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While combing through the usual craigslist ads, I came across an ad for “Misc Camp Gear”. I noticed that the person was close by so I gave them a call. I went by and was able to purchase several things for the local Boy Scouts. One treasure I found for myself was this decent set of dishes and silverware. I think its a great find for $2. Doesn’t appear to have ever been used. If it has been used, maybe a couple of times. I washed everything by hand, then ran it through the dishwasher to make sure.

It came with:

• 4 Large Plates
• 4 Small Plates
• 4 Bowls
• 1 Serving Bowl
• 4 Cups
• 8 Forks
• 8 Spoons
• 4 Butter Knives
• 4 Steak Knives

Ill probably replace the bowls with ones that stack better inside each other to save more space. But I like the fact that all the silverware fits into the large serving bowl. Now if I can luck out on finding a lid that would cover the serving bowl I’d be in heaven.

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Instead of throwing a mixture of food in a box when you are packing to go camping and hoping for the best. Organise beforehand what you are going to have for each meal. Let’s say you are going for a long weekend and you are arriving on Saturday morning at your campsite and leaving Monday afternoon. That will be 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners.

Organise what you will have for each meal and pack that food with a bit of spare tin or packet food.  Do meals that are easy to prepare with minimum clean up afterwards and similar to what you would do at home, especially if you are new to camping.

It does depend on what cooking equipment you have as to what you can cook, a gas stove & BBQ would be the most common, then you will be frying or cooking in a saucepan. If you have a campfire as well than you may use a camp oven and cook a roast or a stew which is quite easy to do.

Here is a few popular camping foods that are easy to cook and prepare

Pancakes with butter and syrup are great for breakfast or sweets, the mixture can be bought ready just add water to make pancakes very easy.

Hamburgers are easy, just add the rolls or bread with lettuce, sauce, cheese etc.

Eggs, onion and bacon in a muffin, or a plateful.  Great for any meal time.

Pasta is a quick and easy meal. Cook the meat and add the pasta and sauce.

A Barbecue meal is always popular, sausages, chops, steak, onion and any extras.

Cooking Marshmallows on the campfire is fun if you like them cooked, if not eat them out of the bag.

Breakfast cereals are easy, just add milk. If you have a campfire cooking toast early in the morning is fun, campfire toast is far better than pop up toast.

Fruit, popcorn and muesli bars are easy snacks  Hot drinks like Milo, coffee, tea are great when it’s cold, also cup a soup is easy.

Cold drinks like juice, milk and water are necessary, pack the beer and wine too.

Do you have a favourite easy camp food?

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Photo by Tim Parkinson

One of the most fun things to do during a camping trip is camp cooking. Why? Because eating is one of the best things in life! Most people who are passionate about food and have flair for the sense of taste would agree with this. A grand feast of sumptuous camping meals would definitely make a camping vacation a great experience.

But because cooking entails quite an effort and some equipment to bring, avoid the scenario of forgetting an important ingredient or an essential cooking utensil by creating a menu of the dishes you intend to cook for the family and from here create a checklist of things to bring.

Here’s a sample of a camping cooking checklist with a few cooking tips to make your life easier. Be sure to add any personal food item or cooking utensil you can’t do without.

• Main ingredients of the dishes and meals you plan to cook. It’s a good idea to measure ingredients back at home, put them in ziplock bags with labels. This will make cooking much easier and faster and save you space in your bags. It’s also better if you half cook meat or poultry at home also to save fuel in the camp trip.

• Other cooking necessities like cooking oil, seasonings and condiments.

• Cookware like pots, pans, frying pans that you’ll need for the meals in the menu. Don’t forget the lids because these will enable you to save a lot of cooking time since dishes cook faster when covered.

• Cooking and eating utensils like spatula, tongs, grill skewers, knives, spoons, forks, plates, bowls, cups, can and bottle openers.

• A Coleman camping stove. Be sure to bring one that will suit your camping needs: size of cooking you intend to do, type of camping activity and fuel preference.

• Camp or barbecue grill

• Lighter or matches. Even though most Coleman stoves have electronic ignition, it’s still good that you have these to use for other purposes like lighting up a grill.

• Fuel for your Coleman camping stove

• Large water jug, water bucket. Camping activities may drain your energy. You need a lot of water to reenergize and prevent yourself from dehydrating.

• Coolers, ice chest and ice. These are important because you’d want a cold drink to quench your thirst. It’s a smart idea to bring a large block ice instead of cubes because the former last much longer.

• Potholders and oven mitts to prevent anybody from getting scalded.

• Thermos

• Portable water heater

• Dishwashing soap

• Folding tables and chairs and table cloth

• Heavy-duty aluminum foil and ziplock bags which serve a variety of purposes like for wrapping leftover food, for storing ingredients and many others.

• Paper towels and napkins

• Trash bags. Be sure to leave the camp site in a spick and span state.

After a whole day of spectacular views to see, exciting and fun activities to do, the best thing to look forward to aside from a comfortable rest is a great sumptuous meal that entice your taste senses. Bon Apetite!

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Take the right camp cooking supplies the next time you set out for a camp and you will find it very useful for cooking all kinds of meals in the tour. One of the most required one is of course the portable grill and this will help you to prepare your favorites such as hamburgers, steaks and even hot dogs. The dishes you cook on the camping grill would pick up the inimitable smoky flavor which comes along with the cooking on the fire.

