Recommendations sought - must-have equipment for a boats galley.

[ProDave]

For the smaller boat (like ours) a set of stacking saucepans with the bottom one being big but not too deep, and works as a frying pan / wok. Just one detachable handle between them so the fit the stove even with the pan guides fitted (frying pan with fixed handle would be awkward)

 

[GHA]

Would desperately miss my Hawkins pressure cooker and immersion blender for fruit smoothies & home made mayonnaise. Also hand coffee grinder & moka pot. And some keffir starter.

 

[oilybilge]

These pressure cookers that everyone has -- are they the hissy old-fashioned sort with weights on top? And what sort of things are you cooking in them?

 

[alahol2]

No one has mentioned a non-slip tray to retain all the spillages and for use as a draining board.

 

[WoodyP]

An industrial strength garlic press.

 

[Mister E]

Bottle opener.

 

[Baddox]

A Fray Bentos pie and a couple of champagne flutes are all that are needed.

 

[Gustywinds]

These pressure cookers that everyone has -- are they the hissy old-fashioned sort with weights on top? And what sort of things are you cooking in them?

You don't. They are a fallback for when you lose your anchor!

(We have a pressure coooker at home we got as a wedding present. I can count on the fingers of one hand how many times it has been used)

 

[Sandy]

These pressure cookers that everyone has -- are they the hissy old-fashioned sort with weights on top? And what sort of things are you cooking in them?

Not everyone, I think they are the work of the devil and I'm a devout atheist, a Mr D Slow Cooker every time.

 

[capnsensible]

These pressure cookers that everyone has -- are they the hissy old-fashioned sort with weights on top? And what sort of things are you cooking in them?

We had a pressure cooker. Was supposed to be dogs doodahs. After not very long, it was 'the large pot formerly known as pressure cooker'. So not very popular. Unlike wooden cooking utensils. Perfect.

 

[john_morris_uk]

Our pressure cooker is a French one that came with a choice of glass lid or pressure lid. It often gets used a a large cooking pot. It sometimes gets used as a pressure cooker.

 

[Gustywinds]

An industrial strength garlic press.

Ha, I bought this last week and SWMBO was dubious but it is brilliant IKEA 365+ VÄRDEFULL knoflookpers, zwart - IKEA

 

[LittleSister]

Plenty of wine! With that all else falls into place.

(I'm thinking of that (now deceased) TV chef (Keith Floyd?) that used to get well sloshed as he cooked.)

 

[Gustywinds]

Plenty of wine! With that all else falls into place.

(I'm thinking of that (now deceased) TV chef (Keith Floyd?) that used to get well sloshed as he cooked.)

As my planned trip takes me through Loire, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Rhône, Provence, Languedoc, Bergerac and Bordeaux, I don’t think wine will be a problem. For the next few weeks it’s beer though.

 

[Neeves]

Shuttle Chef, Mr D's Thermal Cooker is a copy. The Shuttle Chef comes in a variety of sizes and there are a couple of other suppliers, Tiger and...(cannot remember ).

Thermos Thermal Cooker Review - Practical Sailor

Uses technology honed by Sir James Dewar, hence the Dewar flask.

We find the Shuttle Chef significantly better than a pressure cooker (and they don't have long, inconvenient handles)

Magma, maybe better known for their BBQs have an excellent stacking saucepan set in heavy duty stainless (I suspect made in the US) and Tefal (called something like 'Ingenio') have/had at least 2 different sets of nesting cookware (some of which are non stick coated) are stainless and are induction ready. There is a range of square stacking non stick saucepans (made in NZ by the brother of Grant Dalton) called Smart Space available (I think) on eBay in the UK. Smartspace, Tefal and Magma come with removal handles. All of these 3 sets/supplies are heavy duty. You can buy rectangular frying pans of various sizes in Asian supermarkets, fixed handles (they are part of sushi preparation - the thin omelettes that are part of the variety of fillings).

You can source silicone flexible kettles, with a sort of stainless saucer for the base that sits on the heat

Visit caravan retailers for even more stuff. I suspect the caravan market is siginificantly bigger than the yacht market and there maybe a greater range and cheaper prices. I know there are Korean makers of stacking saucepans but never used them.

Jonathan

 

[Poignard]

Double skillet pan set. You can just about cook anything in it.

Double Skillet Cooking System Review

I have a used one I would be willing to sell.

 

[LittleSister]

No one has mentioned a wooden spoon

You are just a stirrer.

 

[Frank Holden]

Shuttle Chef, Mr D's Thermal Cooker is a copy. The Shuttle Chef comes in a variety of sizes and there are a couple of other suppliers, Tiger and...(cannot remember ).

Thermos Thermal Cooker Review - Practical Sailor

Uses technology honed by Sir James Dewar, hence the Dewar flask.

We find the Shuttle Chef significantly better than a pressure cooker (and they don't have long, inconvenient handles)

Magma, maybe better known for their BBQs have an excellent stacking saucepan set in heavy duty stainless (I suspect made in the US) and Tefal (called something like 'Ingenio') have/had at least 2 different sets of nesting cookware (some of which are non stick coated) are stainless and are induction ready. There is a range of square stacking non stick saucepans (made in NZ by the brother of Grant Dalton) called Smart Space available (I think) on eBay in the UK. Smartspace, Tefal and Magma come with removal handles. All of these 3 sets/supplies are heavy duty. You can buy rectangular frying pans of various sizes in Asian supermarkets, fixed handles (they are part of sushi preparation - the thin omelettes that are part of the variety of fillings).

You can source silicone flexible kettles, with a sort of stainless saucer for the base that sits on the heat

Visit caravan retailers for even more stuff. I suspect the caravan market is siginificantly bigger than the yacht market and there maybe a greater range and cheaper prices. I know there are Korean makers of stacking saucepans but never used them.

Jonathan

You could save more than a few ££££££ by just buying a Wonderbag Home | Wonderbag™
These have the added advantage that - when bouncing around in a seaway - you can stow it just about anywhere while it does its stuff.

 

[Iliade]

I just had to go into the Amazon to buy a vegetable peeler because none of the shops & supermarkets in Shoreham had any.

A sabre for opening the champagne, though perhaps a cutlass given the maritime deckhead height.

 

[michael_w]

Scoot guard or similar, saves much bad language when it gets bumpy,
A really good meal from tins, kept in reserve for emergencies. Mine includes:
Cullen skink
Reflets de France Coq au Vin
Dauphinoise potatoes
Collard greens
Steamed pudding