When it comes to cooking, cast iron is one of the most popular choices; not just in the home kitchen but also while camping. The way the food cooks and the taste is unbeatable but a lot of people wonder how to cook with a cast iron when camping. If you’re looking to up your …
Fish is a versatile and healthy meal option and there are so many types to choose from. But one of the problems that a lot of people find when it comes to choosing the best tasting freshwater fish is that it’s not uncommon to stumble upon a bad catch. Of course, if you buy from …
An instant barbecue that doubles as a camping gas cooker? How perfect that sounds. People seem to love the Cadac camping stove, so we’ve given it a try too. See what we thought.
How to make homemade wet wipes for camping, wild camping and travels. Easy, plastic-free, zero waste for quick clean-ups or when there’s no shower
Call it an eggless omelette, a Mediterranean soca, a pancake with panache…here’s a quick, easy and ultra-adaptable recipe for camping breakfasts, lunches or dinners.
Family, friends, fun and food are the four ingredients that make a camping trip truly special. When it comes to packing provisions, though, how can you make things easy, exciting and nutritious for vegans and people on plant-based diets?
We’ve been promising to review the LotusGrill barbecue ever since we thoroughly road-tested the Cobb. So here we are. Did it prove to be smokeless? Did it really only take three minutes to get to cooking temperature?
Camping and foraging for mushrooms are the perfect recipe for a wild weekend. Our expert tells you what to look for.
Although we love campsite cooking, there are times when we just want something fast and delicious. We’ve tested lots of readymeals and kits to find the ones that work. Shhhh, don’t tell!
We set our testers the challenge of making a meal using some of the most popular woodburning camping stoves – the Frontier, the EcoZoom Versa, the tiny Woodgas stove and the high-tech Biolite. Plus the Solo Stove gasifying model and more. See how they fared.
Imagine you’re on the banks of the Danube when you make this delicious campfire fish soup and make the most of British wild food with easy nettle soup.
Forage for wild garlic (responsibly and carefully) and make these simple camping-friendly recipes. Vegetarian options too.
A delicious camping meal that’s fun to make, easy to adapt and even easier to eat. Four recipes in under an hour, all cooked on woodburning camping stoves.
We’ve come across some clever-looking barbecue innovations, but are they really any better than a basic barbecue? How do the Lotus Grill and the Cobb compare?
Chargrilled tofu or steak with rice and lentil pilaff, a gooey chocolate pancake and a perfect camping breakfast-on-toast. Try our fast and simple camping recipes using either a Cadac Safari Chef or any decent camping stove.
Which kitchen tools are essential for your camping kit? Delicious courgette fritters persuaded us to take a hand-powered processor perfect for campsite meals and dips.
Make a pie at home the day before and you’ll have an easy first night’s camping dinner. Cath de Abaitua shares her recipe for Festival Pie.
A super-quick, delicious fish or vegan camping dish. Use smoked tofu, salmon, trout or any fish that keeps its shape. Local and sustainable is our choice!
Our competition to win a kotlich campfire cooking set inspired some talented outdoor cooks. Here are just some of their mouthwatering recipes.
Unless you have a big frying pan or plenty of hobs, cooking a camp breakfast is tricky. Here’s a way to get all the satisfaction of a fry-up without the hassle.
What a find. Free nuts in the hedgerow! It looks like a bumper year for British cobnuts. We’ve created a few of recipes to bring out their deliciousness. Try our (vegan) carrot bacon with them too!
Foraging is a great way to put free, super-fresh and tasty delicacies on the camping menu. Monica Wilde gives us an introduction to where, how and what to forage.
Here’s the first dish we ever tried on the Cobb oven – and it was a hit with our taste-testers. We served it as a starter, but add new potatoes and a larger salad for a main course.
Here at Campfire Magazine, we always say you should be able to make great food with only two rings and a wobbly table (well, and a few tasty ingredients, of course!). Caravan-fan Amanda Regan tells us how she manages to bake cakes when camping.
Oh goodness. This is delicious…coconut pain perdu. It’s simple, easy to make dairy-free and perfect for cooking on our Cadac Safari Chef or campstove with frying pan.
Because it’s raining constantly, I’m thinking about the sunniest meal. It has to be panzanella – a salad made mainly with stale bread and juicy tomatoes.
Feeling a bit Mad Hatter-ish, we’ve decided to make our latest campfire all wrong…but all right. Here’s a weird and novel way to get the campfire going, plus some random camping and campervan tips to try out. Let us know if they work for you.
A quick, easy and infinitely adaptable way to make roasted stuffed peppers on a barbecue or campfire – plus a roast ratatouille.
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There’s a new place to share camping, campervan and outdoor cooking ideas, ask questions and get advice. Camping and Campervan Chat UK is a new Facebook group designed to make camping even more fun.
Just because it’s a work day not a holiday doesn’t mean outside is out of bounds. While we still have light evenings and warm(ish) weather, give yourself the treat of fresh air….and a blackberry campfire crumble.
