I was a bit worried how the shared kitchen would work out before our stay there in 2014. We kind of wondered if it would get a bit crazy but it worked our fine. The staff gave us a great orientation around the kitchen, water use, etc. soon after we arrived and we signed up for a time to use the kitchen. I think that three groups or families share the kitchen at one time but the stove and equipment are great and we had no problems. The dishwashing sytem has been described by others and it worked well. The link which Tibber posted has some photos of the kitchen. For Carlene and I and our two adult children we pre-ordered some food from the Chalet, namely three packages of Pad Thai for the four of us for one dinner and three packages of beef stroganoff for the following night. We also preordered two milks for our breakfast the two mornings we were there. We also took our own food for breakfast but I can't recall if it was packages of oatmeal or some cereal such as Frosted mini-wheats. We brought our own cereal bowls, some single serve coffee and a few granola bars.
To make lunch we packed in a loaf of bread (or maybe part of a loaf), a jar of peanut butter, a jar of jelly, some sandwich bags and made PB&Js
Everything worked out fine. The Chalet, as you may know, sells cold bottled water, soda and gatorade. I found it very refreshing after a hike.
I have been told that some guests who live locally will prepare and freeze some food such as burittos before hiking in and by the time they reach the chalet the food will have thawed and be ready to cook.
Granite Park Chalet is a wonderful place and hope you have a great time. Be sure to use the hooks in your room to hang your packs and others things off the floor.
I did not shave there. I may not have washed my face
I did faithfully brush my teeth.
Lyman