Food management of a Sailing Boat is crucial. Our first experience was sailing off grid to the South Pacific with 6 months’ worth of food. We had to be on top of it every day. We learnt by doing, checking tricks
on internet and with our own experience. These are the useful tips we have learned after almost 2 years of cruising life!
Preserving food is an essential task. There is always concern about waste or spoilt food. Our main worry is humidity, heat and of course crawling critters and bugs from hell!!
All food goods that come aboard are cleaned and dried, before being allowed inside to eliminate any disease and pests. We remove any cardboard packaging or paper labels from tinned goods. (Note: Always remember
to write the name of the food on the tin, to avoid playing Russian roulette with your food!!)
Most fruits, especially Papaya and Banana get washed in water and vinegar to remove any pests, and dried with a clean towel.
Storing food is just as important as cleaning it, to keep the bugs out but also to save money. 35% of the average household garbage is food waste. Every year we waste almost 4000 dollars’ worth of food. Can you
believe it?
Our favorite system so far is food buckets, preferably with a screw lid. We also use a vacuum sealer and re-usable vacuum sealed bags, to avoid too much plastic waste. Food such at lentils, seeds or pasta and rice is vacuum packed and then placed inside the buckets for added protection.
We have a large crew aboard Sylfia, so we buy food in bulk. It reduces costs and your wallets will Thank You!!
Storing 6 months of food, on a boat for a large crew can be challenging, as you can imagine. We store a lot of food in the bilges, as that is the darkest and coolest place on the boat. Making sure everything is sealed in containers, in case any salt water comes in.
Everything has a place and we practice food management. We work together as a team and assign chores each week. So that our food is taken care of, kept clean and there is minimal waste. The cook is informed of any food that needs using or will go off soon.
Useful Tips: Putting a couple of Bay Leaves in Rice and Flour will keep bugs out! Onion and Garlic, hate the fridge and sun. Put them in a basket in the kitchen or a Tupperware in the bilge when not using. Bananas are hard to keep fresh, a useful trick is to wrap the stalks in tin foil (keep them away from other fruits as they ripen faster). Potatoes that you don’t use straight away need to go in a dark, spacious, well-ventilated space. Potatoes give off C02, if they don’t have enough air or space, they become wrinkled and soft.
We love potatoes!!! Did you know, that if you boil potatoes and let them cool overnight. They develop probiotics, the nutrients that feed our intestinal flora. Boil extra for later and store in a jar or Tupperware with water and vinegar, they will last longer in the fridge.
To preserve apples, wrap them in onion skins and store on a wooden box. If you only want to eat part of the apple and keep the rest for later, squeeze some lemon juice on the remaining half to slow down the oxidation and put in the fridge. Carrots will do better in boxes. Keep them away from tomatoes as they become bitter. Tomatoes don’t do well in the fridge as they lose their flavor. We store them away from the sun in little hammocks in the kitchen, at room temperature.
Greens and fresh herbs need to be cleaned and dried properly. Then you have two options: Roll them in a clean cloth or place in a paper bag to keep moisture out, and pop them in the fridge.
Avocado!! Everyone’s favorite!! If it’s not ripe and you want it to ripen faster, place in a paper bag with a banana. If it is already ripe but you are not ready to eat, keep it away from the sun in a cloth hammock. This method also helps with tropical fruits such as pineapple and papaya.
Don’t Throw Away Veggie Scraps!! Keep them in a container. At the end of the week, you can make a delicious vegetable broth.
Lastly, you know how much we appreciate Wine and Chocolate on this boat! Store deep between your clothes, to keep cool and stop chocolate from melting.
We are very happy to announce, we have uploaded our first Expedition Drenched Cook Book!! It’s Vegan and Vegetarian Friendly. A perfect addition to any sailors Galley.
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