Fine dining and a field setting aren’t likely partners, unless you’re a Wilderness ticketholder or live on a Saltburn-esque estate.
Cooking while camping usually involves a travel stove and a collection of tinned foods, perhaps some choice BBQ cuts if you’re willing to pack a compact grill along with the rest of your kit. The same goes for pizza ovens.
Decades ago, when I was trying for my DofE Award with the Air Cadets, we chomped on ex-Army ration packs after a long day of hiking on the expedition, often skipping the relative civility of eating out of mess tins in favour of digging straight into a ripped open packet with multi-use utensils. Anything to get out of washing up afterwards.
How I would have loved a camping kitchen then to make my meals. But when you’re already carrying many kilos of kit across open fields, along miles of hedgerows and over endless stiles, some creature comforts have to be left behind.
While a collapsible camping kitchen isn’t right for festival camping (unless, perhaps, you’re in a dedicated campervan field where there’s more space), if you’re planning a long leisurely weekend outdoors or camping with a big group, they can be an excellent addition to elevate your set-up.
With oodles of storage, some space to prep ingredients and sheltered areas to stick a camping stove, they work as a kitchen in the wild, allowing you to craft delicious meals for your hungry friends and family. All the ones chosen on our list fold up too, cleverly folding down into car boot-friendly proportions so that packing one becomes a no-brainer.
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Tentbox KitchenBox
Better known for its roof tents, Tentbox also offers ingenious solutions in other camping fields. The brand’s compact Kitchenbox is adored by customers, with one decreeing that "Whoever designed the KitchenBox is a genius."
What's so good about it? It's a cleverly designed compact kitchen that fits into such a small box that unfurling it feels like performing a magic trick. Offering essential features like a table and chopping board for prepping ingredients, a hob with a windbreak to stop the elements from interfering with the flames, and stools so you can eat and drink together. It even comes with a one-pot cookware set that fits neatly inside, so no dramas if you forget your usual frying pan at home.
"Absolutely love the Tentbox kitchen, they have built this well, very sturdy and easy to set up", says another happy camper. "It’s compact enough to store away when not required. Would totally recommend this product".
Buy now £495.00, Tentbox
QUECHUA Camping Compact and Folding Unit XL-Compact
Do things properly with this folding camping kitchen from outdoor expert Quechua. Its design offers a fully-loaded kitchen designed for the outdoors - I'm talking prep space, an area for a stove, sink and water holders, plus cutlery and food storage - in a design that can be folded and packed into the car boot. A nifty investment for serious campers.
Buy now £139.99, Decathlon
Livingandhome Portable Outdoor Camping Kitchen Stand w/ Storage Unit
Sleek and portable, this travel kitchen is made to ensure you eat well on outdoor escapes. Crafted with a robust aluminium frame and MDF surfaces, there's space to keep provisions and tools within reach. Once you're ready to go home, everything packs down into compact dimensions, ready for travel once more. Comes with a 12-month guarantee.
Buy now £74.69, Tesco
Kampa Chieftain Field Kitchen
Essentially a collapsible camping table with a lid and space for a sink, Kampa’s field kitchen makes a great option for longer camping adventures.
The designers have made use of every available centimetre of storage, from keeping large items of cutlery and bottles underneath to adding a shelving system to the underside of the table’s lid, which also acts as a windbreaker. There are baskets galore and rods where you can put S-hooks, dangling utensils or things like tea towels. When you need to move, everything packs into a handy carry bag, ready for stowing in the car boot.
While most reviewers appear to have used this design for bona fide camping, one points out that you can also use it “for BBQs in [the] garden at home”.
Buy now £120.15, Amazon
Trail Outdoor Leisure Camping Kitchen Stand With Windshield
Make your time in the great outdoors even better with this inexpensive kitchen from expert Trail Outdoor Leisure.
The basic design is full of clever ideas, from a shelf to keep utensils (or a glass of wine in the evening), to a windshield around the camping stove shelf and a side worktop complete with shelves and a zip-up door.
The whole frame folds up quickly into the accompanying carry bag and can be carried short distances, since it weighs 9.8kg.
Buy now £67.99, Amazon
Campingaz Camping Kitchen 2 Multi Cook Plus
This award-winning camping kitchen from Campingaz is made for cooking up feasts in the outdoors, whether that’s in a field, on the beach or only as far as the garden.
It comes loaded with a triple burner system so you can prepare more than one meal or component at once, and there’s Flameguard technology to reduce unnecessary gas waste while cooking things faster.
It can be set up in two ways: either as a tabletop unit or opened with the gas stoves. An undershelf and drop shelves create more space or can become more compact depending on your needs. It’s fairly light too, weighing 5.4kg, which should be enough for most adult campers to handle without a struggle.
Buy now £213.99, Decathlon
Jagahaha Ultimate Overland Kitchen
Made with overland adventures in mind, this Jagahaha kitchen goes in your car boot - and never leaves. The sliding mechanism, which comes with washing, chopping and cooking abilities, can be set up in less than a minute, useful if it has taken a while to get to the campground and your crew is famished.
Other attractions include somewhere to put your rubbish, hooks for utensils, a sink that collapses and lots of storage for spices, tools and ingredients. A camping stove platform sits at the very end of the design, with enough room to put a two-burner stove.
Buy now £359.00, Amazon
Outsunny Camping Kitchen with Storage Cupboard
Prepare for looks of unbridled envy at your next camping spot when you hard-launch this Outsunny camping kitchen at your pitch. There are dedicated spaces for prepping and cooking, plus a store cupboard to keep items you need close to hand. There are also stands and hooks to keep cooking tools as well as items like a camping lantern, should you need to rustle up a twilight feast. The only thing it's missing? A kitchen sink.
Buy now £69.99, Amazon
Warmiehomy Folding Camping Storage
If you’re looking for a simple kitchen to keep cooking equipment and tools, this is a slimline option that will up the ante immeasurably.
Essentially a storage box with glass-fronted windows and a pop-up table, it allows you to keep ingredients and food all in one spot, using the top as a prep surface. You’ll need somewhere else to put your camping stove, but for extra sturdy space, it’s a good option.
Buy now £39.99, Amazon
