For what it's worth everything in our cooler is precooked - except the steaks and my "special" burgers (if you want the recipe just PM me!) In our particular case, it's not that we're in a hurry to get anywhere - it's that our crew includes our two college kids who we don't get to see often and I'd rather spend time with them than in the galley. And at the same time feed them their favorite home cooked dishes (pulled pork, chocolate chip cookies etc). I've got a long provisioning list of the rest of our groceries to shop for at Riteway and we placed a pretty large order with Caribbean Cellars. If it was just my husband and I, I'd probably just throw a swimsuit in a bag and head down. As someone else pointed out - to each his own. There's no right or wrong way to bareboat and I appreciate everyone's input. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/hungry.gif" alt="" />