Provisioning a boat. Favourite non perishable pantry items

lette on 31/05/2019 - 18:04
Last edited 02/06/2019 - 18:50

I'm provisioning my yacht at the moment. Curious as to what other people's favourite pantry items are. I've got things like GOOD instant ramen, so many different types of dried tofu, spam, indian grocery curry pastes..40 blocks of kit Kat thanks to that woolies promotion haha.
If you've got a pantry favourite I'd love to hear it.

EDIT:
Seriously guys the title says favourite items. I don't need a list of basics. I already have three years of basics bought logged and stocked. Please stop with the cynicism, raised eyebrows and lists of everyday items.

Food & Grocery

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  • try2bhelpful on 31/05/2019 - 18:18
    -1

    Herbies dry Cajun spice. Marinate chicken in the spice with a bit of rum.

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 19:27

      Herbie's you say? I'm a fan of caterers choice but I'll pick up herbies and give it a go.
      Thanks

    • vid_ghost on 04/06/2019 - 11:14

      5 years + for these two items.

      Canned sardines

      While fresh sardines will only last a few days in the refrigerator, canned sardines can last as long as five years if stored properly, according to the FDA. Canned sardines may still be safe to eat after five years, but the flavor and quality will likely degrade

      Hi Oleic Peanut butter

      Hi Oleic Peanuts are peanuts that contain a higher amount of oleic acid compared to standard peanuts.
      This increase in the level of oleic acid in these peanuts and the consequential drop in linoleic acid (polyunsaturated) means that hi-oleic peanuts are also less likely to go rancid and can last 8 times longer than regular peanuts

  • Nugs on 31/05/2019 - 18:54
    +5

    SPC baked beans & spaghetti…..
    .

    • matt3 on 31/05/2019 - 19:35
      +8

      Throw them in the bilge with other canned goods so the labels come off - Mystery meals.

      • lette on 31/05/2019 - 21:59
        +1

        Yeah the guy we bought the boat off said same thing. Bloody heaps of space down there too haha.

        • Scrooge McDuck on 01/06/2019 - 14:18
          +6

          Fava beans and a nice chianti.

        • BartholemewH on 01/06/2019 - 23:56
          +5

          That's where the cocaine goes!

  • Slinky0111 on 31/05/2019 - 18:59
    +4

    Lots of beef jerky!

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 19:27

      On it. And roo. And emu. And pork. Om Nom Nom

      • evian on 01/06/2019 - 00:10

        Seriously, dog jerky is the best.

        • lette on 01/06/2019 - 00:36
          +1

          Nah man croc jerkys where it's at XD

          • evian on 01/06/2019 - 03:30

            @lette: I’ve eaten all the different proteins you’ve mentioned. Unless you’ve eaten dog jerky, you don’t know what you’re missing.

            • lette on 01/06/2019 - 03:48
              +2

              @evian: Wow who knew…well then I'll take you seriously. Ive eaten all the ones I've mentioned as jerky and cooked with most as meat. I have an ex head chef who had a spicy dog dish at a se Asian roadside stall but never tried it myself. He said the chilli….fixes it?
              Anywho if you've got a lead on dog jerky I'll give it a go. Never said no to food(actual safe real food) before.

              • Scrooge McDuck on 01/06/2019 - 14:22
                +5

                @lette:

                I have an ex head chef who had a spicy dog dish

                He lost his head for serving dog? That's Ruff!

              • Scrooge McDuck on 01/06/2019 - 14:45
                +1

                @lette: There's no substitute for animal protein but roasted peanuts are a very economical and long shelf life alternative to snack on and cook with. Add them to your Ramen in place of water chestnuts.

                • lette on 01/06/2019 - 16:02

                  @Scrooge McDuck: Cheers will do. We've got a bunch of different nuts so far not sure about peanuts. I know we have an insane amount of cashews thanks to that woolies deal haha
                  Oh and don't stress we have a freezer for meat I just don't want to become too reliant on something I'll most likely have to fix multiple times haha.

  • ihbh on 31/05/2019 - 19:11
    +3

    Don't forget lemons or equivalent.

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 19:26

      Yes! Thanks. I'll order kitchen lemon juice and preserved lemons. And Google other equivalents

  • Ocker on 31/05/2019 - 19:12
    +3

    You would probably get more helpful answers by asking fellow members of your yacht club?

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 19:25
      +11

      I would get one variety of answer yes. From white men over 50 with very little cultural experience.
      I am asking this question in multiple places for the largest cross section of choice.
      So do you have any items to add?

