What do you consider to be the best cookware kit?

[rusty_tlc]

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I do hate trying to clean the blackened bottoms of the pans though, have not been at all successful in that regard.
I have little experience cooking with/on cast iron. This thread has definitely gotten me interested in trying though!

I Haaaate cooking on anything but cast iron on an open fire.
Back in the day when I used other stuff I would take a bar of soap and rub it over the outside of my pots an pans before I used them on an open fire. it's amazing how easy they clean up. Also sand, dry or wet, will scour almost anything off of any surface. <disclaimer!!!!!> do not try this at home!!!! Horse tails contain a large amount of silicate and make a scouring pad that rivals anything 3M ever made.</disclaimer> I'm sure using horse tails to scrub pots would be frowned on in any but the most remote areas nowadays.

[shogun]

We've used the crap out of it.

Comes with two good sized sauce pans, and lids that become skillets, and a cool grippy handle thing, that fits inside.

The largest sauce-pan is easily big enough to boil pasta or cook like 6-8 hot dogs at once.

The frypans are VERY good at cooking eggs

Looks like the GSI Extreme MD, hard anodized set. Note that GSI no longer makes this set, but admitted it was one of thier "high-end" sets. Located it here for $75. Buy now or forever, well, you know the deal.

http://www.usoutdoorstore.com/outlet...ookset-md.html

[mhiscox]

Looks like the GSI Extreme MD, hard anodized set. Note that GSI no longer makes this set, but admitted it was one of thier "high-end" sets. Located it here for $75. Buy now or forever, well, you know the deal.

http://www.usoutdoorstore.com/outlet...ookset-md.html

Thanks for doing my work for me. Just ordered up a set.

[nwoods]

Thanks for doing my work for me. Just ordered up a set.

Must have got the last one, it's no longer available on that website

[BIGdaddy]

LOL
Alright, you pulled out the kryptonite "I'm doing it for the kids".
Nothing trumps that, not even an open campfire! lol

My kung fu is strong.

[Lynn]

For plates, the unbreakable Corelle stuff. Available at Wal Mart, Amazon, and such http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_4_...le&sprefix=cor

Or, Melmac from thrift stores. If it's stained, cleaning with boiling water and dishwasher detergent (Cascade) gets the stains out.

Corelle is readily available from thrift stores, too. Especially if you don't mind building a mis-matched service, like mine.

Condiments are in the smallest commercial packages we can get, spices are in 35mm film cans,

You know, I've seen replacement lids that turn film cans into salt and pepper shakers, but I don't know that I could use old film cans. They can probably be thoroughly washed, but I just can't imagine putting food in something with that bad of a chemical stink...

I Haaaate cooking on anything but cast iron on an open fire.
Back in the day when I used other stuff I would take a bar of soap and rub it over the outside of my pots an pans before I used them on an open fire. it's amazing how easy they clean up...

The old Boy Scout trick is to coat 'em with liquid dish soap. I haven't tried bar soap, but I'll bet liquid soap is easier to apply. Works great.