Quick answer
The Cadac 2 Cook is a slim twin-burner tabletop gas stove range, and the names are simpler than they look: the number after 2 Cook is the generation, Stove means a plain two-ring hob, Deluxe adds interchangeable ceramic flat and ribbed grill plates, and QR refers to the quick-release gas coupling, not the cooking surfaces. For most family campers the Cadac 2 Cook 2 Pro Deluxe QR is the one to buy at £99 to £125: twin 2.0 kW burners under plates that replace your frying pans. If you only need two gas rings, the 2 Cook 2 Pro Stove QR is just under £60; if you want the flagship with 2.2 kW burners, GreenGrill plates and windshields in the box, the 2 Cook 3 Pro Deluxe QR runs £115 to £160. I cook our family-of-four campsite breakfasts on the original 2 Cook Deluxe, and every model here is its descendant.
Our pick: Cadac 2 Cook 2 Pro Deluxe QR
- Best for most families: Cadac 2 Cook 2 Pro Deluxe QR (£99-£125)
- Two rings, lowest price: Cadac 2 Cook 2 Pro Stove QR (~£60)
- The flagship: Cadac 2 Cook 3 Pro Deluxe QR (£115-£160)
I bought my Cadac after borrowing a friend's Campingaz Chef a few times and deciding I wanted better, and after watching several reviews before parting with the money. The one I chose was the original Cadac 2 Cook Deluxe, and it has been our family-of-four campsite stove ever since: simple to operate, nice and slim to pack, a lid with a fastener catch so it travels shut, and the griddle and hot plate flexibility that makes it perfect for eggs and bacon in the morning without a single frying pan in the boot.
The problem is the catalogue that stove now sits at the bottom of. Cadac's current range reads like a part number: 2 Cook 2 Pro Stove QR, 2 Cook 2 Pro Deluxe QR, 2 Cook 3 Pro Deluxe QR. Every word in those names tells you something, one of them tells you nothing at all, and one of them hides a trap that can cost you a gas kit. This page explains them all in plain words, walks each model, and finishes with the gas setup each one needs, because no 2 Cook comes with any gas connection in the box.
Check the Cadac 2 Cook 2 Pro Deluxe QR price on AmazonWhich Cadac 2 Cook should you buy?
For most family campers, the 2 Cook 2 Pro Deluxe QR is the one to buy. It is the modern version of the flexibility I chose my own Cadac for: twin 2.0 kW burners under interchangeable ceramic plates, one flat for frying, one ribbed for grilling, so the stove itself replaces the frying pans. Cadac's own price is £99, down from £125, with Amazon listings floating around the £120 mark, so check the price on the day.
Buy the 2 Cook 2 Pro Stove QR instead if all you want is two proper gas rings for your own pans. At just under £60 it is the cheapest way into the range, and it holds a 4.8-star rating on Amazon at the time of writing.
Step up to the 2 Cook 3 Pro Deluxe QR (£115 to £160) if you cook on exposed pitches or want the full kitchen: more powerful 2.2 kW burners, GreenGrill ceramic plates, and the only windshields in the range, two removable side panels plus the lid as a third.
That is the decision. The rest of this page explains the names, walks each model, and sorts out the gas.
What the Cadac 2 Cook names actually mean
Cadac has been making gas cooking kit since 1948, founded in Johannesburg, and it has been part of the Dometic Group since early 2022. The engineering reputation is real. The naming department, less so. Here is what each word means:
- 2 Cook is the series: the flat, slim, twin-burner tabletop stoves. Everything on this page is a 2 Cook.
- The number after it is the generation. The 2 Cook 2 is the current entry generation; the 2 Cook 3 is the flagship generation introduced for 2023/24. It is not the number of burners, they all have two.
- Stove means a pure hob: two burners with removable pot stands, you bring the pans.
- Deluxe means the stove comes with interchangeable ceramic cooking plates, one flat griddle, one ribbed grill, which drop in over the burners in place of pans.
- Pro appears on every current model and distinguishes precisely nothing. Ignore it.
- QR means quick-release, and this is the one that catches people out, because it describes the gas coupling, not anything about the cooking surfaces.
One safety note that applies across the board: none of the flat 2 Cook range carries a flame failure device. If an FFD is a requirement for you, the 2 Cook 3 Turbo variant (from around £173) is the model in the family that adds one. The manuals conform to BS EN 484:2019, and like every gas stove on this site, a 2 Cook is outdoor cooking equipment only. The reasons are spelled out in our camping stove indoor safety explainer.
Cadac 2 Cook 2 Pro Stove QR
The entry point, and a very clean piece of kit for the money. The Stove QR (model 202P1-10-QR) is the pure hob of the range: twin 2.0 kW burners, each with its own piezo ignition, under two removable pot stands. It packs to a slim 53 x 30 x 10 cm case at 3.6 kg, with a steel lid and a carry bag included, and the 90° Rotating QR coupling means the gas connects and disconnects in seconds once you own the matching regulator kit.
