Best camping cooking utensils according to redditors

We found 84 Reddit comments discussing the best camping cooking utensils. We ranked the 42 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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Top Reddit comments about Camping Cooking Utensils:

u/Lytre_Yarn · 43 pointsr/BrandNewSentence

https://www.amazon.com/M-Tac-Camping-Serrated-Plastic-Military/dp/B077NSHFTD
Here ya go, this fork has a knife built on the side, and a spoon on the other end.

u/epicazeroth · 26 pointsr/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns
u/GalSal04 · 14 pointsr/Markiplier

Omg there is a tactical eating utensi!!. tactical spork

u/Cool_Bastard · 8 pointsr/preppers

Here's what I got, though I was going to consolidate it in another post this week.

So I posted this on Reddit last month after I finally got around to getting the gear we needed. There are many non-emergency items that go in the emergency kit. This guy's post really made an impact on my way of thinking. I see the car kit as not exclusively for EMERGENCIES but for all situations where you need something that you would normally have at home and you simply just don't have it, like a pair of socks or knife and fork. There are two parts to the car kit, the Emergency Car Kit (which goes in a pack in the back of the car) and the Supplemental Car Kit which goes in between the front seats which is for a specific emergency where there's an accident and you need to get out and help someone asap. Some of the stuff is duplicated, because I like redundancy and they're needed in both scenarios: asap (supplemental) and general purpose (main car kit).

Supplemental Car Kit:

  • Road flares (electric and olden fire type kind)
  • Small first aid kit
  • High visibility reflector vest - for when you need to cross the highway and not get hit by other cars, especially at night.
  • Car Jumper - This needs to be charged and ready to go.
  • Hand crank flashlight - Not very bright, but it's for dire emergency where you don't need to worry about batteries.
  • Inverter for AC power - I just happen to have one of these that I got a while back. I think it's more of a luxury item but can still be handy in a pinch. You can charge a laptop on it along with phones or whatever.
  • Garbage bag - Not for emergencies, but for picking up garbage when you're in a place that has trash all over and humans suck. This makes picking up garbage easy, so there's no excuses.
  • Gloves - For picking up garbage, doing car work, getting in fight (I'm serious) and pulling someone out of a broken window.
  • Parachute cord - An impulse item. I always need the stuff when I don't have it.
  • Knife - You can never have too many knives
  • Tire pressure gauge

    Here are the additions to the Emergency Car Kit:

    Emergency Car Kit:

  • Small back pack - My thinking is that this is better than a big plastic tub. In the event of a true emergency it's ideal to be able to grab & go, which you can't do with a tub.
  • Windproof matches - Because.
  • Knife & Fork Kit - You need utensils (for each person) in the event that you need to eat. There are many non-emergency items that go in the emergency kit.
  • Steel tweezers - because the plastic ones in first aid kits suck ass.
  • Extra AA & AAA batteries
  • 2 Garbage bags
u/ARKnife · 8 pointsr/knives

I got you - tactical spork.

u/alours · 7 pointsr/BrandNewSentence

https://www.amazon.com/M-Tac-Camping-Serrated-Plastic-Military/dp/B077NSHFTD Here ya go, this fork has a knife built on the side, and a spoon on the other end.

u/otis_the_drunk · 7 pointsr/mallninjashit
u/themathouston · 7 pointsr/guns

I found it for sell on Amazon for under 6 bucks so Im going to grab one. [Tactical Spork Amazon Link](http://www.Ka-Bar.com/ Tactical Spork (Spoon Fork Knife) Tool 9909 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FYJ6ICK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_fIiPDbP87K6SN)

u/ReVo5000 · 7 pointsr/tacticalgear
u/tatertom · 7 pointsr/vandwellers

I was given one of these sets for christmas one year, and it's been one of the best darned little things, ever. I now couple it with this set of cooking utensils, and have some of these to eat with. Pretty nice combo, especially for the price. I like being thrifty, and I'm less-happy about the Gerber set's price, and so I eyed it for a long time before finally getting it, and I'm not displeased at all with it. For "group camp" cooking, I have this older, larger pot set that works, albeit a bit sketchy. I use all of them as much on wood fire as I do on the stove, and I can take them with me on the kayak, no problem. The larger pot kit can hold enough food to minimally feed 4 for 2 days inside it.

