Cookware

Another vote for cast iron. Extra deep cast iron frying pan doubles as a dutch oven for 2 or 3 people. We're in a class b so space is premium. We have corelle dishes and bowl for nuking food in the mw.

Wishbone51 wrote:
12" Lodge cast iron camping dutch oven for outdoor cooking.
#8 Wagner cast iron skillet for general frying
#4 Wagner cast iron skillet for sausage
#8 or #10 Wagner cast aluminum dutch oven for things like chili or soup
#8/9 Griswold (from the 1890s) stove-top waffle iron (use it on the stove, or over coals)

Great waffle iron! We have one that's similar.

We use cast iron as well.
One CI skillet.
One CI griddle, Lodge smooth on one side, ridged on the other.
One or two dutch ovens, depending on length of trip, who we'll be feeding, and whether we'll be attending a dutch oven gathering. We have a 10", a 12", and a 14" d.o. The 14" is for our large family gatherings.

We also take a couple of stainless steel pots that we found at yard sales and were cheap. Bought the whole set for less than $5.

When traveling and camp cooking, you'll want something that withstands the knocking about and won't be a huge loss if the pot gets a dent or two (stainless steel).

Stainless five quart Dutch oven and 3 qt kettle
Pyrex square baking dish and 6 cup bowl with lid
Electric skillet
Sauté pan
Crock pot
Blender
Hand mixer
Plastic mixing bowls
3 good knives-chef, med serrated, paring
I keep it simple and good quality.

Well tks for the inputs. I'll make my selections from these lists that fit our style.

I have two sets of stainless steel cookware. One for the house and one for the RV. I also use a NuWave (induction cooking) and an electric skillet. Hubby uses the portable grill when he cooks.

How about an electric skillet,
an electric flat griddle.
These 2 are used for about 90% of our cooking needs.
We also have a metal skillet (for over a fire or over the stove)
A pot (for over the fire, or over the stove)
An electric drip coffee pot and a portable bean grinder
An old fashioned peculator coffee pot to use on a fire or over the stove
A small electric crock pot
A GOOD set of knives with all sizes in a wooden block holder
Corelle dishes, saucer, small plate, and coffee cups and tumblers, and plastic tumblers.
Silverware (a nice set).
We have a pot with a lid that acts as a strainer, used over the fire or over the stove (great for spaghetti or other pastas).
We always have a couple disposable aluminum pans if we want to cook over a fire.
We also have the long metal forked hot-dog sticks.
AND (we just got a George Foreman electric grill)... it travels back and forth from the camper to the house. We just got it.

Basically, we have a variety of cooking devices in the event we have to cook over a fire only, over a gas flame only, with electric only, slow cooker if we want to have something waiting when we get back from exploring, something fast... like the microwave, and the electric skillet and griddle (which is my favorite). This way, we can be well prepared for any occasion.

tothetrail wrote:
How did you come to acquire and decide on your waffle iron? I'm looking for one, but not sure which style to go with. With all the different sizes, hinge styles, low/high base, trying to figure out what would work best. Any reason why the 1890's version might be better than say, a 1908 model?

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Wishbone51 wrote:
12" Lodge cast iron camping dutch oven for outdoor cooking.
#8 Wagner cast iron skillet for general frying
#4 Wagner cast iron skillet for sausage
#8 or #10 Wagner cast aluminum dutch oven for things like chili or soup
#8/9 Griswold (from the 1890s) stove-top waffle iron (use it on the stove, or over coals)

How did you come to acquire and decide on your waffle iron? I'm looking for one, but not sure which style to go with. With all the different sizes, hinge styles, low/high base, trying to figure out what would work best. Any reason why the 1890's version might be better than say, a 1908 model?

Go Dogs wrote:
Absolutely love that waffle iron!!! :B

Thanks! Bought it cheap on eBay and restored it back to life. Works quite well for being over 100 years old. I love vintage cast iron (I own way too much of the stuff)

HERE is some of my other stuff.

Wishbone51 wrote:
12" Lodge cast iron camping dutch oven for outdoor cooking.
#8 Wagner cast iron skillet for general frying
#4 Wagner cast iron skillet for sausage
#8 or #10 Wagner cast aluminum dutch oven for things like chili or soup
#8/9 Griswold (from the 1890s) stove-top waffle iron (use it on the stove, or over coals)

Absolutely love that waffle iron!!! :B