Crossing an ocean or to a new island group can be a trip of three or four weeks. Without refrigeration this means that fresh greens will be limited. Cabbage and onions do well, carrots will last for awhile, but after that we’re looking at canned greens – unless we grow our own. A few cruisers […]
Galley
Food Storage: You don’t have what you can’t find
Food Storage systems are not sexy, but they can make your life easier. Your friends probably imagine you basking on the foredeck while what you are really doing is looking for the pepper which you KNOW should be RIGHT THERE. You may think that since you never needed a food storage system in your kitchen, you certainly […]
Making Yogurt on Board without Refrigeration
You can have yogurt on board even if you have no refrigeration. The only trick is, like with any starter, you have to make it regularly before your starter goes bad. Yogurt Making Tools & Supplies wide-mouth thermos, sized for the amount you can eat in a few days. We usually make two cups or […]
Provisioning and Storage Rules
Provisioning for long ocean passages, with or without refrigeration, is most successful when you buy foods to prepare dishes that the crew likes, when you can predict how long each food can survive so as to preference recipes with those food before they go bad, and when you store the foods to best prolong their use Most […]
