galley outfitting

First, you're going to have to seriously strip down. Cut your pots and pans in half, then start looking to strip. Measure your oven, get rid of anything that doesn't fit.

A small and a large pot. A round and a rectangular cooking pan. Enough silverware for four people to eat plus a few extras. Get those glad/ziploc plastic storage things. Some small pyrex pan sets. Cut your dishes down to a table setting for 8 max, and go plastic (lighter). Same with glasses or tervis tumblers.

Utensils, you'll only need a couple of spatulas, a couple of large spoons (solid and slotted), whisk, tongs, etc.

We have an electric griddle, an electric skillet, toaster, coffee maker and a crockpot.

Appliances fit in the same boat. What can you combine? What haven't you used in over a year? We use one of those small Ninja choppers for a ton of things. Hand mixer.

Only a start. Good luck in your new lifestyle. You'll love it!

You won't be letting the dishes pile up, that's for sure.

Thank you simsfmly ! I appreciate the input.

:) 2oldman

Over the years we have tried hand me down stuff, yard sale stuff. Couple of years ago we bought a set of pots and pans and love it. Added to this is a kettle for pasta, an electric skillet(rarely used), and a smaller slow cooker. We did recycle a set of Corel dishes from the house and when we bought new silverware, got two sets, one for the house and one for the trailer. The rest you'll figure out as you go. Just be sure to go through stuff and get rid of what you don't use.

Hooli Gan wrote:
Getting ready to rv full time. Looking for ideas of how to stow the galley and pantry after 40 years in a home.

It may "hurt" at first paring down all that "stuff." After six months you will wonder, why did we have all that stuff in the first place?

Example: We spent 30 years trying to find and buy the "right" electric can opener. Spent lots of money. Now we have a hand opener that works every time, has lasted 7 years, and really is better than any electric. Why did we not think of that when we had a house?

Less really is better.

IMHO, if you are truly living in your RV full-time then you need to keep many of the basic necessities of a home in your RV. For us, that's things focused around food service. We have real china plate (Blue Danube) and nice heavy flatware. We use cloth napkins for everyday meals and enjoy our wine and cocktails in nice stemware and cut glass high ball glasses. We even keep a couple of decanters for our favorite liquors.
The wife is an excellent cook so we keep a couple of nice pans (frying and baking) plus a crock pot, blender, small food processor and many Tupperware type storage containers. The other accessories like whisks and the like are all there as well, but as mentioned above, only 1 or 2 that might handled slightly different jobs. You just don't need 7 whisks like you had at home.
If you use stuff you hate because it's what others think you need in an RV you will come to hate RVing. It's home, make it feel like home.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
IMHO, if you are truly living in your RV full-time then you need to keep many of the basic necessities of a home in your RV. For us, that's things focused around food service. We have real china plate (Blue Danube) and nice heavy flatware. We use cloth napkins for everyday meals and enjoy our wine and cocktails in nice stemware and cut glass high ball glasses. We even keep a couple of decanters for our favorite liquors.
The wife is an excellent cook so we keep a couple of nice pans (frying and baking) plus a crock pot, blender, small food processor and many Tupperware type storage containers. The other accessories like whisks and the like are all there as well, but as mentioned above, only 1 or 2 that might handled slightly different jobs. You just don't need 7 whisks like you had at home.
If you use stuff you hate because it's what others think you need in an RV you will come to hate RVing. It's home, make it feel like home.

Well said. The key words are "It's home." It is not temporary housing like a camper used on weekends. If you are using the camper infrequently, you can tolerate a lot. When it is home, not so much, and you should not have to.

It's our home. We cook like we did at the previous home. One addt'l thing..we love to dry camp and boondock so we conserve on water. We have lots of silverware so we don't have to keep washing them for use. We wipe dishes, silverware, etc. good with a paper towel or used napkins and store them in a dishpan under the sink until ready to wash. This can be every three days or so. So yes, we carry extras but then we have the room. We use Corelle and 'real' wine glasses. I would say think of the kinds of meals you cook now and jot down what equipment you use and that's what you should take along. You can always downsize again along the way if you find you took too much. Appliances: we have a crockpot/roaster combo, hand mixer, toaster, coffee pot and that's it n the electrical side. For dry camping we have a stovetop perculator coffee pot. Baking Pans: make sure they will fit in your oven or convection oven/microwave. Have fun in your new lifestyle!

I say if you have room, take what you want. I have a stand mixer that I adore. Have the room for it so why not,. For me, a hand mixer just does not cut it. I have a good set of pans too. We like home cooked meals and I have the tools to do that. Then if you decide you do not need an item, you can donate it.