Cooking is a skill that I have and am pretty good at it. Being a single parent I had no choice but to learn how to cook. Whether making something inside, on the outdoor grill or over a campfire, cast iron pots and pans made it easy. Cooking over a campfire has been done since man has been on this earth. Making your meal over an outdoor campfire is fun and interesting for the whole family. It is a totally different taste than what you get when using a gas grill or your stove.
You do have to know what you are doing. Some people that travel and stay in tents either in their back yards or on trips have a lot of experience with cooking over a fire. Most of this type of cooking can be found in campgrounds With the invention of many things to help cook over an open fire, there is no need to limit the menu to burgers and hot dogs on a stick. One form of cooking over an open fire is to put something inside of something else and cook that. To make coffee, do it the old west way. Place the coffee pot right on top of the coals. When you have the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors, experiment with different things to see how your food comes out. Try out tips you can find in books or on the web.
Most pans are made to withstand very high heat. Just about any cookware will be sufficient. Be sure to watch whatever it is your cooking. You do not want your food to burn.
Your cookware will get very dirty when cooking over an open fire. Be prepared to do some extra scrubbing. It will most likely take a greater amount of time to cook over an open fire, but it gives one a sense of accomplishment.
You can sit around the fire while cooking your meal and relax and enjoy the outdoors. There are a few things you should have so that when your cooking experience over an open fire has come to an end, you will want to do it again. You will need a metal rack that goes over top of the campfire or the coals that are being used.
If you want your coffee, get a pot that can handle the heat of being set on top of the hot coals. Cooking over an open fire is much more that making smores or eating burn marsh mellows.
Going camping is becoming a more frequent occurrence. It is a great time to be with your family and friends. You could actually see if some kind of cooking class is available in your area that will demonstrate how to make things over a campfire. Cooking over an open fire is a good skill to have just in case you find yourself stranded somewhere in the woods. Mostly, it is fun. Kids will love cooking over a campfire. Camping will drag them away from the xbox or wii. It will bring the family closer together. There is just something about food that is cooked outdoors over an open fire.
When you are done with making the meal over the campfire, be sure to put it out completely.
