You want to enjoy the great outdoors, and rightly so. That means you need food – food is fuel and fuel is what’s going to get you up and over that mountain.
Food preparation when camping is obviously a simpler affair than home cooking, but that doesn’t mean your utensil choice should take a back seat. A spoon and a blunt butter knife won’t cut it.
There are a lot of options out there to solve your portable utensil needs – like all things camping, your adventure will dictate your need. Those with the luxury of a base-camp will be able to have a wider range of items. Hikers, trekkers and backpackers who need to pack and cook light will need the bare, but reliable and lightweight, essentials.
We’ve brought together a selection of the best camping utensils to meet every need.
To ensure you don’t go hungry on your travels, don’t forget to pack a camping stove, camping cookware and of course camping cutlery.
The best camping utensils
Best packaged kit
Description
This kit has everything you might need. For food preparation, there is a cook knife, scissors (with bottle opener) and chopping board. For cooking, you are provided with a ladle, spatula, tongs and a rice paddle. All of this stores away in an organised and safe case made from tough, durable cotton that'll last for years of adventuring.
The colourful option
Description
This set is perfect for keeping at base-camp to be used when cooking up a well-earned feast. They're lightweight, heat-resistant and super useful. The holes at the end of the handles will let you hang them in your kitchen area (you might need a couple of hooks for that), and when you're ready to pack up simply slip a carabiner through to keep them together ready for next time.
Cooking and cleaning in one
Description
This set is extensive. In addition to a 12-piece utensil set, GSI provide you with two seasoning shakers, an oil bottle, cutting board, a cleaning apparatus. It all folds and packs into an organising carry case. This kit will let you harness your inner wilderness gourmet, and channel your culinary powers like a fireside Gordon Ramsey.
Don't forget the washing up
www.gooutdoors.co.uk
Description
While it isn't the highlight of a camping trip, until they invent a travel dishwasher, washing-up is a necessary part of your day. With this collapsible tub, you can fill it to do the washing and then empty it out, transforming it into a drying rack. A neat little space-saving product.
Full-sized utensils
www.gooutdoors.co.uk
Description
A premium product from a premium brand known for the impressive JetBoil stoves. This kit strips things back to the essentials, keeping things light and minimalist for trekkers and backpackers. The spatula, fork and spoon (for cooking or eating from) are long-handled and highly durable. When they are not in use, they slide back up into their handles for easy, low-profile storage.
Enjoy a barbeque
Description
More known for making tools, Sealey is renowned for quality so this barbeque multi-tool will be of excellent quality. Featuring stainless steel utensils and a sturdy wooden base this multi-tool has a basting brush, bottle opener, corkscrew, fork and spatula.
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William Lobley is a Content Writer and reviewer for WhatsTheBest, specialising in technology, gaming and outdoors. He also writes for Empire Online.
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