As of the time this article is written, it has been about a year and three-quarters since we've taken to living on the road. Now being more experienced on the road and figuring out what we want, it's time for some kitchen upgrades.
First thing's first, that kitchen sink. OK, so this one was slightly borne of necessity with a cold spell and unsuccessfully trying to drip. Don't worry, it wasn't the full sink itself, just the faucet. Those rigid sticks that can only spin back and forth just don't work well anyway, especially if you use a filtered water pitcher. So let's upgrade to a Project Source pull-down pre-rinse kitchen faucet. Not only is the water flow good, there's a spray feature, and the nozzle also comes off the mount to use just off the sink. Best of all, it's still of an appropriate size to fit into the small kitchen! Thanks to a couple of friends for helping us install this, too.
When you spend all this time on the road, you figure out what sort of things on which you want to chow down. After all, you can't live an entire life on hot dogs and s'mores with the more-than-occasional visit to the fast food joint. For us, having spent a lot of time in the south, partially thanks to one of our friends on trip 9, that has become smoked meats. Needless to say, with Christmas having been around the corner, we were able to procure ourselves a table top smoker from Buc-ee's. Some of you following us on social media may have seen us coming up with some creations on a smoker; who knows what will come next? As with everything, there's a bit of a learning curve to get it going, but we'll get there.
For the final upgrade we've made thus far, it's time for a new outdoor grill. This was once again borne of necessity, with our old grill having some propane issues, but it was really the setup of the grill itself that wasn't working all too well. Enter the Expert Grill Pioneer 28-inch Portable Propane Gas Griddle. After putting it together and seasoning the cast iron with avocado oil, this is bringing good times in cooking! There is a slight trade off in the lack of grill marks, but we'll leave you to judge that importance for yourself on social media. The larger cooking surface opens up many more options for what to make, there's no more having to fiddle around with water in an under-pan, and cleanup is a breeze.
There may be more kitchen upgrades down the road as we Follow our Internal Compass, so who knows what will come.
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