getting the most out of your boat kitchen
Unfortunately, there are certain galley problems that occur all too often. The good news is that frequently, other people have figured out ways to either solve the problems or at least cope with them. If you’re just thinking of cruising, don’t let this list scare you off — the rewards of cruising far outweigh the problems.
And if you have a question on another problem, leave a note in the comments — I’ll see what I can do to get you a solution!
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Hi,
I wonder if you may be able to help me?
We own and charter sailing yachts in Turkey. We try to give our clients the best service possible and try our best to fit our galley yachts out with the very best equipment.We have many problems with this and one of the major ones is that we provide plastic glasses but clients tend to put ‘ouzo’ in them which dis-colours them and it is impossibe to remove the smell or white colour that it leaves behind. Any suggestions on how to clean them?? Many thanks
I’m guessing that it’s a chemical reaction between the plastic and the ouzo, not something that can be cleaned away — ouzo is a pretty potent liquor! Switching to glass might be your only choice if you want to avoid the problem.
I work on sea going tugs and we do not have a “cook” and are to clean up after ourselves. Most are good at this (or decent enough) but a couple just are slobs. How is the best way to aproch this? Are there any good “keep the galley clean” signs out there?
Maybe one of the “your mother doesn’t work here” signs??? Unfortunately, those who need to get the message most often seem oblivious!