Cooking small-pot portions reduces the need for cold storage. '2 weeks in the woods' with essentially/practically unlimited foodstore capacity is what dry and canned food is for. Dollar Tree has quarts of milk for a dollar, that don't need to be refrigerated until opened. If I can't find something to do with the remainder of a dollar quart of milk before it goes bad, I'm not upset at all about throwing it out, and I can stock up as much as I have willing room for.

Knowledgable foraging can also go a long way.

u/MrMakeveli · 6 pointsr/camping

Open Country Backpacker 2 Person Cook Set for $20

I've had a few sets but this is my favorite. It's cheap, has all you will need and even fits together into one small and light package. A pot, a pan, 2 plates, 2 cups and a clamp grabber thing. You can go more expensive with titanium cook sets but imho they aren't worth the money. Shaving 4oz isnt worth an extra $50 to me. These will take a beating but never let you down.

u/Teerlys · 5 pointsr/bugout

If you're looking at outfitting a 72 hour kit first before building out into more standard preps, there are some low cost ways to get that done relatively quickly.

  • Food: Go to Walmart. They have Mainstay 2400 bars for about $5 each. Each bar weighs about a pound, requires no water to prepare, lasts for up to 5 years, and is good in temperatures ranging from -40 degrees F to 300 degrees F. Throw each one in a gallon sized ziploc baggie as they are not individually wrapped. That's a day's worth of calories per bar, or two if you eat under your calorie requirements. Get three of them in the bag along with a few multivitamins and call food covered.

  • Water: Pick up 2 flats of bottled water. That's like $3-$5 each. Drink from one of them, when that one empties, replace it and drink from the next oldest one. Your water will always be relatively new then, and a flat of water is more than you're going to carry on your back anyway. If you need to grab and go, you can do it easily. You'll also have excess water if you need to throw it in the car. Longer term, get yourself a Sawyer Water Filter. Stay away from Life Straws. The Sawyer allows you to refill bottles from contaminated sources and then filter them out into other bottles. This is critical for cooking and allowing movement away from water sources. The Life Straw does not do this. These are also available at Walmart for around $20.

  • Self Defense: You have a Ka-Bar, so that's solid. Make sure you include a pocket knife of some sort, like the multitool that you mentioned or the swiss army knife (Multitool is the better add IMO), so that you're not hauling out a too-large-for-normal-life blade to do something trivial.

  • Shelter: There are better options, but for staying cheap when getting started, grab some Mylar Blankets and maybe a Mylar Sleeping Bag. Both can be acquired inexpensively and give some options you might not have otherwise. The Mylar Blankets you should probably always keep around. Add some duct tape to the bag and they can make an easily constructable temporary shelter given a little resourcefulness.

    There. For less than $100, and maybe less than $50 depending on what you get or already have, your 72 hour kit will be at a base level, ready to get you out of the door. Of course first aid stuff is a smart call, and you can get as finely detailed and over packed as you like with a BOB, but as a base this will get you out and moving for a few days.

    As for what you already have... the Flint and Steel fire starter is alright I guess, but there's no reason to get needlessly complicated. Get a couple of $1 Bic's in there. If you actually have to use the bag you'll appreciate the simplicity. If you really want to help yourself out with getting a camp fire started, swab some cotton balls around in Vaseline and store them in an old pill bottle. They burn for 5 minutes on their own which is plenty of time to get a fire going and saves you from needing to put tinder together. You mention a small flashlight, but I'd recommend a good flashlight with two changes of batteries stored externally from the flashlight as well as a head lamp. Moving around in pure dark is no joke, so prep for that more seriously. I'm not sure what the chopsticks are for. If it's eating... something like this knife/spork combo will probably do better for you.

    For the rest of the wish list... the big questions are what are you preparing to run from, and where are you planning to run to? If you're bugging out, which should be the last possible option, then you're either fleeing something that is going to make staying at your present location unsafe or you're running away from a bad situation at home. I'd avoid planning on walking into the woods and planning on living there for a good while. If you had the skills to realistically do that well you wouldn't need advice from here. If you're fleeing home, it will almost guaranteed be toward another location where civilization is still present, so you'd want to be prepared for that. The hands down best prep you can toss in your bag at that point? Cash. The more of it you have stockpiled the more flexible you can be in reacting to situations. You'll also for sure want a spare phone charger in the backpack. If you know where you'll be heading in the event you have to run ahead of time then you can research the location a bit to find things like shelters, food banks, have a map/schedule of local public transportation, things like that.

