| Camp cooking can be as elaborate or simple as you | | | | Â- Tongs and spatula |
| want it to be. If you want to prepare quick and simple | | | | Â- Cutting knives |
| but nutritious meals while you are camping, camp | | | | Â- Cutting board |
| cooking doesn't even have to require a fire. But if you | | | | Â- Mixing bowl |
| are interested in fueling your camping trip with a feast, | | | | Â- Paper or plastic silverware, plates and cups |
| camp cooking can allow you to make hot, healthy | | | | If you have just a few campers and are looking for |
| foods that are as good as you can make them at | | | | some simple camp cooking, try the easy and quick |
| home in your own kitchen. | | | | technique of tin can cooking. All you will need is a clean |
| Camp cooking does not have to be limited to | | | | tin can - a one gallon size can works well. Your source |
| sandwiches and baked potatoes wrapped in aluminum | | | | of heat can be a small campfire, or if wood burning is |
| foil. Almost any cooking method you use in the kitchen | | | | prohibited, a small buddy burner will work well, which |
| can be duplicated around the campfire. For example, | | | | can be found at sporting good stores or online. Place |
| use a dutch oven or pit cooking to bake your food. | | | | your meal in the tin can and simply heat the contents |
| You can also easily fry foods in a pan over a grill, or | | | | of your can over a flame. You will have a hot meal |
| boil, braise and roast. What type of camping cookware | | | | ready in minutes. This technique works great for |
| is best for you? Camp cooking and clean-up can be | | | | soups, beans and tuna fish. |
| easy or a hassle, it all starts with great camping | | | | A more time-consuming camp cooking technique that |
| equipment. | | | | also produces tasty meals is pit cooking. Pit cooking is |
| Some pots/pans come in sets that mate together or | | | | great for items that can be wrapped in aluminum foil to |
| "nest" for storage and even allow you to tuck a | | | | be cooked. It is also a great camp cooking method if |
| canister of fuel inside them. This comes in handy when | | | | you are using a dutch oven or cast iron cookware. Pit |
| you're looking to save room while camping. | | | | cooking warms your food by heating rocks and coals |
| Following are some camping items to take with you if | | | | that are buried in the ground. As the rocks cool off, |
| you are planning on preparing some meals around the | | | | their emitted heat cooks the food. To pit cook, first dig |
| campfire. These common kitchen items will allow you | | | | a hole that is about three times larger than your |
| to duplicate tasty meals while you are out of doors. | | | | cookware. Line the pit with rocks and build a fire in the |
| Â- Salt and pepper | | | | middle. Once the fire has burned rapidly for about an |
| Â- Other of your favorite herbs and spices | | | | hour, push the hot coals and rocks into the center. |
| Â- Cooking oil | | | | Layer your wrapped food or covered skillets on top of |
| Â- Pot holder | | | | the rocks and coals and place more on top. After a |
| Â- Hand-held can opener | | | | few hours, you will have some delicious camp food to |
| Â- Aluminum foil | | | | enjoy. |