Cooking in Studios

[Claudia1]

I don't like to waste anything, so I take lots of those little condiment packets with me.

About 2 months before our trip, my husband and I load up on ketchup, mustard, mayo, butter, & jelly packets with fast food meals. We don't take handfuls from the restaurant, but rather save the extra ones that we don't use with our meal. You would be surprised how many you can save in a short time!

By taking the little packets, I don't have partialy used & open bottles at the end of vacation.

 

[Mickies'Girl]

I froze a stick of butter, wrapped it in aluminum foil and then put in a sandwich bag. Then I put this into a zip-lock bag along with one of those ice packs you use for lunch boxes. This was small enough to go into a side compartment of my carry on. This worked out very well and I didn't have to buy a whole pound of butter for my morning bagel. I hope this idea helps someone.

 

[bearville]

If your running out of luggage space and don't take a cooler, I know a great brand of instant soup- called Shelias Select. It mixes with water and tastes homemade. Even the tomato soup tastes great. You can easily make it into pasta sauce. Several flavors and doesn't taste artificial. They also make great dips. And it doesn't take up much room. E-mail me if you want to know where to find it. I love all these ideas for creative cooking!!!

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["Ginger"]

We will be making our first trip to one of the resorts for DVC members. I can't make my ressie till the 27th of this month so I don't know where we will be staying. We want to go for 5 days Mon. arrival and leaving Sat. to cruise the Magic. So here are my questions oh, we will be driving so we can bring lots of stuff. Which resort would be best BWV or OKW "studio"? We will be bringing our 4 yr old DD, which resort is best for kids and why? How big are the refrigs in the studios ? Do they have a little freezer spaces in them? Thanks any help would be greatly appreciate

 

[rsinj]

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[mickeyc]

The ideas everyone shared sounds great. Does anyone know if the freezer compartment of the refridgerator in the stuidos keep items cold? For example would it keep ice cream cold or would it get soft? Enjoy your cusine!! Buon Appeite!!

 

[bub]

Thanks for all of these great replies! We should be eating well if we follow your suggestions.
In response to the freezer question, I doubt ice cream would stay frozen, if only because the compartment is very small, and I don't think a standard container would fit. Frozen dinners work in the space, and you can make mini-ice cubes. As to whether to stay at BWV or OKW, that would be hard to say. I prefer the shape and extra space of the rooms at OKW, and I like having my car close by. Both have fine kitchen space - BWV has more counter space, but the kitchen is across the room from the table