Enjoying the Outdoors: Camping Kitchen Cooking Essentials
Having a successful camping experience is closely related to bringing the right essentials with you. While wearing and packing the right clothes can add to your comfort, it’s the food that will keep your mind and body satisfied and give you the needed energy to get you through the day.
And who says that you can’t have delicious meals while camping?! By investing in some camping kitchen essentials, you’ll be able to cook your own tasty food outdoors in no time.
Stove
Throughout the years, portable camp kitchen essentials have greatly evolved. This means that finding a quality and durable camp stove could be quite easy. A portable camp kitchen stove is a functional and very convenient piece of equipment that’s well worth investing in. When looking for the right stove, practice shows that you should do it based on the type of meals you plan on cooking, as well as on your pots and pans.
Cast iron stoves, for instance, are heavy-duty stoves with cast-iron burners providing you with reliable heat adjustment. Usually, they have a frame that offers great stability for pots and pans and requires minimal assembly. You can also choose from stainless steel or some other type of material, depending on your personal needs and preferences. Additionally, you can choose between fuel, gas and open fire stoves and pick the one that will best meet your needs. Some of these stoves also have a flat metal part that can be used for baking meat of any kind, making burgers and even pancakes.
Cookware
None of the aforementioned food can be cooked if you don’t have the right cookware. One of the most basic things you can take with you should be a pot and pan as they are the basic tools for cooking. They can be made of a range of materials, and although cast iron is the preferred choice especially for cooking tasty food on an open fire, you can also choose lighter yet durable cookware. The safest, most durable and lighter material for this purpose is stainless steel. Regarding the tableware, cups and plates are the most important ones you should take with you. You can either invest in disposable dishes or you can invest in reusable plastic that can withstand high temperatures.
Cutting Board
Unless you’re eating only freeze-dried food, you should certainly benefit from packing a smaller cutting board for your camping adventure. Unlike regular household cutting boards, usually, these are made from thinner plastic and can be folded which makes them compact and convenient. Being foldable, it allows you to invest in one bigger or several smaller and use them as the ideal picnic table when there’s no free and clean space around.
Cooking Utensils
When it comes to regular utensils like spoons, forks and knives, you can always invest in disposable, wooden or ones made of reusable plastic that can withstand extremely high temperatures. This is essential for being able to completely clean and disinfect them from any bacteria and germs. Regarding the cooking utensils, you can invest in the foldable versions, just like the cutting board. Being compact, lightweight and easy to use, the foldable utensils can certainly come in handy, especially when cooking for many people. You can also benefit a lot from carrying a multi-tool with you as they are great for cutting things and skinning game.
Portable Fridge
Whether you need it for storing fresh or cooked food, a portable camping fridge can save the day, especially when it comes to having always fresh and readily-made food. Besides food, these fridges can also keep from spoiling any other type of food and beverages. Available in a range of sizes and power performance, you can choose the fridge that will best meet your needs.
Water Containers
A functional camping outdoor kitchen wouldn’t be complete without the use of water storage containers. Having clean water in disposal all the time is one of the greatest blessings when camping, which is why taking a water container with you is the least you can do. When not having enough space to carry the good old plastic containers, you can always invest in a collapsible container which when not filled can be as thin as a plastic bag. These containers are available in different sizes, giving you the opportunity to choose the one that will best meet your needs.
Coffee Maker
Coffee lovers probably can’t imagine starting the day without coffee, so if you’re one of them, you should make sure you don’t forget to bring a coffee maker. When in the search for the right maker, you can choose from the many French press or Moka pot coffee makers, a drip filter, etc.