Last week I was on a short trip in my RV and had stopped for the night. As I usually do, I prepared a meal. Since I was by myself, the quantities were going to be smaller. Then it occurred to me...I really don't have enough bowls to cook with at all. For example, I have a cool collapsible salad spinner that does multiple duty as a colander and a large cooking/serving bowl. But it's Big...too big for one person. I realized that I don't have any other bowls, aside from tableware and plastic/paper disposables, to use for cooking or serving....especially for one person. Hmmm, what to do?
Simple, find some durable nesting bowls that take up very little space and can be used for a lot of things. A tall order, that! Well, after perusing the aisles at various shops -- you know, my typical haunts, Walmart, Outlet stores, freight liquidators and the like -- I found the perfect bowl! In fact it was sold as a set of three! With snap-on lids! Score! They were $1.99 at K-mart of all places. I thought those were gone, but no, a few still exist. Way cool! The lids actually have a small gripper with a notch to attach them to the bowl edge when not in use. I just stack them all up with all three lids on top and I'm good to go.
They are a bit small. Perfect for single servings or
multi-ingredient recipe prep. I'm also going to use them to make
my "Mock Mousse." Should be great! They will also be great for storing leftovers from larger meals. The lids fit VERY tightly and will likely survive a fall or flip in the RV fridge if the road conditions get nasty. They are a simple aluminum alloy construction so should last a very long time. I wouldn't put them in the dish washer (dish washer detergent for machines can do horrible things to aluminum). Not that I HAVE a dish washer on board. Well I do, but his name's Rich!
These bowls are the very definition of a Simple Thing. Try a few -- at this price they are usable for all sorts of things in addition to cooking. How about nut and bolt storage? Or sorting various bits....hobbies maybe? Anyway, they are quite useful and have earned a spot on board my RV.
Be Seeing You...Down The Road,
Rich "
The Wanderman"
www.thewanderman.com
Hi Rich,
ReplyDeletegood tip, BUT I'll see that $2 and raise you $0. Next time you go to the local grocery store with a Deli, buy 1/2 lb each, of potato salad, macaroni salad & cole slaw or whatever. You now have x3 picnic salads/meals AND the small 8 oz plastic containers are free. Wash them. Stack them into each other like they do at the Deli and Hey, $2 saved, and lighter than metal (just had to throw that in! hahahah).
If they break or get lost. No worries. It's an excuse for another Picnic!! ;-)
cheers
Boots Langley
La Mesa, ca
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DeleteHmmm... Those ARE useful containers, but they sure aren't metal!
Rich "The Wanderman"