Now we're all back on the road again, my thoughts have turned to making cooking easy. I love cooking and enjoy cooking on holiday too
I won't mention the word Rem...... in case it makes people feel allergic. I was thinking more of food preparation. I've been surfing the web looking at electric graters/slicers, manual ones, ones that work by pulling a string..... (I had one of those, used it once, then nearly sliced off my fingers washing the thing up./ Lethal!) What do you use? .

It's the food preparation tools I miss. I have lots of tools at home and sometimes a knife just isn't enough. Mandolines are scary.....

Good knives, yes. (and I spend silly amounts of money on really good knives) but the most important thing is a steel to keep them sharp. Dressed with a steel 7 times on one side of the blade and once on the other to remove the burr *every* time they are used will keep them in fine fettle and will make food prep a dream...

I cook 2 meals a day, near enough 365 days a year...... so I have a lot of tools at home that help me do this well. I really wanted to know what tools you take in the caravan.

Well, Islay, the Eriba happens to be in the drive at the moment, so I've just been to check. Apart from the aforementioned sharp knives (and the means to keep them sharp) I have a couple of Microplanes, like Colin, a pestle and mortar, a whisk and some collapsible silicone measures. The rest is just standard large spoons and spatulas and the like. To be honest, that's pretty much it. It appears I'm not one for tools! I suppose I tend to eat differently when in the van - in Europe - lots of salad like meals and a 'piece a grillet' on the barbeque..

But then again, I know I'm not as good a cook as you... ;o)

Edit: Colin posted as I was typing.His comprehensive list is very similar to mine, though I dont have an induction hob, though I do have one of those single gas burner things ina little 'suitcase' that runs off gas cannisters...

Quote: Islay Corbel wrote in post #4

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It's the food preparation tools I miss. I have lots of tools at home and sometimes a knife just isn't enough. Mandolines are scary.....

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Thanks for the responses. I have all the above but do miss the odd machine. There doesn't seem to be anything that you've found. I'm not lugging my Kenwood with me

Having just spent 13 months travelling in the van (waiting for our house to be built) the one absolute essential for us was a nespresso machine. Backed up by hot milk on the hob producing coffee shop standard drinks first thing - heaven!

Wire toast pyramid, Remoska, couple of saucepans, frying pan, knife, chopping board, small grater, tin opener, boiled egg timer, couple of wooden utensils......

PIZZA CUTTER!!!!!

How do you make pizza?

In the Remoska, well we do anyway. They’re not the largest pizza and you eat one while the next one is cooking. Takes a while but homemade pizza is the best. This time of year getting the dough to prove is a doddle in the Eriba.

well, well.. who knew. I purchased a Rem...... a while back and tried it a couple of times at home. I'm not a convert yet. But making pizza for me requires a ridiculously hot oven, Ooni is best

But let's be careful to avoid thread drift, which I appear to have started... Sorry...