Hi All. Looking at getting some new pots and pans for our van which is currently our home, been on the road full time almost two and a half years now. Looking at the 'Stone Rock 22 Cooking Set, Aluminium Non Stick 10 Piece Set' listed in Caravans Plus cookware section. Has anyone used these and able to comment on what they are like. We have purchased from Caravans Plus in the past and been very happy with their service and would expect that they are not selling rubbish but just wondered what others thought of the product.

Thanks in anticipation

Cheers

Joff

Thanks Aus-Kiwi. Will see how we go.

Cheers

Joff

We swear by our Aldi frying pan with a glasss lid by Crofton about 14 dollars with teflon inside been know cook everything non stick fish, chicken, beef, pork.easy to clean now own 2. One for home, one for the caravan the rest have come from op shops, 2 sause pans and for 50 cents a steamer that sits ontop as if it was made for it.

My wifey would never buy anything new for the caravan at our age. Our cutlery is from about 1970, plastic plates from mums estate god best her, port, wine glasses from op shop 50 cent each, the tupperware been around since Adam was a boy.

OK donna cover new, for a change new towels oh my gosh she has spent some money.

But the op shops have the best quality goods far better then you can purchase in today market place.

Op shops for ever.

Hi Joff

Everyone has different needs plus different budgets

I would think carefully before buying them .

I would think that the quality was good but they are expensive.

Only you would know if you need or would use all of them.

If you plan on using electric power for cooking then I think you should try to get saucepans etc that are suitable for induction cookers as that is probably the way of the future for electric cooking. I dont think  these are compatible with induction cookers.

I would not buy them.

I regularly see the likes of Rays and Anaconda selling plates and kettles etc and, on general principle, will not buy such items from them any more than I would buy camping items from Kitchenware Direct.

In general aluminium does not make for good saucepans, it's density is too low to hold an even heat which leads to burning of food on the base and wild temperature changes to the sides not to mention the apparent link between aluminium and Alzheimers

I suggest a trip to Kmart and/or BigW.

Harris Scarfe had blue stoneware set frypan 24 cm I think,  high sided frypan and large pot (curries etc) for $90. They are excellent. I have one smaller pot also.

I'm all for cast iron pots & pans even if they are a bit heavier.

The enameled ones will avoid 'apparent risks' from excess iron intake related to Hemochromatosis and still give a non stick effect.

They should work with induction stoves & are great for heat distribution.

Of course the lighter full copper are great for heat conduction & look good too.  Though I'm sure that they carry some sort of health risks too.  But surely that's all a part of living.

LOL

catmad wrote:

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We love our stone cookware, naturally non-stick (no Teflon coating, so no harmful chemicals in your food and your body), little fat needed, and a dream to clean. Well worth the investment!

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 I think the answer is ...

Decide on the product/type that you prefer, then be very conservative in the quantity that you buy. Perhaps two or three at the most.  

As a saucepan is going to last a long time try not to let cost deter you from your choice.

A small number of quality items is far better than a full set of inferior stuff.

(We just use those from our home kitchen that have been replaced - a large very light aluminium soup pot that is used as a potato/onion store plus one large & one small steel kitchen rejects.)

So referring back to the OP I would not consider a 'set' but would choose 2 or at the most 3 individual items of the best stoneware pots on the market.

Someone said you won't be cooking gourmet meals when in the van/bush.
Well I do... sort of anyway as I like to eat as well in the bush as I
do at home... which is pretty damn well :) and when I'm living in a
caravan permanently I shall certainly be cooking to the best of my
abilities and for that you do need decent pots and pans.

Although I nearly always travel alone my bush setup is intended to
support two people and I carry:
One 300mm x 70mm frying pan
One 250mm x 20mm frying pan
One 3lt stock pot with lid
One 150mm x 100mm saucepan with lid

The large frying pan is regularly sold by Safeway for $10 to $15 is
teflon coated and lasts about four years. It doubles as a wok and can
sustain high heat for stir-frys.

The small frying pan is, usually, only used for making bacon and egg
toasted sandwiches for breakfast (yum) but is ideal for omelette and
pancakes - it's actually a $6 Aldi pancake pan.

The 3lt stock pot is used for casseroles and curries and was about
$22 from Ikea.

The small saucepan is almost exclusively used for rice.

I *may* add a 2lt saucepan at some point for those rare occasions
when the stock pot is in use and I need, say, mashed potatoes as
well.

At home I tend to use Scanpan saucepans and when I move full time
into a caravan they will come with me.

It really depends upon how much of a cook you are or wish to be - if
you are happy with cornflakes and omelettes and the like then a
frying pan and a stock pot will do. If you enjoy your food and wish
to eat well then you need rather more in the way of pans and
utensils.