Camping Cookware Comparisons: Which Is Best For Camp Cooking?
What type of camping cookware is best for you? Camp cooking and
clean-up can be easy or a hassle, it all starts with great
camping equipment.
Camping cookware, like any camping equipment, should be versatile
and tough. A lot of campers have a set of cookware just for
camping because they don't want to risk damaging their good
kitchen set and/or it's easier to keep all your camping gear
organized and ready-to-go in big plastic bin (s). Kitchen cookware
usually won't last long in the field anyway. Camp cooking
outdoors can be a lot more demanding than what most kitchen
utensils are made for.
Heavy duty camping cookware is not only a good idea, it's almost
a necessity. If you're camp cooking and your only pan cracks or
burns through making it unusable, you're either going to have to
find a way to use tin foil creatively or eat cold sandwiches the
rest of your camping trip.
Remember to get camping cookware with tight-fitting lids to help
heat food on your camping stove more quickly and to help save
fuel, this is especially important to hikers that carry
everything. I'd stay away from non-stick coatings as it only
takes over-heating them once and the surface is junk. Also once
the surface is scorched the chemical make-up is permanently
changed and I'm not sure how healthy it would be for you. Non-
stick surfaces can also scratch, it's hard enough keeping them in
good shape at home let alone camping or hiking.
Some pots/pans come in sets that mate together or "nest" for
storage and even allow you to tuck a canister of fuel inside
them. This comes in handy when you're looking to save room while
camping.
Look for camping cookware with rounded corners/edges to help
reduce hot-spots and for ease of cleaning.
Remember that most camping cookware handles can get hot so bring
something you can use to protect your hands. For quicker boiling
and heating look for camping cookware with black colored bottoms
because it will absorb heat better and save you some fuel.
Backpackers: One liter pots are a good size for two people who
don't eat much, if you and you're buddy have a normal appetite
you'll want to use a 1.5 liter pot. A two liter should supply
about three hikers with a bigger appetite each with a good-size
meal. If you're in a bigger group you'll want to bump up the
size.
There are several different types of camping cookware and they
have different advantages and disadvantages...
Aluminum pans and cookware: Advantages: Lightweight, heat
quickly, and cheap. Disadvantages: Possible link to Alzheimer's,
food has a tendency to stick, hot spot heating can easily burn
food so you'll want to stir it, hard to clean, can taste bad,
pans can get bent/dinged easily, and aluminum has a tendency to
react with foods. I've seen tomato sauce eat through...
About the author: If you'd like more information on camping
cookware please click here for the whole article. You may also
want to take a look at this related article on how to pick the
best camping stove for your use.
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