Cooking

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.