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The perfect barbecue? We might have found it
Which is the best barbecue? We’ve tested lots and we now have a favourite for every budget. Plus ways to get the coals glowing faster and make barbecuing healthier. read more
Tag: Cooking tips
How to barbecue, great tips for building a campfire and making your own rocket stove, campsite cooking ideas and outdoor cooking knowhow.
Campers Against Litter! Start with a reusable travel mug or coffee cup
Don’t add to the 2.5bn disposable cups thrown away in the UK every year. Become a Camper Against Litter and get yourself a lovely reusable mug for your coffee shop takeaways. Here are the ones we like best. read more
Camping and campervan baking – bread and cakes
How do you make your own bread or cakes when you’re camping? Hear from tent-campers and campervanners who use everything from the Remoska to the Frontier stove for beautiful baking while travelling. It’s inspirational! read more
Have we found the answer? The Cadac campstove test
An instant barbecue that doubles as a camping gas cooker? How perfect that sounds. People seem to love the Cadac, so we’ve given it a try too. See what we thought. read more
Clever ideas for easy camp cooking
Clever tips and cooking equipment to make campsite meals easy and fun. From using less gas to carrying eggs; from keeping pans clean to unsalting the too-salty! read more
Debut dining with the Cobb oven
We’ve given this shiny, table-top, do-it-all cooker a test with a menu of star anise and orange trout and both veggie and turkey kebabs. read more
The whatever-you-like camping pancake
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. read more
Testing the Lotus Grill barbecue – our long-awaited review
We’ve been promising to review the Lotus Grill 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? read more
Give up the gas? Head-to-head on wood-burning camping stoves
We set our testers the challenge of making a meal using some of the most popular wood-burning camping stoves – the Frontier, the EcoZoom Versa, the tiny Woodgas stove and the high-tech Biolite. Plus the Solo Stove gasifying model. See how they fared. read more
Rocket stove recipes with Darren, Mort (and Jamie)
So what can you cook on a rocket stove? Our competition winner, Darren Browett, has been testing his Horizon stove with Moroccan burgers and barmbrack eggy bread. Yes, please! read more
We have a winner!
The Cadac Safari Chef is our favourite camping stove barbecue, so it was great to offer one in our competition. And now we have a winner! read more
Tasty cheats – super easy camping food
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! read more
A Welsh campsite discovery – and an EcoGrill success
All the best campsites booked? Don’t give up. One reader and her family found a new site in Wales next to four wonderful beaches. read more
The three-legged cook – campfire tripods
Want the pleasure of campfire cooking without the hassle? The Bon-Fire looks promising. And one of our readers has just won their own Bon-Fire set. read more
Carry on camping…and chatting
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. read more
Can the sun save our bees?
Bees are important for far more than their honey. They’re vital pollinators. They’ve been under threat from a deadly enemy – the Varroa mite. But now, there’s hope…
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A wild garlic primer
Forage for wild garlic (responsibly and carefully) and make these simple camping-friendly recipes. Vegetarian options too. read more
How to build a campfire…and other camping tips
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.
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Wild camping with ease at Eco Camp UK
Pick up some top tips from a real camping expert – and discover wild camping made easy. read more
Woodland wild foods with a Michelin touch
A day with wild food expert Chris Bax and world-class chef Stephen Bulmer…and James T. Kirk was there in spirit. Read about our foraging and cooking adventure. Don’t eat anything in this interesting and inedible handful, by the way! read more