      • Ocker on 01/06/2019 - 08:54
        +2

        I suggest you change yacht clubs

        • lette on 01/06/2019 - 15:57
          +1

          No need when I'm leaving an a few months and these guys rock. They've taught me so much with zero sinking or nomination fees.

      • brendanm on 01/06/2019 - 14:32
        +1

        You must be at a weird marina

      • Scrooge McDuck on 01/06/2019 - 15:00
        +4

        From white men over 50 with very little cultural experience.

        Spam, baked beans, instant mash and beer.

      • Hahuh on 01/06/2019 - 15:28

        What's your cultural experience?

        • lette on 01/06/2019 - 16:00
          +13

          I'm french canadian Serbian with an Irish partner. I spent most of my childhood in eastern Europe. Im a cef who focuses on se Asian or South American cooking depending on my workplace at the time. I hire like that too. I prefer Brazilian and Vietnamese chefs as they have a lot of knowledge and work hard.
          I spent time under a South African chef who taught me a lot about him his culture and his cooking.
          I could go on all day, but our pantry at home has things from all over the world. Ajva, Berber, miso all sit happily next to each other.

  • altomic on 31/05/2019 - 19:13
    +2

    vodka

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 19:26

      Distilling our own. 10 litres a week ATM. Go down to that pr month once on the boat cause of backlog stock. Thanks though

  • crentist on 31/05/2019 - 19:13

    Curry pastes for cooking up the tofu? You can also get sealed packs that you just heat up, from indian grocery stores. Or korean groceries, diff flavours though. I remember the korean ones being around $1-2 each.

    I've heard this stuff is very good. I am about to buy some, but if it's similar to this other stuff that I bought overseas then it should be amazing. I was basically eating sichuan chilli straight out of the jar, or mixing it up with veggies or whatever else.
    And you could basically add sesame paste and noodles and whatever else you have around and end up with this awesome dish

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 19:23

      Nah the tofu goes in the ramen. Much like that chilli crisp could too. I beef up ramen with seaweed dry tofu pork jerky etc whatever I can find so so good.
      Thanks for the idea I'll have a look next time I'm at the Indian grocer.

    • l005e on 31/05/2019 - 19:41

      A suggestion to go with those curry pastes is some extra underware and toilet paper!

      • lette on 31/05/2019 - 21:58

        Hahaha fair call..although…the oceans right there..cut down on tp haha?

    • voteoften on 01/06/2019 - 13:49
      +1

      I saw some at the grocery store at the Jewel at Changi airport. I wanted to buy some but had already checked my luggage. I was happy to see that Coles carried that brand, but not that specific condiment. The next shelf down, there was some crispy chili . I bought one jar. It wasn’t to my taste as there was a large background flavour of shrimp paste. Shrimp paste is ok, but in smaller doses. I hope you like it. I’ll be in Singapore in August and plan to buy a jar and see if it has as much of a shrimp paste flavour.

  • oscargamer on 31/05/2019 - 20:30
    +1

    English recipe baked beans

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 21:57

      So so good!

  • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2019 - 20:58
    +1

    Sirena tuna , eggs, nuts, muesli bars and packets of chips.

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 21:57

      Favourite chippies?

      • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2019 - 22:12
        +1

        The wife and kids love their red Doritos while I prefer the sour cream and chives grain waves.

        Edit: Neither are made with potatoes, do they still count as chippies?🤔

        • Switchblade88 on 02/06/2019 - 20:43

          Hol' up. Doritos aren't potato??

          What the hell have I been eating under layers of cheese and salsa and sour cream?!?

      • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 02/06/2019 - 10:55
        +1

        Try Tyrells chips from Woolies. I'm addicted after trying them once.

  • Quantumcat on 31/05/2019 - 21:02
    +1

    Vitamin supplements
    …
    But seriously, dried apple, dried crunchy banana, pistachios, cashews, sultanas, dried apricots, Monte Carlo biscuits, Fantastic cup noodles, chocolate chips, vegemite, Nutella, peanut butter, honey, cheese crackers, hard cheeses, dried milk, hot chocolate powder, coffee powder, tea bags

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 21:57

      All great ideas. Chocolate chips is a good one didn't even consider we'd need them for baking

    • bargdebarg on 02/06/2019 - 09:50

      Aldi have a good range of dried fruits.

  • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2019 - 21:07

    Can you fish? Lobster pot.

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 21:56

      Yeah we can. Good idea we've hand dived for them before but never used a pot. Would be a buttone easier thanks.

