4 Types of Cooking On A Campfire – Boil it, Bake it, Fry It, Grill It Over the fire. – Dan Wowak
4 Types of Cooking On A Campfire – Boil it, Bake it, Fry It, Grill It Over the fire. – Dan Wowak
YOU DON’T HAVE TO EAT FREEZE DRIED FOOD AT CAMP! Here Are Four TYPES OF COOKING OVER A CAMPFIRE:
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When it comes to cooking at camp or in the backcountry there is a much better way than simply adding hot water to a bag of freeze dried food. Imagine cooking anything, yes anything over a campfire. From hot wings to spaghetti to even a blueberry pie, it’s all possible. All that it takes is a few simple tips and tricks with the campfire and you can turn camp food into delicious gourmet backcountry cuisine.
Boil It, Grill It, Fry It and Even Bake It
It’s all possible outdoors
When it comes to camp cooking boiling, frying, grilling, and baking are all viable options. All that it requires is a little know how relating to campfire regulation and you will be set!
HOW TO BOIL OVER A CAMPFIRE
From soups and stews to pasta. Boiling is a great way to cook over a fire. It allows the camper to cook an entire meal in one pot with little to no calorie loss. I mean who isn’t drinking that broth!!
Keep the campfire high. Lots of wood and high flames means lots of heat and when we want to boil food that’s important
Once your food is to cooking temperature allow the flames to die down slightly. This will provide a simmer and allow you to slow cook the meal.
HOW TO FRY OVER A CAMPFIRE
With a little oil and a pot/pan wonderful and delicious meals can be fried up. Imagine eating mozzarella sticks on top of a beautiful overlook in the Rocky Mountains!
Start out with a low flame. High campfire flames can quickly ignite your oil.
As the flames grow low and embers appear in your campfire you should be right to fry.
Test your food by touching it to the oil. Immediately, there should be signs of the oil sizzling and frying the food.
Maintain your fire by feeding small sticks into it. If the oil seems to be getting to cool add a few large sticks for a quick supercharge.
HOW TO GRILL ON A CAMPFIRE
Steaks, fish, even corn on the cob can all be grilled over the campfire. Grilling offers an easy, and quick, way to prepare your meal. Before you start to grill get a large fire started. Keep the fire large for a generous amount of time as this will build a bed of hot embers.
Also Read: Chickpea Salad Recipe from Pow and Chow Book
Grilling is a fast processes and shouldn’t take long. It is important to keep a well regulated heat during this time. Embers, not flames, provide the most even heat when cooking.
Flames will char/burn the outside of your food and leave the inside raw.
Choose the wood you cook on wisely. It is important that you do not cook on wood that contains a lot of sap, such as Pine or Hemlock. This type of wood leaves behind a lot of unfavorable tastes.
HOW TO BAKE ON A CAMPFIRE
Pies, Stromboli, or just warming up some buns can all be accomplished by baking.
For this technique we can set out UCO Flatpack on its side and capture radiant heat.
Baking is a slow process and shouldn’t involve flames.
When baking over a campfire be sure to rotate the items often and flip them if possible. So instead of making a traditional pie made a folded turnover.
The same as grilling try to choose woods that don’t have a lot of sap content. Although the food isn’t being cooked over the flames/coals we don’t want to get too much of that black smoke all over our food.
Spice up camp life using these tips and tricks. You and your friends will not be disappointed. Making meal time at camp a memorable one!
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Food cooked over an open fire is amazing
Can I use basic bonfire wood to grill some chicken? Or should I bring charcoal? I’m going camping next weekend..
Is it true that cooking over campfire unhealthy? I’ve heard this somewhere. Thx.
Thank you Dan. What do you do with the used up cooking oil?
You also left out a dutch oven
UCO plz tell me about firestarter ……..
Best fire pit ever
Probably the best video on this subject that I have seen. Just starting on outdoor cooking. Thanks!
Can food be cooked on a campfire in a vacuum insulated stainless steel
container?
Would it be easier to wait for coals and place your baking item in a cast iron skillet, cover, add hot coals to top and let bake? Or is this video simply for the hiker? Which a cast iron would be too heavy.
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Your cooking video is so nice!
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Do another refresh on this subject! Show Dave, Shawn, and Andrew how to cook.oops, no more Shawn, but you get my point! This is all 100% positive!
WHAT IS THAT NEAT LITTLE FIRE STARTER YOU USED?! That is so cool!
I’m new to this outdoor cooking method. How did you bind the tripod?
A cast iron skillet and a camp dutch oven and the vagaries of the fire and its wood type and flames vs coals are greatly reduced.
Foil wraps are great as well. Steam/roast
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YOu didn’t mentuion Barabecoa cooking, where you wrap your meet or fish in wet leaves (banana or grape) and cook it overt the hot smoke of certain types of wood.
I’ve cooked on a campfire many times. I’m not a backpacker so I’m not concerned about weight. I prefer to use cast iron cookware. Dutch Ovens are great for stew, Chile, and even peach cobbler for dessert!
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flatpack looks awesome. might take that to work and grill a steak at lunchtime
Can someone recommend a good pan for campfires ?
I have that uco n im gonna try that!
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Greetings from Hurricane Helene 2024’s aftermath. Thanks for the info.
IME, the main reason I prefer hardwood is that it makes better coals. They last longer and feels like they just hold more energy/are hotter. The flavor bit as well, though unsure if it actually matters for, say, tinfoil wraps.
We do it differently in da islands but good on brother… very entertaining
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Heard pine can poison the fish skin if the smoke gets to the food. Is this true?
Thank you for these tips. Once heard, it all makes so much sense. We aren’t born with all the skills you have learned. I appreciate your teaching ability.
I only need to take 1 deer this year to top off the freezer so I’m planning to spend a lot more time camping and cooking outdoors this fall / winter and really enjoyed the video. I just so happened to buy that UCO grill last year and the over trick gave me new ideas. Thanks!
The thumb method.
I love it.
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Loved the video man ! Really helped me out in understanding how to cook some basics on my camping trip!
Nice video! Especially the part about cooking with a split stick. I want to try that. I have one concern though, regarding possible splintering getting into the meat.
Exactly what I was looking for ❤ thanks
you see bear picking up sticks he has same idea
That was just fantastic! Thank you so much 😊
Thankyou I learnt something within the first 3 minutes. Something I look for in a youtuber. Subscribed
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4 Types of Cooking On A Campfire – Boil it, Bake it, Fry It, Grill It Over the fire. – Dan Wowak
This was cool as heck! Very informative!
Do not cook over open flames or direct smoke. Coals only, for health and longevity. Once in a while is fine, and you can’t always have smokeless coals, but you can certainly minimize it. Cooking stuff the way you do marshmellows is also quite doable – make skewers and place them close the fire while it is reducing to coals, and if the radiation isn’t enough to cook it, place them over the coals.
Recreating..
..my vocabulary just expanded by one word…I think.
Great content btw, keep up the good work and God bless you.
You forgot caveman method. Cooking directly on the coals. Great for searing meat! The coals don’t really stick to the meat either, once the meat is seared/done, remove from coals and brush/tap off any pieces of coal on your food.
Crazy to me that 90+ years ago most teenagers new how to do this stuff. Now hear I am a 27 year old army veteran still trying to Learn a lot of this stuff for the the first time.
Great video! Thank you for sharing!
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Very nice video succinct and to the point. thanks for producing this video!