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