- Burners
- 2 x 2.0 kW, piezo ignition per burner
- Cooking surfaces
- Two removable pot stands (hob only)
- Weight
- 3.6 kg
- Packed size
- 53 x 30 x 10 cm
- Gas coupling
- 90° Rotating Quick Release
- Included
- Steel lid, carry bag
- Price
- Just under £60
Judge it as exactly what it is: two proper gas rings in a case the thickness of a board game. If your camp cooking already revolves around your own pans and a kettle, this is all the Cadac you need, and at 4.8 stars on Amazon at the time of writing, a lot of buyers agree.
What it cannot do is the thing I bought my Deluxe for. There are no plates, so the frying pans stay on the packing list.
Campers who want two reliable gas rings for their own pans at the lowest price in the range, with the quick-release gas convenience included.
Cadac 2 Cook 2 Pro Deluxe QR
The one most families should buy. The Deluxe takes the same twin 2.0 kW burner base and adds the interchangeable ceramic plates, one flat, one ribbed, which is the difference between a stove you put pans on and a stove that is the pan. Bacon and eggs on the flat plate, anything you would grill on the ribbed one, and the plates lift out for pots and kettles when you need rings. It weighs 4.8 kg with the plates aboard.
- Burners
- 2 x 2.0 kW
- Cooking surfaces
- Ceramic flat plate + ribbed grill plate, interchangeable
- Weight
- 4.8 kg
- Gas connection
- Check the listing: QR coupling or threaded inlet (see below)
- Price
- £99 at Cadac (was £125); Amazon listings around £120
This is the one I point people at, because it is the one my own buying logic leads to. I wanted flexibility for a family of four, the griddle and hot plate deliver it, and it saves taking frying pans altogether. The ceramic surfaces are also the reason mine is super easy to clean, which matters more on day three of a trip than anything on a spec sheet.
One buyer check before you order, because Deluxe listings do not always spell out the gas connection: a QR coupling pairs with Cadac's quick-release regulator kits, while a threaded inlet pairs with a standard 30 mbar butane regulator like the one I run on my original. Either works fine. Just confirm which your unit has before buying the gas kit, not after.
Families who cook real campsite breakfasts and lunches and want one slim stove to replace the pan collection. The best balance of the range.
Cadac 2 Cook 3 Pro Deluxe QR
The flagship generation (model 203P1-20-QR-EU), and a proper step up in output and kit rather than a rebadge. The burners rise to 2.2 kW each, the plates become Cadac's GreenGrill ceramic-coated surfaces with a grill handle for lifting them hot, and each burner gets a 25 x 27 cm grill area. The build steps up too: a thermoplastic base under a stainless steel top, a bottom heat shield so the table underneath is protected, and a press-then-turn gas button so it cannot be knocked on.
The headline, though, is wind. The 2 Cook 3 is the only model in the range that ships with wind protection: two removable side windshields, with the clip-fastening lid standing up as a third. Anyone who has watched an open burner lose half its heat to a campsite breeze will understand why that alone justifies the flagship for exposed pitches. There is even a 14 cm reducing stand for small-base items like a coffee pot.
- Burners
- 2 x 2.2 kW
- Cooking surfaces
- GreenGrill ceramic flat + ribbed plates, 25 x 27 cm grill area per burner
- Wind protection
- 2 removable side windshields + clip-fastening lid as a third
- Weight
- 5.8 kg (6.3 kg packed)
- Packed size
- 55 x 30 x 10 cm
- Extras
- 14 cm coffee-pot stand, bottom heat shield, press-then-turn gas control
- Gas coupling
- Integrated quick-release (not compatible with the 90° Rotating QR kit)
- Price
- RRP £160, typically £115-£140
Two things to weigh before you buy the flagship. First, the QR trap from the naming section applies here in full: the 2 Cook 3's integrated quick-release is its own system, so a 90° Rotating QR kit bought for a 2 Cook 2 will not carry over. Second, a consistent note from the campervan owner community (the T6 Forum crowd, who live on these stoves) is that it runs fierce even at its minimum setting, and some owners add a diffuser plate for gentle simmering. If your cooking is more risotto than fry-up, factor that in.
Campers on exposed pitches, and anyone who wants the biggest output, the best surfaces and wind protection designed in rather than improvised.
The original 2 Cook Deluxe: the one I own
Mine is the original 2 Cook Deluxe, the gen-1 stove this whole range descends from: 4 kW of total output under the same ceramic flat and ribbed plate idea, with the pre-QR threaded hose connection, running butane at 28 to 30 mbar or propane at 37 mbar through a separate regulator.
