Date:         Sun, 27 Aug 2000 22:25:54 EDT
Reply-To:     Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@hotmail.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@hotmail.com>
Subject:      Re: westy cookware
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well, right now i am actually in a busy cooking environment.  i cook at a
very well known and busy restaurant in manhattan and another restaurant as a
second job in new jesrsey. i do both of these to support my main focus which
is being a student at the culinary Institute of america in hyde park new
york. i am close to graduation and looking to line a job up in spain near
the pyranees mts. i hear there is some killer snowboarding there which, when
i am not cooking you can find me doing that, if weather permits.  funny how
one passion supports the next.  if only i could find one that could support
my vans.
jason
82 westy
90 gl

>From: "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@hotmail.com>
>To: pooncerelli@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: westy cookware
>Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 17:54:03 PDT
>
>Were do you cook???
>
>
>>From: "Jason Willenbrock" <pooncerelli@hotmail.com>
>>To: mark_hb@hotmail.com
>>Subject: Re: westy cookware
>>Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 20:49:41 EDT
>>
>>wow, induction burner in a westy!  i never thought that would ever happen.
>>  i need to research this but if it is possible and you are willing to
>>fork out the green, i would defintely go for it.  induction heating is the
>>wave of the future.  i have worked on them before and they are amazing,
>>and safe which is ideal when cooking in your van.  i am not sure if all
>>clad is induction ready i have ever tried mine on one.  i think it would
>>be safe to say that they are not b/c they would cost a hell of a lot more
>>then they already do.  do your homework and let me know about this i am
>>very curious.  let me know if you have any other cooking questions, this
>>is one area i feel is neglected on the list.
>>good luck
>>jason
>>
>>
>>>From: "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@hotmail.com>
>>>To: pooncerelli@hotmail.com
>>>Subject: Re: westy cookware
>>>Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 17:39:39 PDT
>>>
>>>Do you like Silga? www.silga.it - their technika line is imported here
>>>under the Rosle label - and what about www.paderno.it (not to be confused
>>>with the same name from out of canada, a different line of cookware....)
>>>--- and what about induction burners --- cooktek.com has a unit that
>>>might be able to go into the westy... and they sell pots/pans for
>>>induction burners - and some of the paderno is induction ready.... All
>>>Clad is or isn't - I forget... I think their lids bend too easily - and I
>>>don't like the shape of their handles.. --- i think the cooktek unit
>>>needs a 14 amp line ... I forget - I'd have to search old email in
>>>another account... but I was always going to ask someone if that would
>>>work in the vanagon...
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@hotmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>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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