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20 ways to make camping more environmentally friendly
How do we all stay green when camping? Read our BIG green guide to making camping a bit more environmentally friendly. From keeping clean to buying food. 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.
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 camping stove, so we’ve given it a try too. See what we thought. read more
Should I buy a Cobb barbecue stove? Read our review
Is the Cobb barbecue better? Will it change our camp cooking? We’ve tested this tabletop barbecue on a menu of marinated trout and veggies and turkey kebabs. Here’s what we thought of it. read more
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
Give up the gas? Head-to-head on woodburning camping stoves
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. read more
Autumn and winter campervan travels
Camping out of season is fantastic, but you need to prepare. Here’s what we learned on a winter campervan trip in Scotland – how to find a great wild camping spot, stay warm, keep yourself entertained, eat well…and go to the loo! read more
Fast and delicious gourmet camping recipes
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. 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
Testing the LotusGrill barbecue – our LotusGrill review
We’ve been promising to review the LotusGrill 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
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
Rocket stove recipes with Darren and Mort
So what can you cook on a rocket stove? Our competition winner, Darren Browett, has been testing his rocket stove with Moroccan burgers and barmbrack eggy bread. Yes, please! 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
We have a Cadac camping stove 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
Cobnut recipes…and amazing carrot bacon
What a find. Free nuts in the hedgerow! It looks like a bumper year for British cobnuts. We’ve created a couple of recipes to bring out their deliciousness. Try our (vegan) carrot bacon with them too! 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
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
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
The call of the campfire
”We are the cooking apes, the creatures of the flame”. Matthew de Abaitua shares an extract from his book, his campfire cooking kit and his love of eating outdoors. read more
How to bake a cake when camping
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. read more
The most delicious camping dessert ever…really!
Oh goodness. This is delicious…coconut pain perdu. It’s simple, and perfect for cooking on our Cadac Safari Chef or campstove with frying pan. read more
