Thread: Basic kitchen & food stuff list

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Mark,

You'd know what I mean if you read back on some of the older threads on camp eating

I don't mind about the backstraps....not all that keen on lamb anyway

Its nice to hear that some of you blokes do actually take part in camp cooking other than the cremations

I'm not a great cook but when it comes to meat I like it to still fight back so only cremate by accident. You should have to wrestle your steak to the ground when eating it

Spent years driving in the bush and sleeping under or beside the vehicles.
Drove the the mail runs in a semi, around the Bourke area etc.
Had no frig or anything fancy. We all used to carry a tucker box with tinned stuff and onions and potato's init ( plus a bottle of Red Mill Rum ). If we wanted fresh meat we
would either shoot it or get a bit from the cocky if they had just had a kill.
Only utensiles carried were a billy, frypan, tin mug and knife fork and spoon. Everything would just go into the pan and cooked in the coals.
The pan would be our plate.
Carried water in 12 gallon, cleaned out, oil drums and a canvas waterbag
on the front of the wagon.
When your driving the mail or carting wool, you dont have time to cook
lavish meals in camp ovens or the like and at the end of the day we were usually to buggered anyway.
I wouldn,t have it any other way, so when I travell alone in the scrub, I
still do it the same way, except that now I carry water in a gerry can
My wife used to drive the second semi and cart wool in the season, but
she is not up to that anymore, so I bought the old caravan so she would
be comfortable.
By the way I do all of the cooking at home too, basic but filling !
Cheers.

Originally Posted by olbod

Spent years driving in the bush and sleeping under or beside the vehicles.
Drove the the mail runs in a semi, around the Bourke area etc.
Had no frig or anything fancy. We all used to carry a tucker box with tinned stuff and onions and potato's init ( plus a bottle of Red Mill Rum ). If we wanted fresh meat we
would either shoot it or get a bit from the cocky if they had just had a kill.
Only utensiles carried were a billy, frypan, tin mug and knife fork and spoon. Everything would just go into the pan and cooked in the coals.
The pan would be our plate.
Carried water in 12 gallon, cleaned out, oil drums and a canvas waterbag
on the front of the wagon.
When your driving the mail or carting wool, you dont have time to cook
lavish meals in camp ovens or the like and at the end of the day we were usually to buggered anyway.
I wouldn,t have it any other way, so when I travell alone in the scrub, I
still do it the same way, except that now I carry water in a gerry can
My wife used to drive the second semi and cart wool in the season, but
she is not up to that anymore, so I bought the old caravan so she would
be comfortable.
By the way I do all of the cooking at home too, basic but filling !
Cheers.

I'm afraid Missus and I like our food and especially tasty and spicy stuff. Just ask her, It doesn't require much extra effort and there is no end to what you can prepare. that's why we bought a dehydrator and a vaccuum packer before the last trip. Meat stays good for 5 weeks without freezing in fridge. The Hay River trip we took just about everything we needed from home and only bought bread and milk when needed.

Originally Posted by George130

I'm not a great cook but when it comes to meat I like it to still fight back so only cremate by accident. You should have to wrestle your steak to the ground when eating it

you are not alone.......

in aces words....when asked how he would like his steak cooked.....



warm it up both sides....stick an apple in its mouth...give a slap on the ass and send it out.......



sounds to me like the perfect steak.......i like mine with mustard........

Numpty,
that dehydrator and vacuum packer sounds like it might be good gear.
I,ll have to check it out.
Any secret to it or do you just follow the instructions ?

Never used to worry about milk and bread but used to carry a big bag of
sugar, hated tea without it.
Nowadays tho, when I travel, I have to take the Lorikeet and she likes her tucker.
Pea's and mashed potato every night, multigrain bread and honey, lettuce,
grapes and all of the usuall chook food. The little bag wont eat out of a
frypan but insists on a dish !

When we were on the road and working we didn't have time to be too
flash, so I guess it just carried over into our day to day life.
Come to think of it, I havent been out to lunch or dinner for over ten years ! Dont think I'll bother, now.
My wife goes out with her craft mates fairly often, so she's happy.

Five weeks without freezing, cripes.
Cheers.

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

you are not alone.......

in aces words....when asked how he would like his steak cooked.....



warm it up both sides....stick an apple in its mouth...give a slap on the ass and send it out.......



sounds to me like the perfect steak.......i like mine with mustard........

Good to hear.
I think if I could get away with it I could just charge the paddock with a knife and fork!

Geez after reading through this lot I feel a little under prepared

If it is just me in my car I throw the fridge in the back and put a bbq chicken in it and some bread and drink. Perhaps some bacon and eggs for breakfast.

If my wife comes we'll have as much precooked stuff as possible (i.e. leftovers) or easy stuff like spag bog. Along with cereal and sandwich stuff.

When I go camping I tend to do as little food prep as possible as that leaves more time for socialising.

We bought a camp oven but have yet to use it or even pre oil it.

I reckon we'll give that dehydrator and vacuum packer a go.
In the caravan there is lots of room in the frig but only a small freezer.
I was thinking that I may have to also put a frig in the disco to increase freezer space, but now, maybe not ?
Have to go to town next week so we will have a sticky and probably buy it.
Betty is a Diabetic, so I have to be careful with allowable portions of
food and free food that she can snack on. Between her and the Chicken
it takes some planning. As I said earlier, basic but filling is the way to go
for us.
Cheers.