Cooking
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Unlike thermoelectric camp stove/chargers that rely on live fire, the new Gen Stove powers up electronics with waste heat from LPG-fired cooking. It provides an easier, more universal solution for cooking and charging simultaneously.
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Would-be RVers without the budget for a full motorhome might want to consider a camper-in-a-box. We've seen many such systems over the years, and Girovaga Box has another: modular cubes that combine into a van bed and an outdoor kitchen/dining set.
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For two decades, US company Jetboil has specialized in portable stoves for adventurous souls and has now launched what it calls the lightest backpacking stove ever made, the 7.1-oz (200-g) Jetboil Stash.
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Bringing its lightweight gear expertise to car camping, Swedish gear maker Optimus blurs the lines between car camping and backpacking with its new two-burner Gemini stove. The extra-slim stove carries easily, whether by motor vehicle, bike or foot.
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For decades, people without access to kitchens (such as college students) have cooked meals on portable electric hotplates. The Bonbowl gives that concept a modern makeover, by incorporating faster, more efficient induction heating technology.
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Moley Robotics steps beyond robo-mixers and grocery-tracking refrigerators in developing a robo-kitchen built to provide a full cooking takeover. The automated kitchen system is ready to find its way into actual homes.
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Already quite established in the overlanding game, ARB branches out with one of the larger plug-and-play camper kitchens out there. The Slide Kitchen looks like any other at first pull but swings, flips and pops into an L-shaped gourmet cook station.
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Even if you like cooking, it can still be a hassle transferring ingredients between bowls – all of which subsequently have to be washed. Cuisinart's new Complete Chef food processor was designed with that in mind, as it also cooks what it slices and dices.
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With its lightweight, collapsible Grill and Fire Safe, Wolf and Grizzly offers some of the most portable campfire cooking gear out there. Now it adds a full Cook System that combines those favorites with the cookware campers need to prepare a meal.
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Portable charcoal barbecues can come in many shapes and sizes, but a new model from startup Nomad is one that puts a big emphasis on easy carry, with the ability to be carted away like a briefcase once supper is done.
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Even when camping in a large vehicle, eventually you run out of space. So, it can pay dividends to opt for slimmer, lighter gear. You'll have trouble finding a slimmer, lighter camping stove than the GSI Pinnacle Pro, a laptop-thin dual-burner.
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A lot of people these days consider cooking a chore and wouldn't know a paring knife from a boning knife. Julia is an autonomous cooking system from CookingPal that is designed to appeal to just that market.