The Best Camping Cookware That Will Make You Feel at Home

When it comes to the best camping cookware, doing your research involves trusting people who have been there before. For this, we look to both experts and everyday users.

Often, professional reviewers have a distinct advantage over more casual users. For one is the difference in resources. Professional critics can purchase and test multiple camping cookware sets at once. On top of this, they have the time and experience to run each stove through a series of tests.

Because of this, we know that every piece of camping cookware has not just been tested, but tested against others like it. You can know for sure that these aren’t only suitable cookware kits, they’re the best camping cookware available.

But to make sure that expert opinions hold up to repeated use, we put a lot of weight on customer feedback. Customers can put their cookware kits through some severe punishment. If someone who took their cooking kit on the Appalachian Trail vouches for it, you know it’ll hold up to weekend hikes.

The Gold Armour 17Pcs Camping Cookware Mess Kit sets you up to handle any culinary situation that could arise out in the wild. With the standard pot and pan along for the ride, this hard-anodized aluminum cookware is ready for action.

It’s one of the few cookware kits that comes with its own burner. Attach a canister of fuel and use the included Piezo igniter to get the flame going. No fuel? Use the included firestarter to get a campfire the old-fashioned way.

Despite the large number of components, everything packs down into one tools.

The GSI Outdoors Bugaboo Camper is a large kit that fits four campers perfectly. It includes two cooking pots. One holds two liters, and the other holds three. Both have nylon strainer lids so you can easily extract pasta and other foods.

One of the main draws of the Bugaboo Camper set is the Teflon Classic coating. This Teflon coating makes sure that whatever you cook, it won’t stick to these pans.

You don’t want to waste valuable time scrubbing or bring extra tools to keep utensils clean, so nonstick can be invaluable in the backcountry.

The GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Base Camper Large is, as its name suggests, perfect for a large crew of people. This kit weighs in at just over 3.6 pounds. Hard anodized aluminum keeps this kit light but sturdy, and your food will always cook evenly.

With this kit, you’re all set to cook anything you’d want to at home, at the campground. It comes with two pots, one two and one three liters, as well as a frying pan.

Even better, you can keep your whole group fed with four plates, mugs, and bowls in color-coded sets.

Honest Outfitters’ Portable Camping Cookware Mess Kit is anodized aluminum, meaning it will withstand a lot of punishment. Since it only has a frying pan and pot to cook with, this is targeted more at a solo backpacker crowd.

One nice thing about this cookware kit is it comes with cooking and cleaning utensils as well.

A bamboo spoon and cleaning sponge make this kit worth considering if you’re heading out into the woods. It helps you keep everything together, so you don’t have to build the kit yourself.

The MalloMe 10 Piece Camping Cookware Mess Kit does its best not to leave anything out that you may need on the trail. While it doesn’t have the capacity to sustain a large group at a car camping site, you’ll be happy for its tools on your own.

One of the most remarkable features of this mess kit is the burner included with it. You can hook up a fuel canister to the burner for an even and controlled flame.

Other kits require you to buy your burner individually. Everything has its own carrying case, including the burner, and this kit also includes a paracord survival bracelet.

This nonstick aluminum camping cookware from Odoland has everything you need for cooking while hiking, plus one bonus piece. If boiling water is your main concern while camping, this kit has a camping-ready tea kettle.

The kettle comes alongside a frying pan and cooking pot and makes it easy to distribute water after you have boiled it. A folding set of silverware plus two cups complete the set. Teflon coating helps conduct heat and keeps food from sticking to any piece.

This Overmont Ultralight Camping Cookware set combines some of the best pieces of other kits we recommend to create a comprehensive set. It includes a sponge and bamboo spoon for cooking and cleaning, as well as a tea kettle. And, if you don’t have a stove, Overmont included a firestarter as well.

All of this is stored in a single bag, packing away so that a solo backpacker can carry it comfortably.

At just under two pounds, you’ll be able to carry everything you need without getting bogged down. Three bowls will give you plenty of room to eat, too.

Terra Hiker’s Camping Cookware Set is one of the simplest kits that we recommend. It consists only of a pot, pan, and tea kettle, as well as a few utensils. Because of this, it’s an ideal kit for those of you who like to hike alone.

This anodized aluminum kit is sturdy and lightweight, while also offering the nonstick benefits that anodized aluminum brings. At just under two pounds, you won’t feel bad bringing this kit solo.

Still, if everyone brings their own dishes, this kit can cook for two or three people.

Most of the kits we’ve recommended here have been made for a few people to take into the backcountry on a hike. But few have the capacity that the Yodo Anodized Aluminum Camping Cookware Set does.

This kit includes three different sizes of cooking pots and a large frying pan. Plus, it has five bowls and additional plates that can be used for serving or eating. On top of everything are serving utensils and a storage bag.