Thanks Aussie! I'll have to give the ziplock trick a try! When we kick it up to family cooking, I either

Use the two stove method - bacpacboy and I both carry a stove in our day hike kits and our BOBs:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp2ILHEFa-U

-or-

Take a grill and bunch of stuff to cook over an open fire:

YouTube gear video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OoRiOVRoGg
YouTube cooking video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKYdW_pTeYA

-or-

Bring even bigger pots and pans(i.e. my dutch oven)


Ziplocks would be a lot lighter!