Cast Iron Chatter » Camping Cookware

Enjoy Great Meals in the Great Outdoors

NineIron — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:49:44 +0000

One of the most important pieces of camping gear is your outdoor cookware. After many miles of uphill climbing and hard trekking, there’s nothing better than getting to your camp site and being able to enjoy a hot meal. The best way to achieve this kind of meal is with camping cooking gear such as butane stoves. These handy little devices are compact and collapsible, so they fit easily into your backpack, and they are high powered, so you can cook canned soup, dehydrated meals, or simply have hot water for tea or coffee.

One of the most interesting parts of camping is making yourself aware of all the creature comforts that you miss at home. But with the right camping cookware, you can bring some of that comfort into your campsite. Out in the wilderness, things become much more simplified. The only things that truly matter are food, water, and shelter. Help get the best out of the food aspect with the best in cooking gear.

Fireside Desserts

NineIron — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:21:58 +0000

Everybody enjoys a delicious dessert every now and then. There’s no reason to cut desserts out of the menu just because you’re camping. There are many easy dessert recipes that can be made using your Dutch oven cookware right at your camp site. Surprise your fellow campers with dinner followed by a yummy dessert. Here’s a great recipe for Apple Tort to try:

Ingredients:
~ 1 ½ lbs apples
~ ½ cup butter
~ 1 cup sugar
~ 1 tsp. cinnamon
~ 2 premade piecrusts (9-inch size)

Equipment:
~ Dutch oven
~ Frying pan
~ Paring knife

Instructions:
Peel, core and slice apples, add them to a hot skillet with butter and sugar until apples start to caramelize, add cinnamon. Dish the apples into a 15″ foil-lined Dutch oven. Place both pie crusts overlapping over the top of the apples covering as much of the apples as possible. Place the Dutch oven on top of 12 live briquettes, adding 18 live briquettes on top for about 30-45 minutes, or until pie crust is golden brown. Dump onto plate, slice and serve.

Campfire Corn on the Cob

NineIron — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:19:58 +0000

Each spring and summer families from around the United States enjoy camping. One of the best parts about camping is eating food around the fire. Just don’t forget your camping cookware! Here a recipe for corn on the cob made on the campfire:

Ingredients:
~ corn on the cob, with the husks
~ butter
~ salt and pepper

Preparation:
Pull the husks back on each cob and remove the silk. Close the husks back around the cob. Dunk into a bucket of water and allow the ear to draw water up. Pluck from the water and wrap each ear of the corn in aluminum foil. Bury in the coals, or place on grill.