Cooking

Free Gear Fridays: Win a Detour Stainless Steel Kettle & Mug From Sea to Summit

This week, two lucky winners will receive a Detour Stainless Steel Kettle and Mug from Sea to Summit.

Gerber Camp Hacks: Here’s What (Not) to Do While Cooking at Camp

Recently, chef Brian Lee traveled around Southern California with Gerber’s ComplEAT collection to cook up camp meals for complete strangers.

Camp Kitchen in a Box: iKamper Aioks Review

The iKamper Aioks is an all-in-one camp kitchen setup that is perfect for overland and car-camping adventures with family and friends.

Written by Nick LeFort May 20, 2024

How to Choose a Camp Stove: Which Is Best for You?

Eating a warm meal in the woods requires cooking in the woods. But what camp stove is the best for you?

Written by Will Brendza May 10, 2024

The Best Gluten-Free Freeze Dried Meals: Camp Food for Everyone

Increased awareness of gluten-free diets makes backpacking a little easier — and a lot more delicious — for gluten-free eaters.

Written by Steve Larese May 03, 2024

Cooking in the Dirt? This Kit Is Your One-Stop Shop

Gerber’s ComplEAT Collection makes it easy to get a meal on the camp table, thanks to its durable materials and compact storage systems.

Get Outside, Get Cooking: GearJunkie’s Guide to a Dialed Camp Kitchen

Take your camp cooking to the next level with GearJunkie’s ultimate guide to tips, tricks, gear, systems, recipes, and more.

Written by Will Brendza and Mallory Paige April 15, 2024

2024 Camp Guide: Your Destination for All Things Camping From Backcountry

Let Backcountry be your guide to finding the camping gear that’s right for your style of sleeping outside.

Home Run Heat: Traeger, Louisville Slugger Launch Pellets Made From Repurposed Baseball Bat Wood

Traeger says the limited-edition maple pellets add ‘sweet smoke’ to barbecue favorites.

Written by Adam Ruggiero March 20, 2024

Free Gear Fridays: Win a Frontier Ultralight Cookset From Sea to Summit

This week, three lucky winners will win a Frontier 2-Person Cookset from Sea to Summit.

Collapsible Camp Cookware for Gas and Induction Stoves: Sea to Summit Detour First Look

Sea to Summit just launched its first-ever collapsible camping kitchen set, the Detour Collection.

Written by Will Brendza March 14, 2024

LOFI Stove Review: Light, Efficient, Battery-Powered Wood Stove

Wood stoves have always been fun at camp, but hard to justify on the trail. Fresh off Kickstarter, this stove is the best swing so…

Written by Ian Graber-Stiehl March 06, 2024

Burn Hazard: MSR Recalls More Than 60,000 Cooking Pots

One of the most popular cooking products from MSR has been recalled due to a potential burn hazard.

Written by Will Brendza February 23, 2024

Cook With Heat, Not Fire: Fire Maple Sunflower Stove Review

By eliminating an open flame, the Fire Maple Sunflower Stove eliminates the need to worry about windy conditions, making it a better backcountry choice.

Written by Nick LeFort February 23, 2024

Big, Beautiful, Backyard Beast: Breeo ‘Live Fire’ Pizza Oven Review

Build on your backyard fire setup — Breeo’s Live Fire oven attaches to a variety of the brand’s fire pits to add fun and food to…

Written by Adam Ruggiero February 22, 2024

Igloo Goes Electric: Meet the ICF Series 12V Coolers

Igloo may have arrived late to the party, but its first line of electric coolers offer the ice-averse five sizes of competitively priced coolers providing…

Written by Andrew McLemore January 30, 2024

Pack the Fire, Not the Smoke: UCO Flatpack Smokeless Firepit and Grill Review

The UCO Flatpack Smokeless Firepit and Grill uses double-wall design to burn off the particulates of smoke.

Written by Seiji Ishii January 23, 2024

A Cowboy Wok for Elevated Outdoor Grub: iKamper Disco Series Review

Made for the rough and rugged, this camp cooker cranks the dial on outdoor fine dining without turning its back on basic or blue-collar favorites…

Written by Nick Belcaster January 16, 2024

It’s Hip to Be Square: Canyon Coolers Outfitter 125 Review

The Outfitter 125 is among the top options for keeping hunters’ hard-earned wild game meat cool and ready for packaging.

Written by Josh Kirchner September 26, 2023

A Third the Weight and Half the Price: Grayl x Pathfinder Titanium Camp Stove Review

The tiny 0.9-ounce Grayl x Pathfinder Ti Camp Stove boils water as fast as some of the best-known backpacking stoves out there — but that…

Written by Steven John September 07, 2023

Fold It, Pack It, and Grill Anywhere: Burch Barrel Flat Packer Charcoal Grill and Wood Fire Pit Review

Weighing in at 25 pounds, the Flat Packer from Burch Barrel is burly. But it packs down to almost nothing, sets up fast, and works…

Written by Berne Broudy August 29, 2023

Bulky, Heavy, but Highly Efficient Wood Stove: BioLite EcoZoom Versa Rocket Review

For a wood stove, the BioLite EcoZoom Versa Rocket Stove is a very efficient means for camp cooking — but you won’t be taking it…

Written by Will Brendza August 28, 2023

REI Labor Day Sale: Top Camping Gear Deals

Save up to 40% on tents, sleeping bags, and other camping equipment during the co-op’s annual clearance sale.

A Portable Pizza Oven Anyone Can Use: Solo Stove Pi Prime Review

There are already plenty of pizza ovens on market — but none as affordable and easy to use as the Solo Stove Pi Prime.

Written by Mary Murphy August 18, 2023

Itacate Brings Authentic Latin Flavors to Freeze-Dried Backpacking Meals

Bringing culture-forward meals to backpacking has never been an easy backcountry option. But Itacate Foods is making Latin food accessible for any outdoor adventure.

Written by Matthew Medendorp August 09, 2023