I have a set of 3 inexpensive Teflon coated frying pans that I picked up at Costco. I use all three, especially for breakfast. I learned to flip eggs years ago when I worked in a restaurant, so having a non-stick egg pan is a must for me.
I have a large stock pot that has a colander insert (strainer). I don't use this too often, but nice to have for spaghetti, soups and stews.
At a Revereware outlet I picked up a large and small copper bottom saucepan at a great price. They each have a small ding on the bottom of the pan, but the imperfections do not effect cooking at all.
The most expensive small kitchen appliance I have is a West Bend slow cooker. A slow cooker cooks just like a crock pot. However it doesn't have a heavy crock. Instead it is a pan that sets on top of it's own heating element. I can also use the pan to cook things on the stove.
It's not heavy like a crock pot and I don't have to worry about it breaking while we travel.
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We have a electric griddle, for bacon, eggs, sausage,etc. Elctric fring pan, iron skillet (still new) a couple cheap pots for macorini, etc. We bought a elctric hot plate to heat the pots with. We try to use campgrond electricallity, and save our money. We never use the stove as a rule. The oven is the bread box, top of stove, is cutting board. All coffee items in micro wave. We try to always cook out side, to keep inside clean and fresh. Oh, yes, we have gas B-B-Q to cook most meats on. Hope this helps. John
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We also have misc. pots and pans,but I would say that 95% of the time we use a electric skillet.You can cook almost anything with this.And if its telfon coated its really easy to clean.And a large stock pot really comes in handy if you have a large crowd to feed.
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We have Walmart's "Tramontina 10-piece Everyday Set" of cookware (Made in the USA!) on board, and a couple of specialty pans for eggs and such, plus an electric skillet and a small crock pot.
With 40+ years accumulation of cooking stuff around the house, an extra 10" skillet and small saucepan went into the RV. Other things may go in for a particular trip, for a particular menu item, when cooking for RV club pot luck.
I carry a couple of "special" pieces for camp cooking: a griddle that fits my Coleman stove, and a nesting pot set; both also work in the RV, the big pot is used often for pasta, pot roasts, stews, soups when cooking for the masses. The griddle is non-stick on aluminum, the pots are non-stick on enameled steel. I would prefer the old Boy Scout group cooking set in plain aluminum, if I can find it at a garage sale; only drawback to that one was using the frying pan for the pot lid, my newer kit has a separate lids.
One other great find was a microwave rice cooker that doubles as steamer, colander, microwave pot. Rice is big in our menu after living in Asia, and we prefer it cooked right.
If you are going to cook in the campfire, cast iron is nice, but heavy. Plain aluminum, if heavy enough and metal handle, works on the fire too.
TexasShadow wrote: one 12 inch iron skillet, 2 1/2 inches deep, with lid.
one enamel covered steel soup pot with lid... about 6 qt size.
one half gallon cooking pan with lid.
one dinky little sauce pan
one crock pot
one elec skillet for frying fish outside
I'm thinking of replacing the big iron skillet with a smaller one, 8" and 2 inch deep.. since I really don't use the big skillet... but will agree that it is an all purpose piece of cookery.
This is pretty much my list, too, except I don't carry my cast iron skillet. I picked up a small set of T-fal cookware at a thrift store consisting of large and small skillet, large and small saucepan, and dutch oven. I also carry a pizza pan and some disposable muffin pans. Those things i keep inside the oven. I also carry my crockpot and an electric skillet. So far this little supply of pots & pans has been sufficient for our needs.
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If you don't cook much and you will be cooking inside for 2, get a couple of small lightweight pots with lids and a couple of small lightweight saute' pans with lids. I use pretty cheap non-stick (it is easy to clean) and toss them when they get scratchy. I don't want to scrub pots and pans when on the road and I don't want heavy ones either. Hint: use wooden utensils for cooking and get glass lids.
Iris
PS I think the brand name is "Tramontina" or something like that. Made in Italy.
We can hardly find the stove in our rig! Usually my wife prefers to use an electric fry pan or crock pot. I'll bet the stove hasn't been used in two or three years. We also camp a lot with groups and we usually use the GE Advantium 120 convection/microwave for everything.
We do carry a couple cast iron frypans and a set of the stainless waterless cookware just in case.
We bought some budget cookware seveal years ago and rarely use any of it. Typically I grill just about everything and use a flat-plate for many things and we also eat a lot of salads. The other thing is that we have a tendency to eat out more often than not.
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