hey chris,
i cook for a living and also love to cook in my bus.  so when it comes to
cookware i go all out.  you're right in saying "no aluminum".  aluminum not
only sucks for heating purposes it can make your food taste funny, (also can
turn green veg to an ugly army green color instead of bright green b/c the
veg reacts with the aluminum-just a side note) anyways, when cooking in my
bus i prefer the use of an 8" All Clad skillet for sauteeing and 2 qt All
Clad pot for damn near everything else.  now, these being completing
stainless steel they can be a bit pricey. imho they are the most durable,
best retention of heat, and easiest to clean.  however, i cook rather
extravegantly on the road.  maybe your needs are simple.  this being the
case, pick yourself up a nice durable stainless steel 2 qt pot and 8"
skillet and you should be set.  they store very easily, cook side by side
without knocking each other, and they will clean easily in the westie sink.
while you are purousing your FLKSS look for a nice stainless steel kettle
for you're tea. good luck and bon app�tit!
jason
82 westy
90 gl

>From: Chris Paquette <cp@ix.netcom.com>
>Reply-To: Chris Paquette <cp@ix.netcom.com>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Westy Cookware
>Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 23:32:32 -0700
>
>Greetings:
>
>I recently returned from a week of camping in Big Sur, using the '88 Westy
>as a tent, riverside (sublime). We cooked a couple of nights (or at least
>reheated) and to do this I had brought a raggle-taggle pair of pans which I
>use every day to cook with at home. I decided that I would like a set of
>cookware to keep permanently in the bus.
>
>Any recommendations? My only criterion is that it should not be aluminum. I
>was down at the local Adventure 16 and didn't see too many choices. I guess
>the set should "nest" due to space considerations, but I'm not glued to
>that
>idea. I'd appreciate any thoughts or experiences.
>
>I'm also after a nice, non-aluminum kettle to boil tea water in (I'm not a
>coffee drinker).
>
>Chris
>'88 Westy, "Rocinante"
>Culver City, CA

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