    Not knowing the answers to those two big questions, the best general advice I can give you is this. Imagine the situation where you have to grab your pack and be out of the door in 5 minutes. Think through the journey toward your destination. Really get into the minute by minute, hour by hour. Imagine the pain points of that evacuation. Did it start out warm during the day but you're shivering at night? Did you get a random headache along the way? Maybe get a small cut or some bug bites? Are you hungry or thirsty? Is is raining? Are you bored? When you get where you're going are you just lost for next steps? Identify the pain points and plan to alleviate them with how you prepare.
u/sunburn_on_the_brain · 3 pointsr/CampingandHiking

For two people getting started, I'd recommend this cookset. It's lightweight, and very versatile. You can leave the plates and cups home if you decide to, or take the whole thing and still weigh in under a pound.

You'll need a stove as well. The MSR Pocket Rocket is a favorite for many. You can also watch Massdrop and see if anything good shows up there; I got my Kovea Titanium stove there.

As for sleeping pads, I'd take a look at the Klymit Static pads. Very affordable, lightweight, packs down small. Since you're in Canada, you might want to spring for the insulated versions.

u/GeriatricTuna · 3 pointsr/Firearms
u/CastIronKid · 3 pointsr/castiron

CampMaid makes very nice skillet bags in small, medium, and large sizes. Looks like the small size fits a 10" pan.

u/nobody_gets_me · 3 pointsr/youseeingthisshit

Ooh. That's the Ka-Bar Tactical Military Spork.

u/ilovemyhusband · 3 pointsr/keto

Can you carry food with you or does it have to be convenience type food?
I keep an ice chest in my car always - if I need to stop at the grocery store I have it for cold food - I keep my dinner in it for work and throw an ice pack in it. I also have a travel silverware set in my glove box ( http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Peak-Titanium-Silverware-Cutlery/dp/B000AR2N6C )
Plastic silverware from to go places are abundant.

I take 2 or 3 hard boiled eggs. I am madly in love with zucchini noodles so I usually have a container of those with a bit of spaghetti sauce and meatballs. I get a rotisserie chicken ad pull it apart and package it in baggies. Finger food and kind of gross to eat shredded chicken out of a bag but it is fast easy protein.

u/SilenceSeven · 3 pointsr/preppers

> Tactical Bacon

I mean... If you're going to give him Tactical Bacon, Unicorn meat should also be on the list. Unicorns are fragile and might not survive the apocalypse. Therefore Unicorn meat will be worth a fortune when bartering for other survival items.

He'll also need a tactical spork if he decides to actually eat the bacon, or unicorn meat.

u/tossitwhenurdone · 2 pointsr/BuyItForLife

Maybe check this: Meru Atma Titanium Straw (Bent) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VWTFCG7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_9rvxzbMQZDWSX

u/hercaneleonard · 2 pointsr/bonnaroo

Coleman stove and a headlamp. Linked some stuff below too. I also always bring a large bowl and get water from the water stations and fill it up and use that as a water basin to wash my hands.

camping set

pump for jugs of water

pot set

awesome table

these towels save space and are epically good for long hair and your body, they dry within an hour!

u/Earl-The-Badger · 2 pointsr/videos

Come at me bro! I got my tactical SPORK ready to go!

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EDIT: I'd like to comment a bit on the absolutely killer marketing of this fine product on amazon. The description includes such bits as, "durable and long lasting making it effective and long lasting", "pretty decent knife", and "fairly in expensive". Truly a marketing genius with a fierce command of the English language put together that page.

u/eyesontheskydotcom · 2 pointsr/camping

Not sure about the cooking set and coffee maker, but aluminum is the third most abundant material on Earth. You probably breathe more aluminum than you cook into your food. You certainly get WAY more aluminum in some antacid tablets than even acidic food would put into your stomach from cooking on aluminum cookware.

Info on that.

