When we first started our camping adventures, we didn't have a lot of equipment. We bought a lot of sandwich fixings and finger foods. It worked but after a few days you wanted a good home cooked meal.
Then as we became more experienced in our camping, we bought some camping dutch ovens and cast iron skillets. We had done some research and discovered that cast iron withstands the heat from camp fires and coals and propane camping stoves. They also last for generations when cared for correctly. Building camp fires became a hit with the girls and we began cooking over the open flame and coals. I do believe the food is so much better cooked that way. Yet the time factor with the fire building and the temperature of the day sometimes made the dutch oven cooking not as appealing. We would say though that cooking this way was delicious and entailed a family effort that we always enjoyed.
One Christmas, my husbands parents purchased him a 3 burner propane stove. This made the cooking experience way out of the box. We started making fried potatoes, eggs, stir-fry, chicken fried steaks, fish and the list goes on. The time factor was some less. We could actually cook multiple items at the same time which also cut down on the time factor. We still used our cast iron cook-ware with the camping stove.
As you can see with each method there is good food, but as you advance in your abilities due to the right camping equipment, the possibilities are endless.
There is no wrong way. Many friends that we have camped with buy used pots and pans and stock up with cheap items and have the best camping experience yet with others, we have camped with all the newest tools and it looks like a four star restaurant and ended up with the same great experience. It depends on what fits in your budget and how food plays a part in your family and friends camping outings.
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