Compact outdoor cooking unit

An outdoor cooking unit in a compact mode for transporting and storage, said outdoor cooking unit comprising:

• (a) a base with upstanding walls, said base comprising a handle hook attached to one of said upstanding walls of said base along an outer surface thereof;
• (b) a first cooking utensil having upstanding walls, said first cooking utensil being seated on said base within said upstanding walls of said base, said first cooking utensil comprising a handle hook attached to one of said upstanding walls of said first cooking utensil along an outer surface thereof, said handle hook of said first cooking utensil being in vertical alignment with said handle hook of said base;
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• (c) a second cooking utensil having depending walls, said second cooking utensil being seated on said first cooking utensil, said depending walls of said second cooking utensil receiving said first cooking utensil within the depending walls of said second cooking utensil, said second cooking utensil comprising a handle hook attached to one of said depending walls of said second utensil along an outer surface thereof in vertical alignment with said handle hook of said base and the handle hook of said first cooking utensil.

An outdoor cooking unit in an extended state for a cooking mode comprising:

• (a) a base plate;
• (b) a firebox including a stove supported by said base plate;
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• (c) a windbreak disposed on said base plate underneath said firebox and surrounding said stove substantially in its entirety and in spaced relation to reduce heat loss during a cooking operation.