Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 20:37:09 EDT
Reply-To: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@hotmail.com>
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From: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: westy cookware
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forgot to mention, go with stainless steel that has a heavy bottom (on both
skillet and pot) so as not to scorch foods by the heat transfer being to
rapid. this is a common problem with the camping type models of cookware on
the market. those are lighter b/c weight is a concern to backpackers who
have to carry the thing on their back, and as for a meal they will probably
just be boiling water to rehydrate freeze dried foods. this should not be a
concern in the westy however, the concern should be efficiency and
production of a great five star meal.
jason
82 westy
90 gl
>From: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@hotmail.com>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: westy cookware
>Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 20:13:47 EDT
>
>hey chris,
>i cook for a living and also love to cook in my bus. so when it comes to
>cookware i go all out. you're right in saying "no aluminum". aluminum not
>only sucks for heating purposes it can make your food taste funny, (also
>can
>turn green veg to an ugly army green color instead of bright green b/c the
>veg reacts with the aluminum-just a side note) anyways, when cooking in my
>bus i prefer the use of an 8" All Clad skillet for sauteeing and 2 qt All
>Clad pot for damn near everything else. now, these being completing
>stainless steel they can be a bit pricey. imho they are the most durable,
>best retention of heat, and easiest to clean. however, i cook rather
>extravegantly on the road. maybe your needs are simple. this being the
>case, pick yourself up a nice durable stainless steel 2 qt pot and 8"
>skillet and you should be set. they store very easily, cook side by side
>without knocking each other, and they will clean easily in the westie sink.
>while you are purousing your FLKSS look for a nice stainless steel kettle
>for you're tea. good luck and bon appétit!
>jason
>82 westy
>90 gl
>
>
>>From: Chris Paquette <cp@ix.netcom.com>
>>Reply-To: Chris Paquette <cp@ix.netcom.com>
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Westy Cookware
>>Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 23:32:32 -0700
>>
>>Greetings:
>>
>>I recently returned from a week of camping in Big Sur, using the '88 Westy
>>as a tent, riverside (sublime). We cooked a couple of nights (or at least
>>reheated) and to do this I had brought a raggle-taggle pair of pans which
>>I
>>use every day to cook with at home. I decided that I would like a set of
>>cookware to keep permanently in the bus.
>>
>>Any recommendations? My only criterion is that it should not be aluminum.
>>I
>>was down at the local Adventure 16 and didn't see too many choices. I
>>guess
>>the set should "nest" due to space considerations, but I'm not glued to
>>that
>>idea. I'd appreciate any thoughts or experiences.
>>
>>I'm also after a nice, non-aluminum kettle to boil tea water in (I'm not a
>>coffee drinker).
>>
>>Chris
>>'88 Westy, "Rocinante"
>>Culver City, CA
>
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