I understand about the Teflon issue; Teflon itself isn't harmful to humans, as the molecule is large and inert IIRC, but the chemicals used to get Teflon to stick to pots and pans is pretty nasty. But that only become a problem if you get the temperature of the cookware above about 600F (again, IIRC) that that becomes a real issue though. The heat breaks down the chemical bonds of that adhere the Teflon to the metal. And those chemicals aren't the greatest thing to ingest repeatedly.

But if you look for the hard anodized aluminum sets, you should be fine. Mine clean up pretty easily too. Here's links to each:

Texsport Scouter
Texsport Trailblazer

u/humanityisawaste · 2 pointsr/JUSTNOMIL
u/ChefM53 · 2 pointsr/recipes

I might have a few ideas for you: First don't forget to take a can opener, a knife for chopping and slicing, and a cutting board to work with. you might also want to take a dish cloth that you can use while there and spices. Make a list of the spices you will need for the dishes you intend to cook and get travel spice containers to take with. it will cost a mint to buy those in an area you don't know.

Something like this might not be too bad

https://www.amazon.com/Pawaca-Portable-Stainless-Seasoning-Essential/dp/B07D9KZNF8/

and this could come in pretty handy even for the crock pot

https://www.amazon.com/Camp-Kitchen-Utensil-Organizer-Travel/dp/B01A1A5GAW/

and these would also be great! to take extra spices that you will only be using a little of like cinnamon etc.

https://www.amazon.com/Plymor-Heavy-Plastic-Reclosable-Zipper/dp/B0194CUOAK/

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Now for some recipes

https://www.copymethat.com/r/4hlLTG0/campbells-creamy-chicken-and-wild-rice-r/

https://www.copymethat.com/r/JtEJCb9/chicken-taco-crock-pot-recipe/

https://www.copymethat.com/r/wxM21qf/creamy-beef-potato-stew-better-homes-gar/

https://www.copymethat.com/r/ChBtHB8/creamy-chicken-and-potatoes-good-houseke/

https://www.copymethat.com/r/MfpTwv2/slow-cooker-3-ingredient-italian-chicken/

you could probably add meat to this if need be

https://www.copymethat.com/r/Ey5bm9s/slow-cooker-enchilada-quinoa/

you can cook the noodles in the micro

https://www.copymethat.com/r/ghkH95K/royal-round-steak/

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Here are a few microwave cooking recipe links.

https://greatist.com/health/surprising-healthy-microwave-recipes

https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/recipes-you-can-make-in-a-microwave/

https://www.thekitchn.com/21-essential-recipes-to-make-in-your-microwave-228826

Good Luck! hope your trip is a success!

u/gravityhammer01 · 2 pointsr/atlbeer
u/WelchWarrior · 2 pointsr/lolwat

They are really quite shitty. Much better off with something like this .

u/mistralol · 2 pointsr/Firearms

Cause they are sharper than the knives we are permitted to buy.

Also they come in tactical assault style https://www.amazon.com/Ka-Bar-Tactical-Spork-Spoon-9909/dp/B01FYJ6ICK

Can't be having that!

u/SonOfASmokySwan · 2 pointsr/EDC

If you are a fan of the tacticool ka bar style : Ka-Bar Tactical Spork (Spoon Fork Knife) Tool 9909 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01FYJ6ICK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_MvEnDbRT6Q00T

u/turtleknifefight · 2 pointsr/CampingGear

My spoon:

https://www.amazon.com/TOAKS-Titanium-Handle-Spoon-Polished/dp/B00J1BV01C/

Long handle is important for getting into the bottom of the dehydrated meals and tall cups. Polished end is much better than the sandpaper feel of non polished spoons against your teeth.

My fork:

https://www.amazon.com/Titanium-Dinner-Length-Lightweight-8-Inch/dp/B01I4100QK/

The fork is just the cheapest titanium fork I could find not a part of a set. It was $10 when I bought it.

My knife:

https://www.amazon.com/Zero-Tolerance-0450-Pocketknife-Ball-Bearing/dp/B00URWXY86

The knife is my everyday carry knife, it is always with me anyways. I know this knife probably isn't what you are looking for.

If you don't need the long spoon. Maybe check out this:

https://www.amazon.com/TOAKS-Titanium-3-Piece-Cutlery-Set/dp/B0098FEUXQ/

There are plenty of knockoff sets of these that may save you a couple bucks. But, I still recommend polished ends. The feeling of non polished utensils against your teeth is really unpleasant, and they are much easier to clean.


