09Kitchen Set Up
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[edit] Transporting food to the Playa
[edit] Buying Ice and Guide to packing Coolers (forgive me if some of this is obvious)
- I usually buy ice at Crystal Ice in Reno, (1345 W. 4thSt), which is a few blocks from The Sands, on 4th st. and Keystone ave.
- Get there early so there's no danger of them running out of dry ice.
- I usually buy 100lbs of dry ice in 10-lb blocks . Put it directly into the grey dry ice coolers
- 200lbs of wet ice in a mixture of 10 lb blocks and cubes. Don't get the 25lb blocks!
- Tip the ice guys.
- Keep your ice CLEAN!! Don't be tempted to put ice directly on the ground in the parking lot or stomp on it to break it up.
- Assume when you're packing stuff on wet ice that you are putting it into water. Protect your purchases accordingly. Wet food spoils fast and taints the ice.
- Coolers with super-perishables like cheese or meat should be filled with between 30% and 50% ice!
- Coolers with stuff like lettuce, herbs, and eggs should have ice packed in ziplock bags so the lettuce doesn't get wet.
[edit] The following should be packed on dry ice immediately after purchase (Remind chef's to thaw their meat in a separate cooler the night before they need it):
- Chicken
- Any other frozen meat
- Meat for later in the week (cold meat will freeze if there's enough dry ice)
[edit] The following should go on wet ice, preferable in ziplock bags (see below for organization of coolers)
- Any raw meat (Double bag it in ziplocks, if at all possible),.
- Cheese
- Cold Cuts, bacon, sausage, etc.
[edit] The following would probably be OK in a cool car unrefrigerated but must be refrigerated on Playa ( if there is room in the coolers, you might as well put them there. It'll last longer)
- Herbs and leafy green veg
- Cucumbers, celery
- Eggs (Ice for the cooler carrying the eggs should be put into ziplock bags. Be sure the box does not get wet!!!!)
- Use a few good cardboard boxes from CostCo to contain and transport stuff. The advantage of having things nicely contained and easily transportable far outwieghs the trash burden.
[edit] See below for non-refrigerated perishables
[edit] Where does stuff go once it gets to the AutoSub camp on-Playa?
[edit] Places to put food:
- The Early Crew in its amazingness usually has the Kitchen shade structure, the long L-shaped counter, the sink counter, and 4 sets of plastic shelving up by the time the food gets there.
[edit] Words to the Wise
- Do not be tempted to leave groceries in the car overnight. Cars become ovens sooner in the morning than you'd think
- Don't put coolers directly on the ground. Set up rails of parallel 2x4s under the shade structure. A layer of air underneath greatly reduces the rate of ice melting.
- If there's any of that shiny reflective material, throw it over the coolers.
- Make sure the coolers do not receive any direct sunlight.
- Think of Moop-o-genecity of your food. Make sure things like onions get stored in a cardboard box with full bottoms and sides!
- Camp Artica officially opens Monday, but they usually sell ice BRIEFLY on SUNDAY afternoon. Xuth'll be on this.
[edit] The following things do not need refrigeration on playa and can go in boxes in the shade under the long kitchen counter (It's a good idea to cover this stuff with a sheet when there's a dust storm):
- Tomatoes
- Extra Fruit (Put a selection of fruits and grape tomatoes into the standing fruit basket)
- Melons
- Lemons and limes (open plastic bags so fruit can "breathe")
- Root Vegetables (Carrots, Onions, etc)
- Bell Peppers (But remove them from their plastic bags and put them in a box)
- Avocados
- Extra bananas
[edit] These things should go into the AutoSub refrigerator, if it's working ('Frig should be off-limits to rank and file campers):
- The big box of Eggs (But set up a way that a days worth of eggs can be removed and put in cooler)
- Thawed meats(ONLY if 'frig has been consistently holding cold temperature (40oF?)
- Delicate Veg and Herbs to be used in meals
- Lettuce (Do set out a head of lettuce for lunches in one of the campers' coolers so people aren't going into the 'frig at lunch)
- Celery (Put a head in the Camper's Veggie cooler)
- Plastic Jar of Peeled Garlic cloves from CostCo
- GardenBurger/Veggie burgers (These always get sopping wet in the coolers)
[edit] The following can go into Off-limits-to-Campers wet ice coolers:
- Dry Ice coolers with frozen meats. (Stack these one on top of the other)
- Veggie coolers for meals
- Thawed meat cooler (If 'frig isn't working)
- Cheese and milk products (like yogurt) used for specific meals
[edit] The following can go into these coolers Dedicated for Camper use:
- Leftovers (Leftovers should be sealed in Ziplock bags)
- Bacon and One Day's worth of Eggs (someone should fill the carton from the Egg stock in the 'frig daily)
- Milk and Cheese (Open parmalats, cream, open juice)
- Sandwich Mat'ls: Cold cuts, Cheese,Mayonnaise
- Veggie cooler: Lettuce, celery and other veg for campers to put in sandwiches
- Camper Ice: There should be a small and Very Clean cooler that should have a couple of bags of ice in it for camper use.
[edit] The following non/semi-perishables should go on the Campers Shelves:
- Boxes with bags of bread (Which should never get direct sunlight)
- Breakfast cereals
- Trail Mix
- Chips
- Condiments: (Small bottles of olive oil, soy sauce, hot sauce, peanut butter, mustard, jam, etc. )
- Powdered gatorade
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The rest can be put into the Chef's Pantry Shelves
- Non-perishable ingredients for specific meals (eg cans, rice, couscous, etc)
- Spices
