Camping

How to Prepare a Cooking and Clean-up Kit For Camping

When you’re camping you want to be organized to make sure you have everything you’ll need for your outing.  One area you’ll want a list for is your cooking and clean-up equipment. To make any meal preparation easy it’s good to have a cooking and clean-up kit as part of your Camping Gear. You want to ensure your campsite has the essentials for cooking your campout meals.  Time around the campfire during meal preparation and cooking is a real family bonding experience.  Here are some tips to help you organize your camp kitchen.  A couple of large plastic boxes with fold-over lids from the local Walmart will do nicely to store your cooking and clean-up accessories.

This is what to pack in one box:

Pots and pans that fit inside of each other to save space

A non-stick frying pan

A metal and a plastic spatula/flipper

Cutting board, knife and fork

Can opener

A mixing wisk

Aluminum foil

Eating Utensils – the hard plastic washable kind and of course lots of disposable ones

Lots of cups – the hard plastic washable kind and disposable ones too

Matches and a couple camping lighters

Paper towels and plastic bags (for leftovers and to wrap food in)

Spices (salt, pepper, garlic salt, etc.)

Instant coffee and hot chocolate

Some spare food – like a couple of packages of Macaroni and Cheese and a can of Ravioli, just in case you run out of food or for emergencies

Plates and bowls (hard plastic and paper)

Pack these items in the second box:

Camping gear for cooking over a fire:

Old newspaper

Kindling or fire starters

Campfire tripod or grill to place over the fire

Barbecue cleaning equipment

To keep your campsite clean and your cooking materials sanitary, these clean-up items are essential:

2 buckets (that fit inside each other) or 2 plastic tubs (that fit inside each other) for washing and rinsing dishes

Dish Rags and towels

Scouring pads

Disposable wipes

Detergent

Plastic storage bags

Trash bags

These are many of the camping gear essential items you might need for your Campsite Cooking and Clean-up Kit. There will be additional items you wish to have, but try to keep your list to essential items only.

Remember to have a list of your essential items so you won’t forget anything that could be a show stopper – like forgetting the spatula for your morning pancakes.

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