Bowls are provided to hold water melted from the snow. Each hut has an oil fired furnace to ward off outside temperatures that may drop to 40 degrees below zero or lower. The water bowls are placed on the furnace tops to produce hot water for cleaning up. Meals are prepared by one or two full time cooks who are also accomplished at bread and desert making. Dinner selections may range from Pot Roast to Pizza with a wide selection of vegetables.
Fresh fruit is always available as are snacks and candy bars.
Refrigeration is not needed. Milk and other perishables are stored inside the tent near the outside edges. Frozen foods are stored outside the back door. The two huts are not heated. Neadless to say, scientists do not bring reading material with them.