Cooking while camping
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Comments (3)Dont think its a buckthorn..... I was thinking maybe some sort of alder ue to how close it was to the lake and it growing in complete sand...See MoreCamp cooking
Comments (4)Hello wannaflower, sounds like you're going to have a great time. Don't forget the camera!! I like to carry oil in small Nalgene wide-mouth screw top poly containers, of course if you want you can drag along the shortening. We picked up a couple of 5-gallon water containers, square poly with 55-gallon style screw tops that you screw a valve into. The collapsible ones don't hold up, but if you don't plan more journeys they'll work. Of course, you can always just take along several 1-gallon water containers. You can call the ranger station that the campground falls in the jurisdiction of; they can tell you if the campground has "potable water". We have a weber rectangular gas bbq that we grill on, but if wood is plentiful you can burn down some logs and throw a rack over the coals and cook meat on them. There are small disposable all-in-one use-and-lose charcoal affairs, they'll work too to minimize your investment. Buy equipment as time goes by, so you don't wind up with things you don't use or don't fit your "camping lifestyle". And DON'T FORGET THAT CAMERA! :-)...See Moreribs while camping?
Comments (28)Hi everybody - This is my first time posting here. I'm bringing baby back ribs to a family beach trip -- they'll be cooked on Friday in a smoker at home, and eaten on Sunday. The beach is about 3 hours from here, so we'll wrap them well and surround them with ice for the trip. For reheating, I see some folks here suggesting just to reheat them on the grill. Could you give more specifics, please? How hot would you get the grill? We never reheat ribs -- never have any leftover! I'm a bit concerned about putting them on the grill because they have so much...color already. We add a rub that has a bit of brown sugar in it, and the ribs usually end up pretty dark after 6 hours in the smoker. Should we leave out the brown sugar? We usually serve the sauce on the side, but perhaps it would be better to heat the ribs on the grill, then drizzle with a little sauce for the last 10 minutes...? Or, should we just reheat in the oven in a foil-covered pan, maybe 350F for 20 min, and finish on the grill for 10 minutes? Thanks!...See MoreCamping Cooking Tips please
Comments (18)Canned goods were invented for those situations. Today we have the luxury of lighter weight plastic and foil pouches. I see tunafish, oysters, even cooked hamburger in foil pouches. Nuts, dried fruit, dried meat (jerky) you probably already thought of. Potatoes wrap in foil and will cook nice in the coals of a campfire. Dry beans don't weigh much... bean soup cooks fine over a campfire. Traditional travel foods were often pickled, salted, or dried. Ziplock baggie of green olives? A whole fishing pole is not needed... some line and a couple hooks and some lead shot sinkers? Bait is found under rotten logs and layers of leaves. People were spearing fish for thousands of years before line fishing was invented... pin it to the bottom then reach down with your hand to grab it.... does take some practice as light refraction makes the fish somewhere other then where you see it. Pour salt on that leech and it will let go... btw it will make fish bait. When I was young went camping up in the artic circle with not much more then beer and pancake batter... ate fresh caught fish until I was sick of them. The variety of the modern world is such a luxury! Being familiar with edible berries and plants can help give variation... one decent puffball mushroom can change a meal for the whole group. A half handful of wild raspberries flavors a pot of oatmeal. Know what you are eating... all puffballs are edible but that toadstool might give you a trip of another kind. Salt! Don't forget salt... potatoes, beans, and oatmeal are all better with a pinch of salt in the pot. Dried hot peppers are nice because they take little space and pack a huge flavor... black beans and cayenne peppers! So the bannana or apple got mushed... cut it up into the oatmeal in the morning. Part of the adventure is making do and being creative. Dump corn bread batter in the bottom of the cooking pot and set it over the fire... bread!.. got a jalpeno in it and it is good bread. It does not have to slice nice... scoop it out with a spoon and eat it in chunks. A plastic bottle of brandy makes an emergency antiseptic, reduces bug bite itch, and passes well around a campfire....See Moremaddielee
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