Cauldron cooking in the wild — Free Approach

Approche Libre®

A brand born around the fire...

It all started by a campfire, with a cauldron blackened by flames, and the desire to simply gather with friends.

For over 10 years, we have been passionate about bushcraft, bivouacking, and outdoor cooking.
From this passion, Approche Libre was born: a French brand, from the Alpes-Maritimes, independent, that designs durable and useful objects for living freely and cooking outdoors in a cauldron.

Our historical recipe boxes

We have designed 3 boxes of 10 recipes, engraved on wood, to be used directly around the fire:

Laser-engraved, without ink or plastic, on basswood plywood.
Strong and durable, even in humid conditions.
Easy to read and carry, even when bivouacking. Size 80 × 115 mm. Thickness 3 mm.

Our themes:

Gaulish cauldron cooking box
Medieval cauldron cooking box
1930s French cauldron cooking box

Each recipe has been designed to be made autonomously, or around a fire with family.

→ What to cook in a cauldron? 30 historical recipes for wood fire cooking

→ Traditional Cauldron: How Did the Gauls Cook?

→ Cauldron Cooking: How Did Europeans Cook in the Middle Ages?

→ Cast Iron Cauldron: Traditional French Family Cooking of the 1930s

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Cauldron cooking recipe boxes: The taste of nature!

Cauldron cooking recipe cards engraved on wood

Equipment made for fire

To accompany our recipes, we offer a selection of robust equipment, tested outdoors:

Cast iron cauldrons – resistant, traditional, designed to last decades
Wooden utensils – beechwood ladles, cast iron cauldron care kit consisting of 2 FSC® beech brushes – 100% natural
Bushcraft accessories – 100% Merino wool beanies, ferrocerium...

Everything is designed for real, field use by enthusiasts.

→ Our guide to choosing your cauldron

→ Complete guide to caring for your cast iron cauldron

Traditional cast iron cauldron for wood fire cooking

Approche Libre ferrocerium with olive wood handle

Fire Kit - Approche Libre

Ferrocerium rod and robust striker.

Get what you need to start a fire in difficult conditions...or simply, to cook in a cauldron with your family

→ How to light a fire with a ferrocerium (practical guide)

→ Making fire in the rain: the effective bushcraft method

→ How to manage fire for slow and controlled cooking

Natural beechwood ladles for cooking in a cauldron

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🇫🇷 A French company, rooted in authenticity

Approche Libre is an artisanal company, based in the Alpes-Maritimes.

Our products are conceived and developed in France
Approche Libre is the only French brand to have developed and marketed its own three-legged cauldrons with a strong brand identity, historical recipes and spices, and an outdoor positioning.
Our warehouses are in France
The packaging is French
Our wood engraving process uses no ink, to limit environmental impact
Our cards are made to last, to develop a patina, and to withstand the seasons

For whom?

For nature and adventure lovers
For those who practice bushcraft and bivouacking
For curious cooks, who love history and ancestral practices
For those looking for original and useful gifts

Our products form a true French bushcraft kit, ideal for wood fire cooking, whether in the forest, bivouacking, or in your garden.

→ Barbecue vs cauldron: do you really have to choose?

Why choose Approche Libre?

Because we live what we share
Because our products are field-tested and designed to last
Because our approach is French and passionate

Our vision

Approche Libre is the meeting point between bushcraft, ancestral cuisine, and the desire to share a free and simple way of life around the fire.