Views: 100 Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2021-08-14 Origin: Site
With the continuous innovation of outdoor manufacturers, camping cookware has also made great progress. In addition to appearance styles, they are also available in different materials such as stainless steel, aluminum and titanium. When faced with these dazzling products, you may be really hard to determine how to choose to meet your own requirements.
Specifically, short trips or backpackers who like simple and relaxed travel only need basic cooking utensils. Campers, tourist groups and long-distance travelers usually need a set of cooking utensils or versatile cooking utensils. This mainly includes non stick pot set, non stick utensils set, removable handle cookware and stackable camping cookware.
Are you planning to cook food for your family and team, or just want to be able to pack your backpack into a trekking route? Or you value cookware that can be used interchangeably between the above two. Their weight and size will not have much impact on hiking activities, and they can easily prepare food for friends in the camp. Below we will analyze these two different uses.
1. Self-driving or camp use
For this purpose, you don’t need to care too much about the weight and volume of the cookware, but you should pay more attention to the ease of use and various functions of the cookware, such as whether the cookware is easy to use and clean, whether it is accompanied by cups, bowls, plates, etc. .
2. Backpacking
This use requires high weight and volume of cookware, because excessive weight and volume will not only affect physical strength, but also hinder the carrying of other important equipment.
1. Aluminum is a good heat conductor. It is lightweight, affordable and suitable for simmering food without burning it. However, aluminum vessels for cooking will slowly decompose when exposed to acidic food, and they are prone to dents and scratches. Hard anodized aluminum, this oxidizing material resists scratches and abrasion, and is durable. In addition, aluminum cookware also includes aluminum non-stick stackable cookware, die cast aluminum detachable cookware, press aluminum cookware and forged aluminum cookware.
2. Stainless steel is stronger and more scratch resistant than aluminum. However, stainless steel is heavier than aluminum and cannot conduct heat evenly.
3. The ultra-light titanium will not affect the strength, it is highly corrosion-resistant, and the temperature rises quickly. But titanium cookware is more expensive than other options, and its thermal conductivity is not as uniform as stainless steel cookware.
4. Cast iron cookware is hard in texture, very suitable for baking or cooking. But it is very heavy and not suitable for backpacking.
5. Non-stick coating cookware is easy to clean. But it is not as durable as ordinary metal surfaces. Most can be scratched by metal utensils. Cookware coated with food-grade fluoropolymer PTFE will emit toxic fumes if it is severely overheated. Be careful when cooking with non-stick coated cookware or consider using uncoated cookware.
6. In addition to the above-mentioned materials, plastic cookware is lightweight, cheap, and wear-free, which is very suitable for tableware and sealed food containers. But it is not as durable or heat-resistant as metal. Some plastics can absorb and retain the taste/odor of food.
The size and number of pots are fundamental issues that should be considered. It is best to choose stackable cookware with removable handle and lid.