Tag: camp

  • Baking Biscuits in Camp

    Baking Biscuits in Camp

    There are a lot of different recipes for biscuits, but flour milk, salt, oil or butter, and rising agents are fairly standard ingredients. I use self rising flour, simple. I prefer buttermilk, classic. I use butter, key to good taste and flaky texture. You could use canned biscuits or make up your scratch biscuits before…

  • Campfire Cooking Stand

    Campfire Cooking Stand

    Purpose: Design a cooking stand to hold a pot (4-6 quarts) over any part of a cooking fire (as a means of moderating cooking temperature) with access to the pot avoiding the intense heat of the fire. Tripod, Swing set/rotisserie, designs are not suitable and bulky. A primary post with a swing arm seems most…

  • Dutch Oven Modifications

    Dutch Oven Modifications

    My dutch oven is deep, has a rounded lid, and does not have legs, which makes it great for use on a stove. However, cooking with charcoal or on a fire caused me to make some modifications. First, I made a small stand which serves as legs and allows for charcoal or fire coals underneath.…

  • Charcoal Chimney Starter

    Charcoal Chimney Starter

    We have a winter drive up camping trip each year, because our calendars are open around January 7. The objective is to brave the elements, hike a little, fish a little and eat really well. We had top grade 2″ fillet steak a couple time, last year we had a seafood feast that was fantastic,…