Long shelf life snacks & goodies

Hi Motherhen,

have you considered cryvaced meat. We get our meat cryovaced at the local butcher before we leave and most butchers can do it now. Refridgerated chicken lasts for about 6 weeks and beef for about 8 weeks, from memory. Because the air is vacuumed form the package, even steaks take up less room in the fridge.

eighty matey.

Hi eighty matey

I have considered getting a vacuum sealer for a number of different uses, but have never really felt a pressing need. We have managed well on long trips with just our small fridge and occasional shopping, but last trips (the five month one and a one week holiday) we just used the Engel as a freezer under the bed. Plenty of room for our needs.

I purchase mince when on special and freeze this in meal sized cube shapes, which is very space efficient and a versatile meat. Otherwise chicken fillets (thigh preferred over breast), sausages and other bone free meat. It lasts just about for ever kept frozen. We supplement with other purchases along the way for variety.

Motherhen

Fair enough. We do what works. Our fridge is either all fridge, or all freezer, so basically we don't have a freezer option. We travel in our Landcruiser without towing anything so space, and weight, is at a premium.

I don't want to hijack Greg and Dianne's thread, but...... I will a little bit. We doing a pretty big trip next year and part of it is the Gary Hwy, Alice to 80 mile Beach. I know you have info on this trip, so please keep it in mind, if that's ok. I'll post a thread later with our proposed itinary and I'll ask for tips (sorry Greg & Dianne).

eighty matey

Hi eighty matey

The Gary Junction road is a fabulous trip. I have the travelogues for the first part as far as the NT border (travelling from west to east) on my website and i hope to have the rest of the way to Alice there soon. I had to take a break from it to catch up on long overdue book keeping and then lambing time intervened. Now it is back to the books for a while, amidst feeding sheep and four hourly bottles for five lambs. I can be contacted by email through my website if you have any questions.

Apologies Greg and Dianne and happy cooking.

Motherhen

Thank you. You better get back to work.

No wonder you enjoy getting away.

eighty matey

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