Roasting sticks · Review
Carpathen Campfire Roasting Sticks Review (Bought & Tested!)
I bought these roasting sticks with my own money and put them through 7 hands-on tests.
- Extended 33.5in
- Retracted 9.75in
- Weight 2.6oz
- Material 201 steel
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Test scorecard
The Carpathen Campfire Roasting Sticks are extremely sturdy and heavy duty, holding 4 hot dogs with hardly any flex, and they’re as feature-rich as it gets, with color coding and a rotating axle on every stick. If I’m nit-picking, they’re a very slightly stiff to extend and retract.
- Sturdy
- Heavy duty
- Feature rich
- No serious flaws (but maybe a bit stiff)
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See the 7 tests
In the Box
- Roasting sticks 6
- Storage pouch 1 canvas pouch with a drawstring opening
- Spare tip protectors 4
- Note 1
Specifications
- Extended length 33.5in
- Retracted length 9.75in
- Distance between tines 1.75in
- Weight per stick 2.6oz
- Weight of pouch 0.5oz
- Rod and tines Type 201 stainless steel
- Handle Natural wood
- Rotating axle BPA-free plastic
- Pouch Canvas
Features
They pack down small and telescope out to keep you back from the fire. The tines are sharp, so they come with red tip protectors.
Every stick has a rotating axle, and each axle is a different color so you can tell yours apart.
Sturdiness
These are genuinely heavy duty. They hold 4 hot dogs without much flex at all:
4 marshmallows is no trouble either. The tines are far enough apart to take 2 marshmallows on each.
Ease of Use
They telescope decently and hold their extended length firmly, but they’re stiffer than my other sticks. The one with the blue axle is a lot stiffer; the rest are fine.
Both tines go through a hot dog, so nothing slipped even hanging straight down.
Marshmallows slipped a little. You can see the goo. Only 1 tine goes through each one, and the thick tines conduct more heat. Nothing fell in the fire though.
The rotating axle makes turning them for an even roast effortless, and I saw no spinning on either food.
The tines are sharp, so skewering hot dogs and marshmallows was easy. I’d expect meat to be fine too.
Clean Up
A couple of hours in soapy water left them clean, with no residue or marshmallow goo, and I didn’t even have to scrub.
Quality
The steel is Type 201, a common food-product grade. I found no rust at all after soaking them and leaving them wet.
The natural wood handle is smooth and deliberately not fixed to the rod, and that’s what lets the BPA-free plastic axle spin the stick.
Packing them into the drawstring pouch is easy and not a tight fit.
Pros and Cons
Now, what are the pros and cons, and would I recommend the Carpathen Campfire Roasting Sticks?
Seriously sturdy
4 hot dogs with hardly any flex. These roast anything you put on them.
Rotating axles on every stick
Turning them for an even roast takes a thumb, and each axle is a different color.
No rust, and food-grade steel
Type 201 steel, and no rust at all after soaking and not drying them.
A bit stiff to extend and retract
This is my only real complaint, and one stick was much stiffer than the rest.
Overall recommendation
The Carpathen Campfire Roasting Sticks are outstanding on sturdiness and get the job done no matter what you’re roasting. With rotating axles and color coding, they’re as feature-rich as a roasting stick gets. Only my Sumpri Marshmallow Roasting Sticks match them on both.
I found no serious flaws beyond the slight stiffness. These are great quality sticks, and they’re not even expensive.
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