get cold. Do...
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