What's your favorite camp cookware?

[45.70]

Hello all,

I know this is going to be a personal opinion and it will depend on event, i.e. hiking or at a rendezvous.  But, out of curiosity, what is your favorite cookware, while out in the woods?  I like cooking with cast iron on a fire, but I don't like toting it too far. So I reserve the cast iron for camping with transportation close at hand.  I'm still working on a tinware set for hiking and have discovered a couple things.  It seems I started out with a boiler and skillet that's too small.  They pack well, but a little bigger would be nice.  Maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to buy some more tin ware, but what is your favorite size or type for hiking.

Thanks, Garry

[Bigsmoke]

Long time ago, I started out with blue speckle ware (plates, coffee pot, quart pot) and cast iron (fry pan, Dutch oven, etc.).
Over time, I got rid of the speckle ware and only take Dutch oven to drive in events.
What I rely on now are smaller steel fry pans, a copper coffee pot and a copper corn cooker.  I do have a big brass hearth oven but seldom take it, as it is a bit bulky.  Of course, I also have a pretty nice set of fire irons that has been with me for many a year.  Most all of the cooking utensils are blacksmith made - spatula, fork, pokers, etc.  Also have picked up over the years some steel round plates and antique bone/horn/wood handled knives, forks and spoons.  Horn salt and pepper shakers, etc.

[amm1851]

I have a tin pot and a cup that fits inside of it. Between those and a sharp stick, I can get most of my camp cooking done. As anybody who knows me will attest, I am a terrible cook, but I do make a mean cup of coffee.
My AMM sponsor bought me a folding frying pan when we were at AMM nationals in Colorado in 2001 (I think), but I have never actually used it (see above confession -  not much of a cook).

[Bigsmoke]

I have a tin pot and a cup that fits inside of it. Between those and a sharp stick, I can get most of my camp cooking done. As anybody who knows me will attest, I am a terrible cook, but I do make a mean cup of coffee.
My AMM sponsor bought me a folding frying pan when we were at AMM nationals in Colorado in 2001 (I think), but I have never actually used it (see above confession -  not much of a cook).

Sounds like your favorite piece of cookware should probably just be a big tin cup.  And a woebegone expression on your face.

To go from camp to camp explaining what a miserable cook you are.

You'll eat just fine.   :rotf

[amm1851]

[ridjrunr]

For hiking, my little boiler and skwerl cooker,for porky voo a dutch oven if the stay is long enough like three day min.

[45.70]

Well, I see a general pattern that at a rondy the dutch oven is the king and hiking is a corn boiler and stick or skwerl cooker.  I think mostly for me it's the corn boiler, second is the skwerl cooker and I carry a folding skillet too, but really only use it for frying potatoes mostly.  Maybe some bacon if I pack it.  I still need to get a coffee maker for hiking,  I've been using my corn boiler, put my coffee ends up being a little chewy.  

Thanks for the in put all.
Garry

[amm1851]

Pour some cold water into the coffee pot after it boils and it will help settle the grounds.

[45.70]

I've tried cold water trick, it helps, but I get greedy and try to drink all the coffee in the pot.  I was remembering last night, when camping I had an uncle that used to make sock coffee, (he was a widower for a long time).  Basically, he would pour the grounds into a dress sock and then drop it in the pot.  I think he came up with this ideal when he lost the percolator basket in his coffee maker and of course, use a clean sock.  Basically the sock acts as a filter, once your done drinking coffee, pull out the sock, empty the grounds, and rinse.   I may have to try this when I get home, I got a feeling this might be the new wave for making coffee.

Regards, Garry

[Fletcher]

What most of them said above.

OBTW 45-70, havin' known a bunch of old widowers in my
time ya better check them coffee socks first    

[Hillbillytroll]

No need for a filter for great coffee folks......just boil the whole beans. Makes great coffee, easy to pack, and no messy grounds swimming in your cup or pot.
Not only that, but when the pot gets low, simply add a bit more water and
repeat and you get a bit more milage out of the beans.

[peterh]

Love the cast iron, for cooking. Have some blue speckled plates and cups, plus a pot to heat up water in, must have tea in the morning.

[sse]

just boil the whole beans

Never heard of this, and am curious whether the coffee will be strong enough with this method.

[sse]

I have a squirrel cooker, never used it.  What do you do with it?

[prairie dog]

Most of the squirrel cookers I see have polish sausage cooking on them.