Outdoor Stoves

A great many people enjoy outdoors and for this very large group an outdoor stove is an essential piece of equipment.

Outdoor Stoves

Outdoor cooking has very obvious differences from indoor cooking and the most obvious one is the lack a kitchen and that you are not limited by "stationary" stoves.

This also means that storage space, fixed direct heat outlets or oven facilities as well as cooled or frozen food storage systems (fridges) will be missing most of the time.

This makes two aspects of outdoor cooking, whether it is for a camping trip or for a short one day out experience, indispensable for a succesful cooking experience,and they are:

1. Planning 
2. Outdoor stoves and cooking equipment. 

1. Planning:

Before doing any planning you have to define the type of outdoor experience you want. You will have different types of equipment, including outdoor stoves, depending on the type of camping or outdoor experience you want. Your needs will not be the same if you plan for a week's backpacking adventure, or if you plan for a day out, or even a week out in the country but with the benefit of a vehicle.

• How long will you be camping out. Meals and the necessary ingredients will be based on the number of days, the number of people and the menu for "each" meal. 
• The weight of the ingredients and the carrying side of things 
• Available water. 
• Fuel requirements. 
• The number of people you will be cooking for (will you need 1, 2 or 3 burner stoves?) 
• And so on. 

2. Cooking equipment:

• Outdoor stoves 
• • gas fueled (propane / butane) 
  • wood 
  • charcoal 
  • fuel reserves 
• Cooking and Serving Utensils 
• • pots, pans and cutlery 
  • storage boxes (both for cooken an uncooked food). 
  • grills 
  • everything relating to water.