Makings of a Travel Kitchen
So what are my travel kitchen essentials?
My crucial tools are pretty limited, since most of my races have host housing and that makes things considerably easier. In addition to a six-cup rice cooker (three cups is ok for one or two people, but a team needs the grown-up version), I always have a rice spatula, a small, lightweight brownie pan for forming rice cakes, Skratch Paper, a knife, a bag of rice, a bag of oats, nut butter, honey and dried fruit.
Those things will get you through, but if you need more heat and variety, an electric wok/frying pan or a small George Foreman grill will make just about anything you need for complete meals that integrate meats, vegetables and grains. It all can stack inside your suitcase and doesn’t really add that much to your traveling weight, but it makes a huge difference in your confidence and comfort.
My travel kitchen has already paid for itself. No lunch after the race? No problem. Only gels to eat? Not now, because I have rice cakes. Again, I expected to be the strange guy on the team, but everyone seems to agree with the value I placed on these tools.
Are you ready to try a travel kitchen?
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