We usually didn't have time to check the delivery against the invoice, especially when the ship was underway. I'd check the delivery after the fact and adjust the invoice later.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mike Mulcare.
Showing posts with label food storage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food storage. Show all posts
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Jack-of-the-dust
Jack-of-the-dust is the traditional name for the cook in charge of the storeroom and refrigerators on a naval vessel. I served as the jack-of-the-dust on the USS Stein (DE 1065) during it's second Western Pacific cruise in 1974.
We usually didn't have time to check the delivery against the invoice, especially when the ship was underway. I'd check the delivery after the fact and adjust the invoice later.
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 8, 2010) -- Culinary Specialist 1st Class Tremayne Brown, from Tulsa, Okla., receives stores for the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). John S. McCain is one of seven ships assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 and is permanently forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mike Mulcare.
We usually didn't have time to check the delivery against the invoice, especially when the ship was underway. I'd check the delivery after the fact and adjust the invoice later.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mike Mulcare.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
When in bear country ...
Innovative camp kitchen ideas come from the most unlikely sources. A Google blog search led me to a picture and blog article by a camp cook in Aialik Bay, Alaska.
Children's author and literacy advocate Jen Funk Weber recently served as camp cook for 10-days at Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge while husband and photographer Mike Weber and others build a new lodge. The regular camp cook was scheduled to replace Jen around the first of the month.
What's unique about this remote Alaskan camp kitchen is its selection of storage furniture. Bear country cooking demands sturdy bear-proof storage.
The lodge employs a heavy-duty Knaack jobsite storage cabinet to secure food and personal items from hungry bears. A cabinet designed to foil construction-site thieves should deprive bears of an easy catch.
"Because this is bear country, all food, toiletries, and smelly items are stored in a variety of secure lockers. My apron, the hotpads, unwashed coffee cups, etc. are all stashed in here. The doors are kept closed unless someone is in the tent," said Jen.
You can read more about Jen's complete camp kitchen set up on her blog. Since drinking water must be shipped in from Seward, the camp uses sea water for dish washing in a triple-sink set-up. Another unique feature is the use of glacier ice in the coolers.
Click here for a complete description of the kitchen.
Children's author and literacy advocate Jen Funk Weber recently served as camp cook for 10-days at Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge while husband and photographer Mike Weber and others build a new lodge. The regular camp cook was scheduled to replace Jen around the first of the month.
What's unique about this remote Alaskan camp kitchen is its selection of storage furniture. Bear country cooking demands sturdy bear-proof storage.
The lodge employs a heavy-duty Knaack jobsite storage cabinet to secure food and personal items from hungry bears. A cabinet designed to foil construction-site thieves should deprive bears of an easy catch.
"Because this is bear country, all food, toiletries, and smelly items are stored in a variety of secure lockers. My apron, the hotpads, unwashed coffee cups, etc. are all stashed in here. The doors are kept closed unless someone is in the tent," said Jen.You can read more about Jen's complete camp kitchen set up on her blog. Since drinking water must be shipped in from Seward, the camp uses sea water for dish washing in a triple-sink set-up. Another unique feature is the use of glacier ice in the coolers.
Click here for a complete description of the kitchen.
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