Takeout Camp

Notes on cooking away from a kitchen. Occasional, unedited.

One pot, three days

A short list of things that survive a long trip without a cooler: dried lentils, hard cheese, flatbread, and a jar of decent olive oil. Between them you can put together something warm every evening without carrying a second bag.

The trick is salt. Carry more than you think, in a container that closes properly.

On keeping coffee simple

Grind at home, carry it in a sealed jar, use a cloth filter. Anything more elaborate turns into one more thing to wash in cold water.

The two-pan question

For two people, one wide pan beats a pot and a skillet. You lose the ability to boil and fry at once, and gain a kilogram of not carrying the second pan.