Paper vs Real Dishes

[Sue]

I know this is SUPER silly, but watching Patty the other night making her custom wood holders for her dishes got me thinking.

Do you use paper plates majority of the time, plastic silverware, paper cups, or the real deal?

She uses the real deal and enjoys making a full blown out meal. God, I can't wait to be able to enjoy that lifestyle again. Even if I did, I wonder if I would still use paper.

Now mind you, if it's something sloppy or yummy like steak, I don't use paper.

Just wondering what everyone else does???

Guess it's my busy lifestyle. Even here at home we use paper plates 99% of the time.

[CountryGuy]

Sue, there are a number of posts on this subject, but here is my short answer:

IF, I have water and sewer hookup, I usually use corelle dishes.

IF, I am 15 days in a state campground with electric only and 62 gallons of water for the 15 days, I am using paper plates!

Course, I get to have my lazy days, water/sewer or not, and use paper.

Can Patty come cook for me??? About 99% of the time I only cook things that have less than 5 ingredients and less than 10 minutes to prepare. That said, I stand on my head and turn on the oven and do cookies and brownies frequently.

OH, I want to see those custom wood holders for plates. I think she has too much energy!

Carol

[prariepoodle]

Montana Sue, I do use paper plates some times for the sandwiches and I use them to drain things on with a paper towel on them like fish,shrimp, and all other fried foods as it does cut down on what I have to wash. But I like to use my dishes most of the time for eating out of. I never use plastic spoons,forks and knives at all. As for drinking glasses I have plastic because I keep breaking the glass ones. A few years ago I cut my hand real bad with a glass and had to have stitches in it so after that no more glass. But then I am full timing and that does make a difference.If I was boon docking that would make a big difference, then I might use all plastic so I could just throw it away. But I have trouble throwing away plastic when I can wash it and use it again.

[sreigle]

There's only two times we use paper plates. One is when grilling outside and eating outside. The other is when on the road and we stop to have out own lunch on a picnic table in a park or rest area.

With me being the dishwasher (can grill but cannot otherwise cook), if I had any say in this we'd use paper plates and cups and platic utensils all the time.

[NJ Hillbilly]

We use both depending upon the meal and the setting. Pot Luck brings paper out so it does not have to be brought back, steaks or nice meals at the camper usuaully brings out the Corelle.

John

[Montana_657]

We have over 12,000 miles on the Mikassa china. Have not even chipped a glass yet. The "dishwasher" destroys more dishes then are broken in transit.

[NJ Hillbilly]

Especially when she is "loaded".


John

[Montana_657]

Ya got that right!!! (LOL)

[Montana_655]

As Carol noted as well. We use paper when boondocking for more than a couple days where water conservation is a priority.

[Flastro]

Depends on the meal, mostly paper out of laziness to wash them, since I too am the dishwasher a lot of times !

[bonscott]

We use paper plates 90% of the time, except when we have nice meals like steak or pork chops. Then, it's our plastic (real) plates from the camper. We use disposable cups for most drinks, but, we do have plastic margarita glasses
Real silverware all the time.

[Montana_621]

Well I hate paper and will only use it out of necessity. But I must admit we don't have anything glass in ther RV either. We have acrylic or plastic dishes / glasses with real silverware. I would rather wash dishes than use paper.

I have learned to wash in 2 gallons of hot water and rinse in 2 gallons that get thrown outside. We have only had full sewer once so getting the water is no problem, it's what to do with it. LOL

[bonscott]

Oh, and I forgot, we use paper plates alot at home, too! Much easier, in my opinion!

[vickster]

Most of the time we use corelle, silverware and plastic glassware (except for my glass wine goblets). However, if we are boondocking then we bring out the disposable stuff. And on the rare special occasion I have been known to bring out the table linens! But then, I have an automatic dishwasher AKA hubby!!!!

[Trailer Trash 2]

We use paper and throw them in the fire pit to use as kindeling and of course a cup of gas to help it light quicker, I prefer alcohal the kind painters use it burns cleaner. when I was younger I put the plastic eating utensils in also but found out it was a toxic smoke so I had to stop.
Oh we dont have Indian fires either, ( smokers )
BURN BABY BURN.

TT2

[kdeiss]

I bought some very cute melamac dinnerware at Penneys that match our decor (grapes and other fruit in sages and purples) and prefer to use them but if we are in a hurry to go somewhere which is more often than not or if we are just having a sandwich etc then it is paper plates and plastic.

[DHenry]

It's paper plates for lunch, and Corele ware for dinner. No plastic knives and forks at all.

[ronstan]

We also use paper plates almost all of the time We are not hooked up to sewer most of the time so it is a lot handier. WE are are up her in Mi. for our campvention and will not have sewer hookups. So we will be using paper. Got 7 more days to go.

[Montana_621]

For those of you who use the paper plates because of no sewer hook-ups, why don't you get the blue gray water dump tanks? They are so very easy to use and even hook to a trailer hitch.

[D and M On The Road]

......Paper!.....
But we carry some Corelle to use for when the mood strikes us.