Originally Posted by
Spokebreaker
If you only care about "food", leave the cast-iron at home. If you want a *meal*, then cast-iron is a good investment for the road. Seriously, a well-cooked meal goes further than any other item for making a tour enjoyable. (for some of us)
Sorry but you don't need cast iron to cook real 'meals' on the road...nor at home. Thin metal pans require some refinement in your technique but not all that much. I cook many of the same recipes on the road that I cook at home. I do so because I have the recipes memorized. Camp cooksets and camp stoves can do a whole lot better than just boiling water but you do have to learn how to use them.