      • [Deactivated] on 02/06/2019 - 21:37

        Do you know how to make bouillabaisse ? It started out as a humble french fishermen seafood stew where they would add whatever they had left from their catch in it. It's my favourite dish and my MIL made it for me last time I went fishing. Looks simple enough to make and tastes amazing.

        • lette on 02/06/2019 - 21:53
          +1

          Yeah it's fairly easy and is made from mostly non perishable items apart from the seafood of course.
          That'll be a great cold weather treat to use up the leftover catch.
          Good thinking. Hadn't thought about dishes like that. Got a great seafood gumbo recipe that's also mostly non perishable

          • [Deactivated] on 02/06/2019 - 21:54
            +1

            @lette: Forgot you were a chef :) How's everything?

            Edit: Just read one of your previous post. I'm sorry for your loss but I'm happy that something good came out of it. I hope it's smooth sailing from now on :)

            • lette on 02/06/2019 - 22:04
              +2

              @[Deactivated]: Yeah things got better. Worked in a few fine dining places then a private club now I run a cocktail lounge…leaving all that because of yeah..the loss and not wanting to waste life anymore. Doing really well. Have so much more confidence and believe enough in myself to make this crazy leap. I thank my boss. The crazy owner who puts up with my crazy ideas and let's me yell when he's..I don't know .wasted $100 of olives or something else silly. We respect each other and he's taught me that's all that matters. Not everyone is your friend, but they should respect your position experience and opinions

  • taoz on 31/05/2019 - 21:51
    +4

    carmens muesli bars.

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 22:00

      Are they worth it over uncle Toby's? Haven't had museli bars since I was a kid but can now see the benefits of them on a boat

      • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2019 - 22:16
        +2

        Only when they are on half-price, IMHO.

        • lainey13 on 01/06/2019 - 19:04
          +3

          Prefer half price nice and natural but they really are just glorified chocolate nut bars…

          • lette on 01/06/2019 - 19:33

            @lainey13: I'll grab all three worth a go then. Worst comes to worst we give em away

  • AustriaBargain on 31/05/2019 - 22:31

    Sour gummy worms.

    • lette on 31/05/2019 - 22:40

      Got a favourite brand? Grabbed some of the trolli ones when they were on special methinks about a kg will have to check the logbook when I knock off work

      • AustriaBargain on 01/06/2019 - 02:11
        +2

        Just not the starburst ones. And the natural confectionery ones aren’t great.

      • friedbanana on 03/06/2019 - 20:35

        Try the big bag of worms from Officeworks.

  • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2019 - 22:45
    +1

    Cast net for baitfist and trade them up for bigger fish.

    The sea will be my pantry.

    (… and a few extra cans of spam never hurt anyone.)

    • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2019 - 23:05
      +5

      Freudian slip.

      • WhyAmICommenting on 02/06/2019 - 19:31

        Took a while. Well spotted.

        Spoiler: Starts with bait

    • Scrooge McDuck on 01/06/2019 - 14:57

      (… and a few extra cans of spam never hurt anyone.)

      Except those in the cardiac ward.

      • [Deactivated] on 01/06/2019 - 16:57

        No cardiac wards at sea I'm afraid.

  • ShannonN on 01/06/2019 - 07:49

    2 Lt plastic bottle of tomato sauce in a pinch add water for tomato soup.
    Nuts? Peanuts, pistachios etc

    Chocolate blocks dark stuff it was recommended for Mawson & Scott when they did the antarctic explorations so its an emergency food and energy

    Dried fruits such as raisin, sultanas etc

  • Pumpkin_rrr on 01/06/2019 - 07:50

    @lette, looks like you have enough ideas already.

    I just have a question for you: in terms of instant Ramen, which brand do you prefer? If you have photo or link would be best, because there are hundreds in the Asian shops! Also, do you cook them from stove, or just use hot water?

    Thank you!

    • lette on 01/06/2019 - 16:11

      https://ibb.co/2ZDhHBT
      https://ibb.co/D1bH1Nq
      These two are usually cheaper at Coles. The stewed pork is our go to for a quick dinner with some kimchi seaweed dried tofu or frozen fish balls etc. There's also a mushroom Abalone flavour we like.
      I use boiling water then microwave for two minutes. I then put the powder and pastes into the water once it's all hot. Add your mix ins after that. Next time I'm going for a noodle run I'll take more photos. Sorry our boat noodles are boxed up already.

  • rt1111 on 01/06/2019 - 08:18
    +1

    SPAM

    • lette on 01/06/2019 - 16:15
      +1

      All the spam!

