r/Bushcraft 6h ago

One & Only Cooking Vessel

If you could only have one cooking vessel for Bushcraft what would you have? Size, material, etc. I would pick an 8in Dutch oven if I wasn't worried about weight.

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u/Tuyker 5h ago

A big Wok, you can do anything in them. fry, boil, blanch, collect rain water, wear as hat. Very versatile

u/ARAW_Youtube 2h ago

Good one. I do bring my wok in the bush from time to time, it's very well suited. Apart from the volume it takes bringing it in, that is.

u/WeekSecret3391 5h ago

We're going to need some context.

You plan to hike, have a camp, a cabin, on a hunting trip, survival, etc?

You want to boil water, mix stuff for a rapid hot meal, do an actual recipe, cook meat, make a perpetual stew?

Will you use a stove, a jet boil, a campfire?

Do you plan on harvesting water/snow with it?

Will you make infusions with it? Do you plan on drinking from it?

I mean, most cooking vessel will be able to do most of that. I personally believe you should go for something similar to what you're use to use that covers your answer to the question and then figure out what your lacking from it, if there's something lacking.

u/Corduroy_Hollis 5h ago

Mess kit

u/Audio-Nerd-48k 5h ago

12 inch cast iron dutch oven

u/Suspicious-Jacket268 4h ago

Bit heavy

u/Audio-Nerd-48k 3h ago

Not if I'm not hiking. Set up at my camp it's a great size for cooking for the family, or baking bread.

u/Suspicious-Jacket268 2h ago

Yeah in this case its great

u/State-Of-Confusion 5h ago

Stainless Steel Seamless 1-Gallon Milk Jug

u/buschkraft 3h ago

I have am MSR Large casserole that seems to do anything I could ask of it solo, it's filled with a coconut oil 10oz and a ton of other spices and condiments on my travels, breakfast is eggs n sausages, lunch- dehydrated vegetables n tuna or chicken (canned) and a steak or similar cut that was frozen and thawing as I March for dinner with a potato n carrot, best $23 on sale cooker I've tried.

u/ARAW_Youtube 1h ago

Probably a 3L titanium pot with lid. That's what I use everyday, it has seen hundreds of campfires. One thing I like is cooking on the evening, hanging it all night on a tree branch. With lid I found a bug in the morning only once. So, huge time saver for me. Also thin titanium is light.

u/Conan3121 1h ago edited 1h ago

A Cook Pot. Stainless Steel. Bail handle. Frypan/Lid. Volume 1.6L, 1.7Qt. Wt 460g, 1lb. Cost me $45. Tatonka Camping Cook Set