I just realized the topic was "cooking without a stove" I had read it as "touring without a stove" which I assumed meant going cook-less. Just in case the op actually meant cooking without a stove, like cooking over an open fire, I'll add a quick comment or two on that. I have done a good bit of that way back in a previous life, and even now and then just for fun on bike tours. It can be done and may be fun once in a while, but I certainly wouldn't rely on it for day to day cooking on tour. It would be inconvenient and probably not be legal most places I camp. Unless I was going to limit myself to cooking items skewered on a stick I doubt it would even save me any weight carried and might even be heavier than carrying a stove since I'd carry a small grate and a heavier pot, longer handled utensils, aluminum foil, and likely at least a tiny bit of dry tinder/kindling in case of rain.