Also consider a pair of chopsticks. They are very light and easy to clean. I prefer a textured surface for these. I don't find myself rubbing my teeth against chopsticks as much and polished metal chopsticks can be very slippery in your hand and picking up food.

u/notoneofthecoolkids · 2 pointsr/outdoorgear

I picked a version of this up when my boys were in scouts. I've been using it for over 20 years and it is still holding up well.
https://www.amazon.com/Texsport-Backpackers-Stainless-Outdoor-Cookware/dp/B000P9IR8I
Not my lightest setup but it has been reliable.

u/IDFKwhereGilliganIs · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I'd really like to win this for camping. Thanks for the contest! Happy Cake Day! I hope you're having an awesome Thursday! <3

u/justageekboy65 · 1 pointr/LifeProTips
u/alexgreen123456 · 1 pointr/balisong

Caliber Gourmet Tactical Butterfly BBQ Tool Spoon Folding Stainless Steel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073XTTCG3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_awI4AbAFMV72R

u/akaganyaku · 1 pointr/Coachella

Something like some kitchen utensil organizer?

It's always little things like these that always make my trip better.

u/md28usmc · 1 pointr/USMC

Click here devil, the first price is $6.93 from amazon

u/theinfamousj · 1 pointr/camping

Nonconventional?

The knife on this is pretty amazing, the spork part is pure garbage.

Cheaper alternative for an ultra light wind shirt.

I can build a one-match fire, and I can absolutely pay attention to the fibers that I dry in my dryer so that I only bring along cotton lint. Or I can say something that rhymes with bucket and simply bring along some of these.

One of these + an external battery for recharging your cell phone = a breeze all night long.

I use lengths of this to insulate the wire handles of my cookpots so I don't have to bring a pot grab or separate pot holder. Remove the wire handle, slide the tubing over, replace the wire handle. So long as the handle doesn't go directly on a flame, the 400F limit of the silicone will do you.

u/deadapostle · 1 pointr/pics

A titanium spork is the only way to go.

u/rick1310 · 1 pointr/guns

This is my Shield 9mm PC. I spent this morning wrapping it with Talon grips, color filling the slide with white nail polish, and replacing the back plate with a custom one off of Amazon for a little Murica flair. Holding it up is my Ka-Bar Tactical Spork because my Opinel was too far away.

u/TheLateThagSimmons · 1 pointr/Libertarian

> Should I also carry my own fork, knife, plate and linen napkins? Think of the waste we could save?

Yes, think of the waste you could save with just a $10 metal utensil set from your God-Emperor at Amazon. Here's two sets for $19 and they include chop sticks! I mean, really...

...what is so hard about keeping one of those in your car compared to how much waste you generate from disposable plastics?

The problem is that you're presenting this as being "worried about the inconvenience," as if that justifies generating completely unnecessary and non-degradable trash. However, it is exactly on that very point that it's ridiculous that you don't, especially since your objection shows just how aware of the problem that you are.

It would be one thing if you were dirt poor (at which point: You should hate Libertarianism), but it's usually assumed that you Libertarians typically lean middle to upper-middle class and can afford fourteen fucking dollars to effectively eliminate your unnecessary plastic waste. Here "the free market" is giving you exactly the things you claim it does to help solve these issues, yet you are the reason they're still problems.

You are simply too fucking lazy to act on your ideals; you expect everyone else to act on them on your behalf.

EDIT I'll say this plainly:

  • People like you. People who have all of the access, reason, ability, and circumstances to do the right thing but refuse to because you're too lazy to act on it are why these dumb laws exist. These laws happen because of people like you. If people like you had just done the right thing, the easy thing, the responsible thing, they never would have had to do it.

    You of all people have no right or reason to complain that stupid fucking laws like this come into place because you made them happen.
u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/CampingGear

This set: Texsport Stainless Steel Backpackers Cook Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P9IR8I/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_uXCUub0SEFFNK

u/Kabloooey · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Cookware

What I have now is beat up and wort would love some new cookware to hike in with me. In fact, tomorrow am I am taking a group of kids on a long hike for my summer internship. Always good to have reliable gear!
Thanks for the contest! :)

u/MisterNoisy · 1 pointr/gundeals

>spoon (more valuable than you think)

Gotcha covered