"The proof of the 'fitting' is in the eating".
A big part of the fun of this car is puzzling how to optimize its potential, looking for the best fitting equipment.
When it comes then to the testing, and it all flows fluently, it's double joy.
Today's challenge:
making a two-person three-course menu in a 'stealth' position, so without raising the roof, or opening the doors, and without losing the peace of the moment into chaos and stress.
The trick here was the making of 5 aluminum foil envelopes, just fitting my RidgeMonkey (which when opened just fits the two burners). This morning I prepared 1 pocket of prawns with sea bananas, 1 with sea bass, zucchini, mustard, tomatoes and white beer; 2 with pear and amaretto; 1 with chocolate, butter and milk (*). Checked for leaks and then put them in my plastic containers (just fitting in the fridge basket). At lunchtime I only had to put the 'papillottes' onto the pans (so without oil or water). Which left me time to prepare some Mojito's (fresh mint from my herbs garden, ice cubes from the bags behind the fridge basket, rum from the hipflasks set,...). Using my kitchen workspace extension (#67) kept the lunch table 'peaceful'. The pockets steamed up like balloons, while the interior of the van remained dry and clean. Even the pans stayed clean. Heavenly...
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(*) An alternative menu (my first try-out on the RidgeMonkey, live recorded by MattBW
) will shortly be posted on our beloved "Camper Van Cookout" Youtube channel.