How we actually use ours should shape which descendant you buy. Ours is a breakfast and lunch workhorse. Eggs and bacon in the morning is its signature dish, and the plates mean the frying pans stay at home. We usually camp with a low-wattage kettle on electric hook-up, but on the odd pitch without hook-up it has boiled our 1L kettle fine in the mornings. Evenings we mostly skip cooking entirely: a takeaway, or the local food vans that visit the sites we use, which saves the hassle of cooking and cleaning up. If your camping week looks like that, two burners and two plates is the whole job, and nothing on this page is overkill or underpowered for it.
The original still appears on marketplace listings, but the current QR generations are the ones to buy new: same cooking idea, modern gas couplings, current support.
See the original Cadac 2 Cook Deluxe listing on AmazonEvery Cadac 2 Cook compared
| Image | Product | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Best for most familiesCadac 2 Cook 2 Pro Deluxe QR | £99-£125 | |
| 2 x 2.0 kW · ceramic flat + ribbed plates · 4.8 kg · no windshields · check listing for QR vs threaded connectionBest for One stove instead of a pan collection. The one most families should buy. | |||
 | Two rings, lowest priceCadac 2 Cook 2 Pro Stove QR | ~£60 | |
| 2 x 2.0 kW · pot stands only, no plates · 3.6 kg · no windshields · 90° Rotating QR couplingBest for Two proper gas rings for your own pans, 4.8 stars at the time of writing. | |||
 | The flagshipCadac 2 Cook 3 Pro Deluxe QR | £129.00 | |
| 2 x 2.2 kW · GreenGrill flat + ribbed plates · 5.8 kg · 2 windshields + lid · integrated QR (own system)Best for Exposed pitches and the full camp kitchen, with wind protection in the box. | |||
| The one I ownCadac 2 Cook Deluxe (original) | £130.00 | ||
| 4 kW total · ceramic flat + ribbed plates · threaded hose connection (pre-QR) · marketplace stockBest for The gen-1 stove the range descends from, and the one our breakfasts run on. | |||
Which Cadac 2 Cook would I buy today?
The Cadac 2 Cook 2 Pro Deluxe QR is the one to buy for most families, and here is how to judge it: twin 2.0 kW burners, the flat and ribbed ceramic plates that take the frying pans off your packing list, and a £99 to £125 price with the gas kit bought once and kept for years. That is not a guess from a spec sheet; it is the same decision I made with my own money at gen 1, and the plates are the feature our family uses every single camping morning. Eggs and bacon, and no frying pan to wash up afterwards.
The other two are for specific people. If you know your pans are staying on the packing list anyway, the Stove QR gives you the same two burners for £40 less and you lose nothing you were going to use. If your pitches are windy, or you want the biggest output and the newest surfaces, the 2 Cook 3 is the better stove and the windshields alone can be the deciding feature, with the caveat that it runs hot at minimum and its gas coupling is its own system.
Whichever one you pick, buy by what the names really tell you: the generation number is evolution, Stove versus Deluxe is the decision that changes how you cook, and Pro is decoration.
Check the Cadac 2 Cook 2 Pro Deluxe QR price on AmazonWhat gas setup does a Cadac 2 Cook need?
No Cadac 2 Cook includes a regulator, hose or gas supply. Every model needs all three before it cooks anything, running butane at 28 to 30 mbar or propane at 37 mbar. There are two sensible routes.
Route one: Cadac's own QR kits, for the QR generations. Cadac's quick-release regulator kits are the tidy one-purchase answer, and they build in an excess flow valve that cuts roughly 90% of the gas flow if the hose is compromised. The options map to whatever gas supply you prefer: a 21 mm clip-on butane QR regulator for clip-on cylinders, the LP CG Regulator QR for the classic Campingaz 904/907 cylinders, a 37 mbar POL QR for propane bottles, or the threaded-cartridge-to-QR kit with an 85 cm hose at around £26, which runs the stove off standard screw-thread canisters. Remember the generation rule: the 90° Rotating QR kits fit the 2 Cook 2 models, while the 2 Cook 3 uses its own integrated coupling.
Route two: the threaded setup I actually run. My original Cadac has a threaded inlet, and it runs off standard EN417 screw-thread canisters through a Highlander GAS443 regulator, a 30 mbar butane unit that fits threaded canisters directly, and a 3 m, 8 mm British Standard hose. I bought that hose because I wanted a longer one, and it is the quiet tip of this section: standard hoses run short, and three metres means the canister sits where you want it rather than where the stove dictates. For gas, I use the larger Coleman C500 500g canisters on camping trips, and take a smaller 100g canister for hiking with the stove on the trail side of my kit. No point carrying the extra weight.
The same system thinking applies whichever route you take: pick one gas standard, buy the regulator once, and every trip after that is just canisters. The full three-system picture, cassettes versus clip-ons versus cylinders, is in our best camping stoves guide, and the one unbendable rule is in the indoor safety explainer: a 2 Cook cooks outdoors, never in a tent, awning or kitchen.