  • Ozpit on 01/06/2019 - 13:23

    Two eager-to-please crumpets in the pantry and a dozen slabs of VB in the cooler. That will keep you going for a week.

  • Tech5 on 01/06/2019 - 13:37
    +1

    Goon bags

    • lette on 01/06/2019 - 16:15

      Hahaha that's letter ten years ago. Now I just take some sugar and some yeast and wait a little while for something cheaper and yummier hehe.

  • Lastchancetosee on 01/06/2019 - 13:41
    +1

    A slab of tinned chopped tomatoes and any pulses, especially chickpeas. You can then make aquafaba meringues, too 😜.

  • voteoften on 01/06/2019 - 13:44

    My favourite for when I’m hungry but want something bland and dead easy and so fast is instant potatoes. You can add any number of things to make it customised to what you want in the moment. For example, I’ll swirl bbq sauce through it. I have a tricky stomach so sometimes solid food is not my friend.

    Are you going on a long voyage? What heating/cooking facilities do you have? These and your capacity to use them (gas or electricity) determines how creative you can get.

    • lette on 01/06/2019 - 16:14

      Haven't tried instant mash…although hadn't tried long life cheese until the other day..not bad stuff
      Voyage is skill dependant. We want to have at least a months worth of backup on the boat. The more the better obviously we have a lot of spare space.
      2 burner gas stove and on the those convection microwave that can be an oven or microwave or grill etc. Oh and a waffle iron kettle and toastie machine.

  • orangetrain on 01/06/2019 - 18:40

    Lots of plastic

    • bringbring on 02/06/2019 - 00:49
      +4

      Why stock up when you can fish it out of the oceans for free?

  • movieman on 01/06/2019 - 20:02
    +3

    Generally we get our butler to organise this…

    • brendanm on 01/06/2019 - 20:26
      +2

      Lol you obviously haven't met many yachties. No way they would pay for a butler, or any more than the bare minimum.

      • Name on 02/06/2019 - 13:21

        Hah there is the dream of owning a yacht and then there is owning a yacht. They are very different things. :p

    • lette on 02/06/2019 - 18:59
      +3

      My Butler barely buttles. Not worth asking him to sort this. Damn Jeeves and his lack of buttling. Shakes fist

  • Donaldhump on 01/06/2019 - 20:56
    +1

    Mexican fried beans

    • lette on 02/06/2019 - 18:57
      +1

      On special this week too! Grabbed 10 cans XD

    • WhyAmICommenting on 02/06/2019 - 19:33
      +1

      Trump fried beans

      • Cluster on 04/06/2019 - 18:17
        +1

        There is a wall around those

    • lette on 02/06/2019 - 02:06

      What do you use it for? I feel like at that size and heat level I wouldn't go through much spicing up food and it may end up going off? Cool product and great idea though. The hotter the chilli the less you use the less space it takes up etc.

      • Gina Rinehart on 02/06/2019 - 02:47

        It is extremely hot. You'd need barely half a teaspoon in a full pot of curry to make it hot.

        Honestly it's too hot, the reapers are a bit less enjoyable than a simple habanero. Yes, a habanero is 'only' 300k~ scoville units, compared to the reaper at 1.7-2+ million, but unless you really like chilli, I'd probably say it is unnecessary.

        Also I find the flavour of the habanero and other similarly-hot peppers to be much nicer. Perhaps try a ghost pepper sauce instead of the reaper, it's still bloody hot (1 million~) but IMO easier to cook with.

      • DonWilson on 02/06/2019 - 09:42

        Yeah, that's a restaurant quantity. But the value. 1kg for $65!

        • lette on 02/06/2019 - 18:57

          I agree. But value is only value when it's used. I don't think I could use a whole kg even in three years.

          • DonWilson on 03/06/2019 - 23:41
            +2

            @lette: Look buddy, if you're not willing to devour kind of pointlessly hot mashed chilis at a rate that will render your butthole an endangered species then I don't know if I can help you.

  • Natt on 02/06/2019 - 08:59

    Woolworths sells jars of shelf-stable kimchi which isn't too bad.

    • lette on 02/06/2019 - 18:53

      Really? Good to know. Cause most are fridge products we were thinking of just making our own. Will check woolies out thanks! Prefer to have it bought over made..more time Scuba diving less time making kimchi XD

  • cantoangel on 02/06/2019 - 09:06
    +1

    My combo of tuna, 4 bean mix and cous cous that only needs hot water!

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