#camp cooking

[campandglamp]

[mizar113]

[easternwoods]

Sunday morning breakfast, Tostin chopping the potatoes and onions with a sword because its stupid fucking awesome

[birchsapfaerie]

Credit @ underatinroof on tiktok ❤️

[ifisthemiddlewordinlife]

[garlicbreadmafia]

[camp-counselor-life]

My Top Tips for Dutch Oven Cooking

I absolutely adore Dutch ovens because they're such a great way to utilize a campfire to cook. If you prep correctly, they're easy and you can chill with your kiddos by the fire instead of balancing multiple things. So here are my top tips for success:

To speed up clean up, line your dutch oven in parchment paper. Not wax paper, parchment.

If not using paper, be sure that your dutch over is well seasoned. Use enough oil or butter that it won't stick.

Care for your dutch oven through regular use and seasoning. Season by rubbing with oil, heating for an hour (ovens work for this, it doesn't have to be a fire), and then adding a small amount of oil and rubbing again once cooled, for storage. Not too much or it gets rancid when stored for a long time.

Dutch ovens (and cast iron in general) should be cleaned with hot water and scrubbing, not soap.

Dutch ovens soak up what you cook in them, specifically oils and fats. This is what "seasons" a Dutch oven (or cast iron in general) and gives it the nonstick quality.

Actually use briquettes and look up how many you need on the top and bottom. You can use coals, but they should be uniform or almost for even heating.

There are often Dutch oven-specific recipes that are worth investigating over traditional recipes, mostly because they'll tell you the number of coals and other fire-specific instructions (turning, etc). However, you can cook pretty much anything you'd bake in an oven in a similar shaped cookware in a Dutch oven over the fire, like bread or cake. Or even most anything you would cook in a pot on the stove, like stews or mac & cheese.

Have something to keep the kiddos busy while the dutch oven is baking, because it can take a while, especially if you're going "low and slow."

So go forth and use a tasty new cooking tool!

[i-wanna-linger]

favorite cookout meal?

hot dog on a stick

walking taco/taco in a bag

baked potato bar

chicken fajitas

pie iron grilled cheese

dutch oven mac+cheese

here for the dessert

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Voting ended onMar 26, 2023