SUGGESTED STUFF TO TAKE ON A SELF-CATERING COTTAGE HOLIDAY
India Knight is a very popular columnist writing mainly in the Sunday Times (UK).
She is not a fan of the "badly equipped kitchen" in holiday accommodation.
Last Sunday (( July, 2023), her In the Kitchen piece in the magazine suggested the following to take on a self-catering holiday cottage in the UK. "Assuming that you're driving, here's what to bring from home to make your life easier."
To me, this is somewhere between practical and bonkers. I like the surprise element and a basic set-up in self-catering places. It's part of the fun. Here goes:
Proper corkscrew
Teabags
Kitchen tongs and a fish slice
Biggest pot
Big colander
Weighty chopping board
One good knife
Shallow 30cm sautés pan with lid
Can opener
Mini chopper
Robust shallow roasting tray
Vegetable peeler
Big salad bowl
Pepper mill
Zester
Foil, beanbags, dishwasher tablets, squirt worktop cleaner, sponge
Preferred herbs and spices
Kitchen scales
One good cookbook
Makings of one simple meal when you arrive.
PHEW!
And that's before all the luggage, bikes, buggies, sports equipment, cat, dog, and any other ballyhoo that is deemed "essential".
Car? Truck? Transit van. Pantechnicon? Covered wagon?
Happy holiday everyone!!
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