Project 333 moves into the kitchen

I’ve been neglecting the blog recently, but that doesn’t mean that I’ve been neglecting the Project. The clothes are pretty much under control at the moment, although I’m due a spot of capsule planning at the end of the month – once the weather has decided what it is doing. We’ve had a couple of short trips out in the campervan, so I’ll soon be reporting on my campervan mini-capsule plus an early summer capsule I am working on for a longer trip down to northern Spain. In the meantime, I’ve been looking at other areas of the house, or indeed the campervan where the principles of the Project can be applied.

 

When the campervan arrived one of the first things I had to do was equip the kitchen. Fortunately, I had our picnic equipment and quite a few duplicate items in the house that could be transferred, so I only had to buy some lightweight melamine crockery and an aluminium stacking saucepan set. Whilst it might be tempting to buy some cheap household crockery and saucepans, weight – or payload as is the technical term – is crucial in a motorhome. We are limited to an overall weight of 3.5 tonnes including the motorhome itself, all the extras fitted such as the solar panel, TV and awning, plus our food, water and clothes. There may be plenty of lockers and cupboards, but it’s essential not to take everything including the kitchen sink (especially as the sink is built-in!).

 

 

I decided to apply the rule of 33 to all the kitchen utensils and equipment. In fact, it is surprising how few gadgets are actually required. Here is the list:

1.       Gas hob kettle – lightweight aluminium camping kettle (this has followed us in every campervan we have had)

2.       Espresso machine – French gas hob model

3.       Set of stacking saucepans with detachable handle including frying pan and pasta insert (new)

4.       Remoska – there’s no oven in the ‘van so this electric mini oven acts as an oven when we have 230v

5.       Chopping board

6.       Box grater

7.       Fold flat silicon colander (new)

8.       Measuring jug (new)

9.       Plastic mixing bowl

10.   Scissors

11.   Corkscrew/ bottle opener

12.   Tin opener

13.   Wooden spoon

14.   Wooden flat blade slice

15.   Flat fish slice

16.   Large plastic serving spoon

17.   Large plastic slotted spoon

18.   Jar key (non-essential, but useful for opening jars)

19.   Small balloon whisk

20.   Tongs

21.   Plastic spatula

22.   Cooks knife

23.   Small paring knife

24.   Steel for sharpening knifes

25.   Bread knife

26.   Pie slice

27.   Ladle

28.   Potato masher

29.   Vegetable peeler

30.   Palette knife

31.   Silicon heat resistant mat

32.   Plastic cup measure

33.   Small plastic salad washing bowl