KitchenUsage
Kitchen Usage
The kitchen literally is the Heart of Naked Heart. It is where the first action is in the morning. It is where late night stragglers come in the wee hours of the morning. It is a hive of activity while dinner is being prepared. It has been designed to be as easeful as possible for large groups of people but no structure can accommodate 80 people while they try to prepare food and chat. So, the first rule is Mindfulness:
Mindfulness— If you don't need to be in the kitchen, find a more appropriate place to socialize. Especially during the preparation of the big meals, there just isn't the room for languorous hugging and socializing.
What can I eat?— There are special shelves that are stocked daily with the food for general snacking. The food on the other shelves is reserved for meals later in the week. There is also an entire fridge for leftovers and food that may be eaten. There is massive bowl of fruit that you may use. There will be more definition of this once we are on the playa and there may be some signage to remind us all.
Making Breakfast— Often some early riser will have prepared a large pot of oatmeal for everyone to enjoy. Coffee is in the pump pots. There is granola and fruit. Various almond, soy and hemp milks are available for the granola. Leftovers are always nice. There is bread, nut butters and jam. We often times have bacon available.
Making Lunch—Lunch is pure magic at Camp Naked Heart. We have the ingredients for frozen fruit smoothies. There is fresh squeezed vegetable juice and more! This is big enough that it gets its own section HERE.
Personal Food Storage— It is highly discouraged that you store any personal items in the kitchen. The main reason is that we cannot guarantee that it won't get eaten by someone else. The second is that if it needs refrigeration, we really don't have the room. We require that each camper bring their own ice chest or group with another ice chest owner for things they want to keep chilled. If it is just something like a medication that someone is unlikely to consume, consult with the head chef to see if it is possible to store it in the fridge.
Propane— At some point the propane will run out and you will need to swap the tank. The spare tanks are behind the kitchen. The empties are on one side of the line-up; full on the other. Be sure that all the burner valves are in the off position. Swap the tank. Open the tank valve. Test the burner. If the burner flame is weak, see the entry under troubleshooting.
The Sinks— The sink in the kitchen is for food prep only. It is not for washing dishes. It is also not for filling large pots. The best place to fill a large pot is at the shower. The flexible hose allows you to set the pot on the riser and usefully fill the pot without food pumping. The sink in the kitchen is not for tooth brushing. That is what the hand washing sink is for.
That Buzzing Sound— There is a power fault alarm in the kitchen above the refrigerators. It sounds an alarm if the generator stops. If you hear it, go restart the generator. There are instructions on the generator. Be sure to look for any obvious reasons that the generator shut down, like overheating. Alert someone on the electrical crew that you restarted the generator so that they can check for problems.