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Freeze Dried Eggs
Dried Egg Yolk & Whites Powder This stuff is brilliant and lasts for along time. Dried egg yolk and white powders are really useful for baking; they can’t be used to make things such as lemon curd. I tried it for scrambled eggs, but it has a distinct smell that...
Oven Gloves
Gloves That Withstand the Heat I bought these in Hiva Oa, Marquesas ( French Polynesia), at the petrol station shop. They are great for lifting out the bread pan from the bread maker and lifting my pan, which has handles that get hot. You can buy the same brand from...
Carpet Hair Remover
The Pet Hair Remover Sponge The previous owner of Jamala told us about these sponges which pick up hair from your carpets. It actually says it's for pet hair, but it can’t distinguish between pet hair and human hair. 😆 You should vacuum first and then run the hem...
The Egg Boiler
It’s Amazing What Such a Small Gadget Can Do! In Tahiti in November 2022, we went to a hardware store to look for some screws! The Black Friday sale was on, and we found this egg-boiling machine for around £5—one of the best gadgets we’ve bought. No watching the eggs...
Remove All Cardboard!
Cardboard, Cockroaches and Mortein Spray We remove all cardboard, not necessarily cereal packaging, but things like egg boxes and cardboard from packs of drinks. We never take cardboard on the boat with us. We have stuck to this rule since we left the U.K. because...
TubShroom for your Shower
Hair Collector for your Shower Drain Thanks to the Amel owners of Super Maramu 2000 Cara, they recommended these for our shower drains. They catch the hairs and slime before it enters the bilge. You get different size rubber seals so you can fit them to the size of...
The Old Bag Trick
Another Idea to Keep Your Bin from Getting Smelly Keep your old plastic bags, especially ones with tops that seal. You can use these to place any wet kitchen rolls, napkins or tissues that you’ve used. Or to put anything that may make your bin contents smelly that you...
Organic/Food Waste
A Separate Bin for Organic Food Waste If we are on the boat for long periods of time and know that we won’t get to land to dispose of our organic waste then we have to keep it separate from our dry waste or the bin will start to smell very quickly. We use an old...
Keeping your Rubbish Compact
Plastic Bottle Bins! Whilst on passage or if we are going to be out sailing for a few weeks without being able to dispose of our rubbish on land, I get the largest plastic bottle I can find, cut up all my plastic, cardboard, and paper, and shove it in with the end of...
Magic Sponges
Always Cleaning, Try These Magic Sponges I was told about these sponges in 2014 when we lived in Singapore. There were some scuff marks on our apartment walls and the agent said, try a magic sponge to remove them! They are brilliant on the boat. I did learn that you...
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