From which ingredients to bring with (and which to buy on the road), how to store them, and how you'll
cook them while travelling, cooking on the road poses a unique challenge to travellers. Regardless of the length of time that you're away from
home, careful menu planning and knowledge of
camp cooking techniques will make your trip a far more stress free experience.
The
ExplorOz Shop carries a comprehensive range of cookbooks and some nifty cooking utensils, and this guide will help you decide which will give you the best advice when planning your shopping, meals, and how to
cook them.
Cookbooks:
Five Mile Press Books Camp Cookbooks, Outback Cooking in a Camp Oven
Outback Cooking in a
Camp Oven
A classic title that has just arrived back in the ExplorOz
shop, this book is extremely popular with travellers who wish to get the best out of their
Camp Oven, and
cook classic
recipes designed with the outback in mind. This book has received a perfect 5 star rating from ExplorOz customers.
A Woman's Look at Camping - Cook Book
A Woman's Look at Camping -
Cook Book
Julie and Regina are keen campers, and are sharing their "look" at all things
camp cooking related. This is a comprehensive title containing hundreds of how-to techniques,
Camp Oven and Dream Pot
recipes, and kitchen essentials checklists. Another 5 star rated resource, you'll be very happy to have this resource when planning your next trip.
Viv Moons Cookbook Pack
Viv Moons Cookbook Pack
This list wouldn't be complete without featuring this pack, which contains the excellent Viv Moons Outdoor Cookbook and Viv Moons Travellers Cookbook. Ron and Viv Moon are experts in travel to some of Australia's most remote locations (and also publish an excellent range of
travel guides), and Viv has brought this experience to her cookbooks, ensuring that no matter where you go, you'll be eating delicious and easy to prepare meals.
BoilingBilly Books Camp Cookbooks, Australian Bush Cooking - Spiral Bound
Australian Bush Cooking - Spiral Bound
Written by Cathy Savage (from the
Boiling Billy team), this book is now in it's third edition and has proved to be extremely popular among travellers for its easy and tempting
recipes made from basic ingredients. It covers a range of
recipes from snacks to desserts, as
well as a range of cooking options from open fire to gas cooker techniques. There are also tips on different types of bush cooking gear, advice on menu planning and hints on building the right type of cooking fire.
Cooking Utensils:
Camping Stove Windscreen
Camping Stove Windscreen
If you've every tried to use a gas camping stove in windy conditions, you'll know how frustrating (and very time consuming) a process this can be (particularly if you're famished after a long day of driving/setting us
camp). This windscreen is compact in size when stored, but folded out it will provide an effective barrier to shield your camping stove from the elements. Perfect for use with a stove on a slide out or
camp kitchen, it will cut down cooking time and gas usage.
Go Fresh Straw with Bottle
Go Fresh Water Straw
Save on space and make use of natural water resources with the Go Fresh Water Straw which removes 99.99% of Bacteria, Virus, Chemicals and Pesticides from water. Perfect for water used for cooking, as you can attach the straw to a standard drink bottle for filtering into a saucepan etc. Also handy for sourcing water used for washing fruit and veg.
Sea to Summit Outdoor Gear Kitchen, Kitchen Sink
Kitchen Sink
The 10L Kitchen Sink by Sea to Summit is the perfect size for washing dishes, as
well as numerous other uses (just
check the reviews tab to see how ExplorOz'ers have utilised this product in many different travel situations). It also packs away into a tiny pouch which means hardly any weight/space is taken up when on the road. A must have item!