Portable grills have a lot to proffer you as it has number of diverse styles and functions and this aids you to cook any grilled dish. You can also choose your heating source from the propane, charcoal, gas or the campfire grills. Few grills come without the assembly set up (this is for an easy use), some with compact storage or leg extensions. Some others are available with the surfaces such as the griddle, which helps you to prepare the versatile foods.

There is an extensive collection available for the camp cooking supplies and even the portable grills are found online. You can browse through the websites for these camp cooking supplies and can compare the price ranges and also the features among the different brands. Thus you need not step out of your house at all.
You can promptly find the best cooking accessories and other essentials such as the grills, charcoals and the knife sets.

One of the well liked dishes prepared while at the campfire is the Barbecue. Grilling gives this dish a great flavor. Some camp cooking supplies will be given with rib roasting, brushes for wrapping your dish with sauces and spices, injectors, thermometers, sauce pans, cutting boards. These frills also will be found online for sale and you can make the finest barbeque feast for your kiths and kinds to enjoy.

To make the dish the best one you will need the sauces, spices, rubs and marinades. This barbecue gives out a unique smoke flavor when getting cooked at the campfire. It is also good to refer some recipe books for the camp cooking to prepare your own sauces or spices at the camp or either you can prepare them at home and take them with you and thus it can be readily used there without much difficulty. A good deal of these barbecue sauces are available, such as using beer, wine, mustard, chilly peppers etc. You can also procure these sauces online and mix the different flavors to attain the best you want.

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Camp cooking can be as elaborate or simple as you want it to be. If you want to prepare quick and simple but nutritious meals while you are camping, camp cooking doesn’t even have to require a fire. But if you are interested in fueling your camping trip with a feast, camp cooking can allow you to make hot, healthy foods that are as good as you can make them at home in your own kitchen.

Camp cooking does not have to be limited to sandwiches and baked potatoes wrapped in aluminum foil. Almost any cooking method you use in the kitchen can be duplicated around the campfire. For example, use a dutch oven or pit cooking to bake your food. You can also easily fry foods in a pan over a grill, or boil, braise and roast. What type of camping cookware is best for you? Camp cooking and clean-up can be easy or a hassle, it all starts with great camping equipment.

Some pots/pans come in sets that mate together or “nest” for storage and even allow you to tuck a canister of fuel inside them. This comes in handy when you’re looking to save room while camping.

Following are some camping items to take with you if you are planning on preparing some meals around the campfire. These common kitchen items will allow you to duplicate tasty meals while you are out of doors.

• Salt and pepper
• Other of your favorite herbs and spices
• Cooking oil
• Pot holder
• Hand-held can opener
• Aluminum foil
• Tongs and spatula
• Cutting knives
• Cutting board
• Mixing bowl
• Paper or plastic silverware, plates and cups

If you have just a few campers and are looking for some simple camp cooking, try the easy and quick technique of tin can cooking. All you will need is a clean tin can – a one gallon size can works well. Your source of heat can be a small campfire, or if wood burning is prohibited, a small buddy burner will work well, which can be found at sporting good stores or online. Place your meal in the tin can and simply heat the contents of your can over a flame. You will have a hot meal ready in minutes. This technique works great for soups, beans and tuna fish.

A more time-consuming camp cooking technique that also produces tasty meals is pit cooking. Pit cooking is great for items that can be wrapped in aluminum foil to be cooked. It is also a great camp cooking method if you are using a dutch oven or cast iron cookware. Pit cooking warms your food by heating rocks and coals that are buried in the ground. As the rocks cool off, their emitted heat cooks the food. To pit cook, first dig a hole that is about three times larger than your cookware. Line the pit with rocks and build a fire in the middle. Once the fire has burned rapidly for about an hour, push the hot coals and rocks into the center. Layer your wrapped food or covered skillets on top of the rocks and coals and place more on top. After a few hours, you will have some delicious camp food to enjoy.

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This video is on how to cook fish, in camp or on the trail.Fast, easy, no mess

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Purchase the camp cooking set and enjoy grand meals at the campground. This set is provided with all the necessary accessories you would require prepare the meals. This set will make sure that you have been provided with all the equipments you need to cook with at the camp ground. Is thus very convenient and serves most essential as everything is provided in one set.

Online is the suggested method where one can browse and purchase this set. There are numerous websites which offer you with these different kinds of camp cooking sets and you can go for the one you find it suitable.

Before you start surfing through the websites it is advisable for you to bear in mind the kind of food you would prefer to prepare at the camp grounds and so you would get an idea as to what accessories you will need there .So you can go for the set which contains your items. If you have decided to cook open fire subsequently you may not need the sets that come with the burners. Majority of these sets are comprised with skillets, frying pans or pots. They are available with an array of sizes and different pieces. If you choose to cook for a large number of people then you might have to go for a larger cooking set. If you would cook only for a limited group then you can just go the set which contains five pieces and these are termed as mess kits.

Every brand offers you with a variety and you can pick your choice. E.g.: There are sets available with spatulas and silverware. Some others also include the pot lids and the drinking cups. When looking out for a set, don’t forget to check the material the set is made of. Sets made of aluminum are cheaper and also weightless and thus it is portable. On the contrary sets made of iron are heavy and sturdy but lasts longer. The non stick cook wares also make the cooking easier at the grounds.

Though you have decided on the cook set you are about to purchase, there would be some items you would personally require to find it more comfortable at the campfire.

Given below are the things you will find more useful and handy at the campground and you can carry them with you:

* Pot holders
* Disposable cups and plates
* hand tissues, napkins
* Salt and pepper
* Aluminum foil
* Knives
* chopping planks

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