Thanks for the reminder on the water kettle Anne! I've been meaning to get one of those ever since I bought the stove, for those very reasons.
Anne raises a good point about kit sizing. I find the smaller one just fine for 2 people (it would be even more fine if I could remember to get that tea kettle). I tend to cook meats, fish, vegetables, and eggs, and I have plenty of room for 2 person meals. If one tends to cook things like pancakes, rice and beans, or other similar grain centered meals, I would think the larger Trangia would fit the bill to be able to handle the increased volume of food. -Jay B. On Jun 12, 2:01 pm, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have both sets, the smaller and the larger. Trangia says that the > smaller set is appropriate for one or two people, and the larger for > three or four. In my experience, the one person set is perfect for one > but too small for two and I doubt the larger set is big enough for > four. > > It all depends on what you cook, though. If all you're doing is > boiling water for rehydration, you can get by with a smaller set. But > let's say you want to make a soup, or spaghetti. The smaller set can > cook spaghetti for one, but no more. Let's say you want pancakes for > breakfast. The smaller frying pan cooks about half enough pancakes for > one cyclist's breakfast at one time. > > Trangia offers a cute little teakettle that nests inside the set, > though Rivendell doesn't sell it. I find the little teakettle useful. > Let's say, again, that you're having pancakes for breakfast, or maybe > scrambled eggs. First you heat up your water for your tea or coffee. > You don't want to use one of the pots, because the one and only pot > lid is also your frying pan, and you need that for your pancakes or > eggs. You make your tea, and you save some of the hot water for more > tea or for dishwashing. Now your frying pan is free for the pancakes. > By the way, pancakes and Nutella is the yum for breakfast; if you use > Krusteaz pancake mix, you just add water. > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just wondering what peole's experiences are with the Trangia cook kits > > that Rivendell sells. They seem pretty cool. I've been using a pretty > > compact Snow Peak stove for the past two years for boiling water but > > am thinking that I might be more adventurous with my meals on bike > > camping trips. I haven't even begun looking a receipes with the kits > > yet but I'm sure there are tons on the interweb. If anyone on this > > list has experience with the cook kits I'd be curious to hear about > > them. > > > --mike > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
