Sorry if this is a silly question but im so new to all this...do you buy the special camping sets of pots and pans or do you take what you have from home?
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i have a set of melamine plates & dishes but take proper cups for me & himself . a cheap set of cutlery i got from woolies bout £2 i think & a set of nettos finest camping pans but am looking to upgrade to the coleman cookset
I used to take cheaper normal pots and pans, sieve and bowl for camping, and found them took up too much space.
Hence I bought folding sieve and bowl, and invested on some proper camping cookware that have folding or detachable handles that stack up to form a neat small pack.
I probably do not need them, however, I just could not resist a cute set of 3 stainless steel saucepans with folding handles and a lid by Campingaz, and bought myself a cute non-stick folding frying pan too.
I probably take these with me for use with a suitcase stove or two in the winter under a canopy, as it is unlikely I shall be BBQing, and shall rely on food that is wet, hot and starchy that require boiling/reheating with saucepans.
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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona28 on 29/7/2009
We take a special camping set 'cos they all fit into one another and the handles fold down. They take up less room that way.
Would you cook at home using thin lightweight pans with folding handles?
No, however, my pots and pans weigh a ton, and I seldom cook just enough for one meal as batch cooking is much more economical.
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I agree with Bernie I use a spare set from home they are much sturdier than camping sets, I found special camping saucepans slip around alot, I may take my Wok pan this year, basically if you have room take what you are used to at home.
It is a question of budget at times, especially when first starting out with camping.
I took pans from the kitchen at first, but now have a set of camping pans by Outwell that are quite good quality so they are not thin on the bottom, plus a medium sized wok with lid.
We bought a cheap aluminium set and they do the two of us just fine: small, compact and lightweight. The only thing I don't use out of there is the frying pan (coz things stick to it) so we added a cheap non-stick one from Morrisons. I have rather heavy Anolon pans at home which are wonderful but a) they would take up a lot of space and weight and b) I dread to think how long they would take to heat up to cooking temperature on the camping stove!
we have the coleman pans and they were the best thing i bought, they always clean so nice. i said i want some for my kitchen at home but the red wouldnt go with my duck egg blue walls lol
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