condor22 said:I've used everything from a fire to a commercial kitchen out bush. Well not quite, it was an army "basher".
It depends on what you have in the way of kit Stevo, you don't say. So, I'm assuming you have a tent, whereas I have a caravan with a 3 gas 1 elec cooktop and griller, plus microwave.
When I was tenting it, I used a 3 burner gas stove, you can also get small BBQ plates for a single burner. That way you can cook meat on the plate or in a frypan, boil vegies on the 2nd and the kettle on the 3rd. That's good for extended trips.
However when I'm out in the goldfields, I carry a single burner stove, the type you get at Big W or other places that uses a disposable cartridge. I'm usually away from the van at lunchtime and in winter when it's colder, I appreciate a hot lunch. I use a small stainless steel billy to boil water for tea or coffee or for 2 min noodles like Suimin. I also carry a small saucepan set like hikers use, which I can use to heat left overs from the night before. I can also heat up pasties on it.
The 1 burners are ok for quick meals, but lacking for main meal cooking. Gas is the easiest, safest and economical fuel to use unless at high altitude.
And, yes I do use the microwave in the bush, a 2kva genny easily runs it, so if it's on charging batteries I might as well save gas and use it.
So, it all depends on what you mean, by "while out camping".
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