I don't know if the statement about all of us being right was intended as all encumpassing or just on the choice of dinnerware, but I know for a fact that I have been wrong here more than once. As for cookware, I really like cast iron, and if you don't clean it to much it doesn't rust to much. I can drink my morning coffee out of a pork&bean can but much prefer a good, heavy, porcelane mug. We have some real good military surplus stores here (Fort Sill) and they sell all of the g.i. eat ware, like aluminum plates, cook pots, etc. and I usually have some onboard, but, a good rib eye just doesn't taste right on aluminum. I gotta have a few "good" plates. My boating tastes may be quite a bit more utilitarian than most folks, probably more along the lines of the Idlewild bunch. Function takes precedence.

> -----Original Message----- > As for cookware, I really like cast iron, and if you don't clean it to much it doesn't rust to > much. I can drink my morning coffee out of a pork&bean can but much prefer .. <snip> > My boating tastes may be quite a bit more utilitarian than most folks, probably > more along the lines of the Idlewild bunch. Function takes precedence. REPLY This thread started with a discussion about breakable glass ware onboard. Both from a safety and esthetics perspective. However the thread has morphed into generally comparing home and boat. If I had the money and opportunity to build our dream house it would be a large live-in kitchen centered in what could loosely be described as a common room with attached sleeping rooms. The kitchen is often the focal point of most homes. Most kitchens have the dining table included in th ekitchen area. When entertaining, look where people gather? Right! close to fridge (cold drinks) and kitchen counter (snack foods and munchies preparation) Informal entertaining in summer is around the barbie on patio (outdoor kitchen)but conveniently close to door to kitchen wher resids the ice cubes for drinks etc. So where did all this fancy crystal and silver ware stuff creep in from? <grin> I found an 8 setting set of Royal Thai bronze flatware at the flea market. The Admiral really liked it! We could serve a four course dinner for eight without running out of eating utensils for each course but we never have used it. I also found a set of plates, cups, bowls, etc. for 8 place settings, all done in gold trimmed porcelain emblazoned with a chinese red band around the rim. Well the Admiral likes it for show, but the real entertaining is done much less formally. Same for the cookware and drinking appurtenances. We're here to eat, not gathered for an art show of fancy crystal and flatware designs. <VBG> Boating people who actually get away from the dock and really cruise the coasts, seem for the most part to be more interested in their natural surroundings than social status symbols. cheers Arild

Arild Jensen wrote: > Boating people who actually get away from the dock and really cruise the > coasts, seem for the most part to be more interested in their natural > surroundings than social status symbols. Damned! Who are they? Are they linked to the specie named "sailors' in the old time? Can we reach them with extended range cell phones? Be more specific, please. John Pedro CHANG