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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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For long & slow cooked dishes such as stews, roasts and casseroles, Dutch ovens are a sure choice. At the core, there are two types of Dutch ovens –
1. used at the campfires, and
2. used over traditional stoves or ovens.

Camping Dutch Ovens

It consists of:
1. three legs,
2. wire handle, and
3. slightly convex lid.

Its lid allows coal to rest on top as well as the bottom uniformly, so as to heat it like an oven. Campfire Dutch ovens are made of aluminum or cast iron. These ovens can perfectly bake breads, biscuits, pies, cakes and pizzas. Its containers can also be stacked for 5 or 6 high.

Stove Top Ovens

Stove top oven is flat on the bottom and has two handles. These are made of enameled or bare cast iron, ceramic or aluminum.

Regulating Temperature in a Dutch Oven

It could be quite challenging to regulate the temperature in Dutch ovens, more often with the camping ones. Here are a few tips and tricks to go about it more easily:

1. As a general rule, the oven must b maintained at a temperature of around three hundred fifty degrees Celsius.
2. In order to estimate the temperature, measure the size of oven in terms of inches. Then double the size to calculate the required number of briquettes.
3. Briquettes need to be placed in a circle, not less than half an inch from the oven’s bottom.
4. Briquettes on the top of the oven must be placed in a checkerboard style.
5. Beware, that even while heating, briquettes can be further added, but once the food is burnt, it is burnt.

Special Tips

1. For Soups and stews
For stews & soups, on the top arrange one third of the briquettes and at the bottom two thirds.

2. For Breads, Cakes & Biscuits
In order to bake biscuits, breads and cakes keep two third of the briquettes on the top and one third on bottom.

3. For Meats & Casseroles
For casseroles and meats evenly split the briquettes on the top and bottom of the oven.

Tools used with Dutch Ovens

You would need varied tools while using Dutch ovens. These are as follows:

1. Wooden Spoons
While metal utensils could scratch the protective coating, plastic would melt away due to heat. So, wooden spoons are the best & probably the only choice.

2. Camp or Welders Gloves
It makes the work easier for the individual.

3. Charcoal Starters
These help you light up the fire easily as then you do not need lighter fluid – just a match and newspapers.

4. Long Handled Tongs
These enable you to move the briquettes rather safely and easily.

5. Lifters or Hooks
These make handling and lifting the lid easier.

6. Lid Stands
These are handy to be placed on lids while the individuals stir the food.

7. Whisk Broom
It keeps the ashes away from food.

8. Cooking Table
It allows the Dutch oven to be off the ground.

9. Dust Cover
It protects the Dutch ovens when they not in use.

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