Cooking outdoors in the fresh air is one of the best parts of any camping trip, and with a few smart habits you can serve restaurant-quality meals from a two-burner stove.
3 Camp Kitchen Pro Tips
- Freeze Your First Two Nights' Meals Flat at Home: Cook a homemade chilli, curry, or bolognese before your trip and freeze it flat in heavy-duty zip bags. Not only does it act as giant ice blocks at the bottom of your coolbox for the first 48 hours, it reheats in one pan in ten minutes on arrival night!
- Use Solid 1.5L Frozen Water Bottles Instead of Thin Ice Packs: Two frozen 1.5-litre mineral water bottles last three times longer than slim plastic freezer blocks—and give you ice-cold drinking water as they melt.
- Always Use a Folding Windshield Around Your Stove: Even a gentle 8mph breeze cuts stove efficiency by 50% and doubles gas consumption.