Baking Aboard

[drjohn71a]

December "PassageMaker" magazine has a very long article about using a small pressure cooker on board. Even has a recipe for barbequed ribs.

John

[Pat Anderson]

Here is the entry from the November / December PassageMaker table of contents:

Cooking Afloat...Under Pressure
Every boater has found that one thing that makes life under way easier, and part of the cruising lifestyle is sharing those secrets and experiences. Steve Ford's enthusiasm for cooking with a pressure cooker is contagious. Check out his techniques and wonderful recipes, and you'll be headed to the store to add a pressure cooker to your galley!
By Steve Ford

[Pat Anderson]

OK, not on the boat, but made Huevos Rancheros in the GT X-Press 101 for dinner tonight (Patty has been down with something bad four like four days, so on my own for food) - one word, AWESOME!!!!

[JamesTXSD]

[drjohn71a]

Yes, they make great buttermilk bisquits from the fridge and also those refrigerator cookies work well. Just put a couple of the pre mixed cookies in each well. John

[Alyssa Jean]

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For 13 Bucks I think I am going to try this out. You could certainly bake other things in this than three potatoes I would think.

[drjohn71a]

Well, David, that would certainly eliminate the need for 110volts... Great find. John

[drjohn71a]

Back to Moose's original thought on the Air Bake pan system. Those are pretty neat in that you put everything in, heat up the closed, double walled pan/pot until the top thermometer registers the right color (red, green, yellow) for the thing you're cooking, then take the pan OFF the stovetop and place it in it's insulated travel case, and then go whereever you want while the food is continuing to cook for hours. This would help when you want to leave the anchorage, and don't want to wait around until the food is baked, cooked, whatever.

They are also kind of like an "on-the-go" crock pot. You just put all the stuff in, heat it up to red quickly, take it off the stove and put into the insulated carry case. You can cook bisquits and cakes in them also. That would eliminate the need for the 110 V hook-ups.

They would be good for chili on hunting trips, esp. duck hunting. People can open the pot, eat, and close it back up off and on for hours without outside heat. With my three active boys, it was hard to get everyone to eat at the same time, but the Air Bake keeps the food hot for hours, even on hunting/fishing trips.

John

[drjohn71a]

There was a product called the "Turbo Cooker" which could cook fast and bake on top of the stove using a small amount of water in one pan with a 'liner' pan suspended above. There are pics on the internet. I am thinking all you'd need to bake on top of the stove is a pan inside a pan with the smaller inside pan raised off the bottom. They put water in the larger, bottom pan and claim super-heated steam does the baking.

John

[Sarge]

I was searching through old messages to figure out how I was going to cook once I got my boat. I am a cornbread fiend and can't think of anything in the world better in the morning than a steaming hot cup of coffee and a piece of cornbread...but how do I bake the cornbread on the Wallas stove?

AnchortownJim to the rescue! He mentioned the Bakepacker a simple $21 gizmo that fits into a pot and using Glad food bags allows you to bake on a stove.

http://www.bakepacker.com/

I bought it and tested it tonight. Of course, I don't have my boat or the Wallas stove to test it on, but on my home stove it was very simple, very tasty and here is the kicker....VERY CLEAN. You cook in a Glad bag! All it takes is boiling water and it does everything else. Once the food is baked you open the bag and eat the contents. The pot and the bakepacker only need to be dried.

Thank you AnchortownJim!

-Sarge

p.s. - Thank you C-Brats for hosting this kind of discussion.

[SeaSpray]

Hi Sarge,

The bakepacker looks like a good system! I use the Outback oven for backing cakes, muffins, biscuits, and whatever.

I have found that I can bake corn bread in just a heavy 9in non-stick skillet with a lid. I use the small Jiffy cornbread mix, put a little butter in the pan and melt to coat pan. I add the mix, put the lid on and cook on the low side of the Wallas on a low heat setting. I also do this at home with a gas range. the top does not get brown but I invert it on a plate and the bottom is nice and crip-browned.

Steve

[Adeline]

I found the COLEMAN OVEN while poking around their website. This is the first portable self-contained oven I've seen.

[MOOSE]

The only problem is where to store all this stuff.
Al

[Doryman]

[Dreamer]

Warren,

It appears the "5 pieces" are 2 pots, 2 handles and a lid! Creative advertising I guess.