Questions tagged [camping]
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Can I use a mason jar or an empty tin can as a DIY cooking pot over an open flame stove?
I'm talking about a small gas or alcohol stove, for example like this:
Images from: https://www.rei.com/blog/camp/diy-how-to-make-an-alcohol-stove-from-soda-cans
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Is cooking beans or any other food in metal cans safe?
Occasionally, I go camping and cook beans over a fire inside of the [what I am assuming is tin] can it comes packaged in (after opening the lid). Does heating the metal can release any chemicals in ...
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How can one cook corn on an open grill? [duplicate]
I’ll be camping with limited access to water. I have a grill in the outside kitchen, however this grill doesn’t have a cover. Is it possible to grill corn on the cob on a cooking surface without a ...
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How (much) can I minimise the cooking time of red split lentils?
As I can't go camping or bike touring at the moment, I'm taking the chance to experiment with some home-made dehydrated meals - doing everything at home but as if I was on the road. One idea is based ...
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Why would a portable barbecue warn against using pots on the grill?
My wife just bought a Coleman Road Trip portable propane barbecue, which we plan to use for camp cooking/grilling.
I was thinking of using it as a camp stove as well - to heat water, make coffee, ...
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Baked Potatoes Cooked Over a Fire
This weekend, my wife and went camping. I tried to impress her with a surprise meal (much more than the usual smokies or hotdogs roasted on a stick). I went for steak, potatoes, mushrooms, salad and a ...
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I want to substitute liquid oil with a dry product
I would like to know if there is a dry food product available that is a good substitute for vegetable oil or butter.
I want to package dry mixes that I can take camping with me where hopefully all I ...
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How to barbecue an egg?
I recently discovered that eggs are outstanding in front country hiking:
inexpensive
nutritious
richer flavour than boiled
cooks in 10 minutes
just add salt.
The only problem is that they explode!
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Cooking stove vs cooking on open camp fire
What are the advantages/disadvantages of cooking over an open campfire made with firewood as opposed to cooking on a propane gas stove? And which should one use for which occasion?
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Is it possible to (safely) make dry instant rice?
For lightweight camping food it would be nice to have rice that cooks quickly without using much stove fuel. Dried instant rice is available (example) but has some downsides: The flavours aren't ...
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Canned corned beef dinner, for hiking [closed]
Am wondering how to make palatable dinner with canned (European) corned beef (aka bully beef, not the same as American corned beef).
This is for camping/hiking, so preferably not involving too many ...
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More efficient way to cook fresh caught fish while camping
I am camping over the weekend in Idaho. Plan on catching primarily trout. Will keep the fish fresh and alive until dinner time. A camp fire will be maintained through out the day to ensure hot embers ...
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How can I keep ingredients cold while camping?
I am going camping tomorrow and I was looking for campfire recipes. People use hot dogs, bacon, cheese and other stuff regularly for campfire cooking. But these ingredients must be kept cold.
How do ...
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What is a good way to cooldown my food and drink without a fridge?
So I'm out camping, and I don't have a fridge, what are good ways to cool-down my food or drinks?
I've tried mixing salt and water to create a endothermic reaction, but it didn't work too well. What ...
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Quick and Easy Beef Stew and Dumplings
I want to combine two off the shelf products with existing recipes into a single off the shelf heat and eat ready to go meal.
Dinty Moore Beef Stew & Dumplings
Pillsbury Slow-Cooked Chicken and ...
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How do I prevent burning the bottom of the bread when cooking over a campfire?
Over the weekend I took my dutch oven and tried to bake bread over the campfire. I had two problems, one was getting enough heat. That is really my problem and I just lowered the grate over the fire ...
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Cakes that can be cooked whilst camping?
I love camping, and would like to expand my camping cooking repertoire. This got me wondering if I could cook cakes (other than pancakes) whilst camping where I won't have an oven, and will only have ...
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Can I use this dutch oven on a grill or camp fire?
I have a six quart cast iron, enameled dutch oven from Lodge and a power outage likely to last a few days. The dutch oven looks like this and has one of the oven safe knobs on top:
The black out ...
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Concentrated Yerba Mate
I love yerba mate, I drink A LOT, and I would like to bring some with me backpacking. Do you think I might save a few ounces to carry if I brewed my mate beforehand, concentrated it into a thick goo ...
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Creating high-protein food for hiking
I will go hiking for 10 days, and the food I get in the lodges on the way is practically all starch, wtih < 15 g protein per day. I did this once and felt terrible. So this time, I want to take my ...
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Where do I buy a large amount of dried vegetables?
I'd like to buy a large amount of dried vegetable matter to stock up on backpacking supplies. I'm interested in almost any kind of edible vegetables, including the generic, assorted, mixed, ground-up,...
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Olive oil "shelf" life and summer camping
I am about to car camp one week and I am wondering if I may safely carry some olive oil in a glass bottle - I expect day temperature to peak around 30 degrees Celsius.
I would like to know ahead of ...
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How do I melt the chocolate in a s'more?
It is an age old question.
How can I ensure that the chocolate in a s'more is properly melted. Even when assembling them quickly the marshmallow just doesn't have enough heat to melt the chunk of ...
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Dehydrating eggs
I have seen a few examples of dehydrating scrambled eggs, and reconstituting them later. It got me wondering if there is a way to dehydrate raw eggs in a way that lets them still work for baking.
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Soy chicken on a backpacking trip
I'm planning a long distance hike and I would like to add some variety to my meal planning. Does soy chicken need refrigeration? Does it keep for a couple days?
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How do I cook chicken and asparagus over an open fire?
I have some chicken breasts and some asparagus that I want to cook tomorrow whilst we're out camping for midsummer.
The fire will have a grate over it probably.
Is it better to wrap the food in ...
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How to cook common bean in mess tin in campfire during hikers camp ? Possible?
How to cook common bean in mess tin in campfire during hikers camp? Each night would be in the other location. The challenge is to first soak the beans and then to cook them. Beans should be cooked on ...
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How can I control the heat when cooking on a campfire?
In a few weeks a group of us will be camping and rafting. My wife and I have been assigned dinner responsibility. I've done the hamburger/hot-dog thing on campfires, but I was looking for something ...
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Camping with tofu
I'm about to take an extended camping trip, and I'd love to be able to make some decent tofu. (I'm mostly vegetarian, and I'm definitely going to be craving protein.) My usual methods at home are ...
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What do you have for breakfast during camping [closed]
What are some camping breakfast options if I do not wish to carry eggs? (They break)
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