Compact, non-cast-iron frying pan and dutch oven?
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The Magma set arrived.
The largest pan has a very small chip on the top of the inner lip. A bit of a bummer, but not enough of a worry for me to start the exchange process.
Overall looks like a quality set. I suspect I'll leave the largest pan at home, as it's simply too large to be needed, and will build my chuck box around storing the remaining items.
The largest pan has a very small chip on the top of the inner lip. A bit of a bummer, but not enough of a worry for me to start the exchange process.
Overall looks like a quality set. I suspect I'll leave the largest pan at home, as it's simply too large to be needed, and will build my chuck box around storing the remaining items.
Another option for compact pans: Your local Asian market.
I have used the REI and GSI folding-handle skillets, and they work pretty well. Before that, though, I was in a bind to find a pan that would fit the limited space in my chuckbox (handles are always the issue). At my local Asian market I found a whole range of 8" and 10" carbon-steel and non-stick pans that had handles that attached with a single metric screw (via a nut brazed or spot-welded onto the pan). I hate trying to clean around the handle-rivets in a pan anyhow, so this was a great solution. Taking it one step further, I swapped out the phillips head screw for the handle to a socket-head cap screw, since it's cheap and easy to keep a couple of allen wrenches in the chuckbox's oddments drawer.
I'll probably go back to these pans eventually since I can see that the coating on my current GSI pan is starting to get pitted from abuse.
I have used the REI and GSI folding-handle skillets, and they work pretty well. Before that, though, I was in a bind to find a pan that would fit the limited space in my chuckbox (handles are always the issue). At my local Asian market I found a whole range of 8" and 10" carbon-steel and non-stick pans that had handles that attached with a single metric screw (via a nut brazed or spot-welded onto the pan). I hate trying to clean around the handle-rivets in a pan anyhow, so this was a great solution. Taking it one step further, I swapped out the phillips head screw for the handle to a socket-head cap screw, since it's cheap and easy to keep a couple of allen wrenches in the chuckbox's oddments drawer.
I'll probably go back to these pans eventually since I can see that the coating on my current GSI pan is starting to get pitted from abuse.
For pots, I use the GSI Halulite series, which are really nice and lightweight. However, for pans, I did want something non-stick. I was going to go with the GSI Glacier Stainless Frypan, but saw these (https://ausker.com/the-definitive-cookware-series-on-kickstarter/) on Kickstarter and had to give them a shot. I like the fact that they don't use Teflon and have a detachable handle. My most used "pan" though is probably my Nordic Ware griddle with backsplash from Costco.
This is the chip:
It's on the outer lip of the largest pot. A bummer, but not a big deal for me.
Thanks for the reminder about the other goodies. Just ordered the omelet pan. Don't think I need the other items for now.
// edit - On closer inspection of the other items, I found four similar, but much smaller chips on the outer edge of the frying pan.
The frying pan and this large pot come in contact when stored, right in the damaged areas, so I suspect this was a problem that occurred during shipping. Would have been a good idea to add more packaging/padding between these two items.
It's on the outer lip of the largest pot. A bummer, but not a big deal for me.
Thanks for the reminder about the other goodies. Just ordered the omelet pan. Don't think I need the other items for now.
// edit - On closer inspection of the other items, I found four similar, but much smaller chips on the outer edge of the frying pan.
The frying pan and this large pot come in contact when stored, right in the damaged areas, so I suspect this was a problem that occurred during shipping. Would have been a good idea to add more packaging/padding between these two items.
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a while ago bought a partner steel griddle and one of the best purchases ever no more cast iron for camping just to much hassle and yeah I can do it but why cooks the same and clean up is even easier and I can just leave it out so when I get up in the morning ready to roll
we also dumped our cast iron dutch ovens some time ago and use the hard anodized GSI ones thanks to hilldweller (think that is correct user name) some time ago when he talked about them and they are like the partner incredible it was actually these we had first and figured they were so good the griddle would be great
knowing now what I know about the partner dutch ovens I kinda want two of those when I have luxury money to replace my perfectly good GSI with the lid being double use etc.. IMHO go for those and use them as pans
even things like the monkey bread the kids love OK I do to its so so so so easy to clean up compared to cast iron its not even a comparison
also for camping with the weight and durablity and lack of maintenance I am amazed more are not using the hard anodized stuff and still using cast iron
no more cast iron for camping just to much hassle and yeah I can do it but why cooks the same and clean up is even easier and I can just leave it out so when I get up in the morning ready to roll we also dumped our cast iron dutch ovens some time ago and use the hard anodized GSI ones thanks to hilldweller (think that is correct user name) some time ago when he talked about them and they are like the partner incredible it was actually these we had first
and figured they were so good the griddle would be great knowing now what I know about the partner dutch ovens I kinda want two of those when I have luxury money to replace my perfectly good GSI
with the lid being double use etc.. IMHO go for those and use them as pans even things like the monkey bread the kids love OK I do to
its so so so so easy to clean up compared to cast iron its not even a comparison also for camping with the weight and durablity and lack of maintenance I am amazed more are not using the hard anodized stuff and still using cast iron
If you are looking for a pot made specifically for camping use, with a non-fixed handle for compact storage, a bail that either folds down or can be removed, is steel, and some designs have a method to latch (but not seal) the lid on, then look at the various versions of Aussie camp ovens or Bedourie. The two most common brands are Southern Metal Spinners and Hillbilly Camping Gear. These are really made for campfire cooking, usually with large-ish groups. But there are smaller versions and the features also work well for camp stoves.