What's your number one most useful cooking item?

[Gearspoke]

A good quality sharp knife and a cutting board.

If you ever go fishing I found this wonderful knife sharpener! These are super handy!
http://lansky.com/index.php/products/dlx-5-stone-system/

 

[RagnarD]

I have three:

Webber Smokey Joe, Lodge Dutch Oven, and AeroPress.

Just stumbled across this section. Good info here. I have been spending most time in the trailer section but the trailer is mostly used as a chuck wagon so I will be checking in here more.

 

[motas]

Jaffal iron! Last one cost me $12 (though it's pretty poorly built). The one before that I've had since before I can remember. Can cook bacon and egg sangas, baked beans, ham and cheese. Cook smaller bits of meat in it like steaks or lamb. And you just need something hot to cook on I've used it in fires, bury it with some coals and you can use it on the stove.

 

[FJR Colorado]

If you ever go fishing I found this wonderful knife sharpener! These are super handy!
http://lansky.com/index.php/products/dlx-5-stone-system/

Did you know that any ceramic coffee mug (the type that has a rough unglazed ring on the bottom) can work as the best knife sharpener you've ever used?

Try it! It's astonishing how razor sharp you can make virtually any knife.

 

[FJR Colorado]

Years ago I found a screaming deal on a Thermos travel mug that included a detachable drip cone for making coffee... perhaps the best ten bucks I ever spent... that thing has been making great coffee for about 20 years... keeps it nice & hot too...

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, this link has some good info:
http://theboatgalley.com/manual-drip-cone-coffee/

 

[mudbutt]

If you ever go fishing I found this wonderful knife sharpener!

I have the Spyderco sharpener and love it...

 

[carbon60]

Self-Igniting Propane torch:

Works *so* much better than any lighter for pretty much everything.

 

[GREENI]

My missus! (I can't believe nobody else put theirs up!) and the Coleman stove.

 

[tibfibber]

Jetboil!

camping out in a hotel with a kitchen right now, and it still gets used...

 

[Gearspoke]

Haha NIce!

 

[Gearspoke]

Did you get yours from LL Bean? http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/5748...rc=cse.google.0GQN300000&cvo_crid=55725345680

 

[Honu]

my IGT stuff

we even use it at home at times for Bday parties etc... just cover it up

 

[100acrehuphalump]

My hands, without them I'd starve...I like my MSR Dragonfly multifuel stove.

 

[coop74]

this comes in pretty handy when we are staitionary for a few days and folds up to the size of a large suitcase.

 

[Mtn Mike]

10 inch cast iron skillet. On the road we use it for everything including cooking on the stove top, as a baking stone, and a cookie sheet.