Coleman Packaway Oven

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Of course, going with a dedicated griddle will mean that you’ll need a lean on another single burner for any of your boiling needs, but we’ve found that adding a Eureka SPRK+ to the kitchen when cooking on the VersaTop makes for a perfect duo. You’ll also need to take care of the flattop as your cooking surface is integrated into the stove body, and scorching can be a real pain to get rid of.

Not sure if you should go with the Camp Chef oven or the one from Coleman? Then you’re definitely in the right place because this detailed comparison will tell you everything you need to know about the two camping ovens! The simplest option on the list is also one of our favorites. As a tried and true model that meets the basic demands of car camping, it’s been a go-to choice for our staff over the years.While it doesn’t blow any other stove out of the water, the Selkirk 540+ does its job admirably – easily boiling water or sautéing veggies for any camp meal you can dream up. Twin metering knobs provide a smooth output and twist a full 720 degrees, offering up great fidelity to fine-tuning your perfect stirfry, and the piezo ignition was strong right out of the box. But will probably use the middle setting next time based on our results. Placed atop our Cook Partner stove, the oven had some trouble preheating to the prescribed 375F. This was mainly due to winds that constantly disrupted the airflow around and under the oven. Keeping the burner and oven shielded from wind seems critical.

Most camp stoves today hover around the 10,000 BTU mark, which for almost all cooking purposes is a perfectly functional amount of heat. It balances the fuel efficiency well, and will still boil a pot of water in a reasonable amount of time. Stoves like the Coleman Cascade Classic, Kovea Slim Twin, Primus Kinjia, and Eureka Ingite all put out around this amount, and all worked admirably in our testing.

Think about who you’re cooking for. Is your group size usually one to two people, three to four, or a larger family? Also, consider what you’re cooking. The Coleman oven is a better fit for people who have lots of cooking experience and need an oven that gets really hot. With a max temperature of 600ºF, this gets hotter than some household ovens! But the only way to control the temperature is to open the even and let the hot air out, so it will need your attention while there’s something inside.