Author Topic: The >APRIL< Mojave Road 2016 Food Thread (Read 43464 times)

Christiaan, I want to apologize on behalf of the members for this immature and senseless thread jack.

BTW, I live in the avocado capital of the world.

Celt · « **Reply #110 on:** April 18, 2016, 12:03:20 PM »

Quote from: RBduffer on April 18, 2016, 11:45:26 AM

Christiaan, I want to apologize on behalf of the members for this immature and senseless thread jack.

BTW, I live in the avocado capital of the world.

Is anyone makin name tags for this trip?

xxSVxx · « **Reply #111 on:** April 18, 2016, 01:30:42 PM »

Ok guys....we're getting very close to the event, and I think just about everything has been covered...

2 things came to mind this morning

-Coffee....please speak up if you plan on making coffee, and if it is possible to make coffee for the masses

-a bbq/grill We need one medium sized one for a few tri-tips on Saturday

Thanks,

-Christiaan

RikRong · « **Reply #112 on:** April 18, 2016, 01:39:48 PM »

Quote from: xxSVxx on April 18, 2016, 01:30:42 PM

Ok guys....we're getting very close to the event, and I think just about everything has been covered...

2 things came to mind this morning

-Coffee....please speak up if you plan on making coffee, and if it is possible to make coffee for the masses

-a bbq/grill We need one medium sized one for a few tri-tips on Saturday

Thanks,

-Christiaan

Coffee, I can't live without it. When it comes to camping, instant does just fine for me. I have a backpacking stove I'm going to use for coffee in the mornings, but I was only planning on making enough for the wife and myself. That little stove can boil water in about 2.5 minutes or less, so I can provide hot water for the masses. However, I don't have anything for actual brewing, I was just planning on instant coffee.

edit: What I meant to say was if someone has a percolator or a method of boiling large amounts of water, I can provide the flame and fuel. If no one really has the capability to percolate, I can get a larger can of instant coffee and provide that, along with hot water from the kettle that's in my cooking kit.

SCUBA_Dale · « **Reply #113 on:** April 18, 2016, 02:41:21 PM »

I have a percolator that I use for boiling water...lost the percolating stuff a long time ago. I also am just fine with instant, which I planned on bringing.

xxSVxx · « **Reply #114 on:** April 18, 2016, 03:23:27 PM »

I just realized I have a press that I'm going to bring; I have ZERO idea how to use it...but a little taco told me it makes good coffee!!!

RikRong · « **Reply #115 on:** April 18, 2016, 03:28:06 PM »

Quote from: xxSVxx on April 18, 2016, 03:23:27 PM

I just realized I have a press that I'm going to bring; I have ZERO idea how to use it...but a little taco told me it makes good coffee!!!

The best coffee I've ever had was brewed in a siphon coffee maker, the second best was made in a press. Long story, short, presses make dang good brew.

xxSVxx · « **Reply #116 on:** April 18, 2016, 03:42:33 PM »

I have zero idea how to use it, but it seems like a pretty simple process; I'm going to bring a small can of grounds, and some cream, and learn on the fly!!!

JFanaselle · « **Reply #117 on:** April 18, 2016, 03:51:26 PM »

I will bring my BBQ attachment for my camp chef grill. The cooking surface is 16" deep x 24" wide x 8" tall, which should be good for a few tri-tips. My only concern would be making sure the lid will close, but I suppose we can cut the tri tips down if we have to.

Also, propane might be a concern. I'm only bring a 10lb tank, and I'm not even sure how full it is (I think we used 1/4 - 1/2 of it in Death Valley). I'm confident there's enough to cook the 8 lbs of bacon on Saturday morning, but cooking three large tri-tips could use a lot of propane and I'm not confident that there's enough in that tank for both tasks. Will there be some back-up propane just in case?

xxSVxx · « **Reply #118 on:** April 18, 2016, 03:57:16 PM »

Quote from: JFanaselle on April 18, 2016, 03:51:26 PM

I will bring my BBQ attachment for my camp chef grill. The cooking surface is 16" deep x 24" wide x 8" tall, which should be good for a few tri-tips. My only concern would be making sure the lid will close, but I suppose we can cut the tri tips down if we have to.

Also, propane might be a concern. I'm only bring a 10lb tank, and I'm not even sure how full it is (I think we used 1/4 - 1/2 of it in Death Valley). I'm confident there's enough to cook the 8 lbs of bacon on Saturday morning, but cooking three large tri-tips could use a lot of propane and I'm not confident that there's enough in that tank for both tasks. Will there be some back-up propane just in case?

Thanks for the help Joe; are you referring to the white propane tanks? Can someone else step up and bring one as back-up?

JFanaselle · « **Reply #119 on:** April 18, 2016, 04:12:41 PM »

Yes, it uses full-size propane tanks. So a 10 lb or a standard 20 lb bbq tank would work. I have a couple 20 lb tanks at home, but I simply won't have the room for one by the time I bring the grill, griddle and bbq attachment, plus my camping gear.

I have an adapter to use the small green cans in an emergency, but this grill is a beast and can really go through propane if being used to capacity. I only got about 8 mins of use from all three burners on a brand new full green can. Depending on how long those tri-tips need to cook and how hot, someone would have to be swapping out green cans quite a few times.

I'll search for a place around my house where I can top off my 10 lb tank too. The feed store I use has changed their policy and charges a 5 gallon minimum now. That sucks when you need to top off a 2.5 gallon tank that's less than half empty.

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