Open Fire Cooking

[Cristopher.Huys]

Next to offroading and overlanding in general cooking on open fire is my great passion. From an easy steak Caveman style to entire 7 course meals. I love starting at 5am in the morning and working the fire all day long while friends and family gather to feast around the fire and end with a nice beer and some good tunes. Ofcourse I'm always looking for new ideas, setups, recipes our overal knowledge of open fire cooking. And I'm sure many of you have spent more hours nurturing a fire and cooking over it then I do. So all pictures and or ideas are welcome!

 

[Steve in Roanoke VA]

Next to offroading and overlanding in general cooking on open fire is my great passion. From an easy steak Caveman style to entire 7 course meals. I love starting at 5am in the morning and working the fire all day long while friends and family gather to feast around the fire and end with a nice beer and some good tunes. Ofcourse I'm always looking for new ideas, setups, recipes our overal knowledge of open fire cooking. And I'm sure many of you have spent more hours nurturing a fire and cooking over it then I do. So all pictures and or ideas are welcome!View attachment 91229
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Everything tastes better to me cooked on a fire! Looks like you have it figured out pretty well. I almost always use a marinade or rub on any meat I cook, be it wild game, beef, pork, chicken, or fish.

 

[Michael G.]

Looks Great Keep it up!

 

[Hans Sommer]

Everything tastes better to me cooked on a fire! Looks like you have it figured out pretty well. I almost always use a marinade or rub on any meat I cook, be it wild game, beef, pork, chicken, or fish.

Amen Brotha - I agree I love cooking over campfires. in fact I started a side business called Fire Grilling ! I don't 'like to haul a lot of stuff so I came up with the Cowboy Kabob which is basically a big ass Skewer that fits across fire pits. So my recipes are mostly using my Kabobs to come up with new ideas. Or I do a lot of foil pouches or whole turkeys etc. If your interested here's a link:

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[Hans Sommer]

Here's an Article on Fire Grilling Basics with some ideas for those sorta new to campfire cooking. I'd love to get some feedback & suggestions from this group on what to add or change.
Cheers, Hans S.

 

[Steve in Roanoke VA]

Amen Brotha - I agree I love cooking over campfires. in fact I started a side business called Fire Grilling ! I don't 'like to haul a lot of stuff so I came up with the Cowboy Kabob which is basically a big ass Skewer that fits across fire pits. So my recipes are mostly using my Kabobs to come up with new ideas. Or I do a lot of foil pouches or whole turkeys etc. If your interested here's a link:

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Thanks for the link, am going to check it out this afternoon. NICE skewers!

 

[Off-Camber]

Next to offroading and overlanding in general cooking on open fire is my great passion. From an easy steak Caveman style to entire 7 course meals. I love starting at 5am in the morning and working the fire all day long while friends and family gather to feast around the fire and end with a nice beer and some good tunes. Ofcourse I'm always looking for new ideas, setups, recipes our overal knowledge of open fire cooking. And I'm sure many of you have spent more hours nurturing a fire and cooking over it then I do. So all pictures and or ideas are welcome!View attachment 91229
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Looks good, I need to try open flame cooking.

 

[Off-Camber]

Amen Brotha - I agree I love cooking over campfires. in fact I started a side business called Fire Grilling ! I don't 'like to haul a lot of stuff so I came up with the Cowboy Kabob which is basically a big ass Skewer that fits across fire pits. So my recipes are mostly using my Kabobs to come up with new ideas. Or I do a lot of foil pouches or whole turkeys etc. If your interested here's a link:

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Looks good!

 

[avgjoe624]

Looks amazing, I love cooking over a fire, but from looking at these pics, my methods are very basic. lol.

 

[Polaris Overland]

Yes please you can come and do my camp cooking anytime

 

[Edy Coyote]

Cooking is one of my favorite parts of overlanding. Picked up a potjie pot for the summer. Plan on doing some South African dishes up in the Rockies in the next couple months.

 

[vdeal]

Wikipedia to the rescue - Potjie Pot

 

[Edy Coyote]

never heard of it...i see it has legs, is that for it to set in a bed of coals? doesnt look like its made to use on a stove burner. sounds interesting

Yes it's meant to cook over coals. Slow cook. Any various meats or vegetables can be put in, with any sauces you can think of. In South Africa cooking Poijkikos is a social thing.

 

[Cristopher.Huys]

Amen Brotha - I agree I love cooking over campfires. in fact I started a side business called Fire Grilling ! I don't 'like to haul a lot of stuff so I came up with the Cowboy Kabob which is basically a big ass Skewer that fits across fire pits. So my recipes are mostly using my Kabobs to come up with new ideas. Or I do a lot of foil pouches or whole turkeys etc. If your interested here's a link:

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Looks awesome indeed! I'm already thinking about stuff I can put on there haha

 

[Tupenny]

From what I see you're doing it right with the most important ingredient: passion.

Do you brine? I brine all chicken/pork as well as some marinades for all red meat (I burn off the alcohol and steep for smoother infusion). I also like to do salt cures sometimes (as prepping for confit) and sous vide infusion. I do all this before I leave for the trip and then my campsite is simply the cooking.

You should check out Francis Mallman's Seven Fires Cooking.

 

[blackntan]

Next to offroading and overlanding in general cooking on open fire is my great passion. From an easy steak Caveman style to entire 7 course meals. I love starting at 5am in the morning and working the fire all day long while friends and family gather to feast around the fire and end with a nice beer and some good tunes. Ofcourse I'm always looking for new ideas, setups, recipes our overal knowledge of open fire cooking. And I'm sure many of you have spent more hours nurturing a fire and cooking over it then I do. So all pictures and or ideas are welcome!View attachment 91229
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Next to offroading and overlanding in general cooking on open fire is my great passion. From an easy steak Caveman style to entire 7 course meals. I love starting at 5am in the morning and working the fire all day long while friends and family gather to feast around the fire and end with a nice beer and some good tunes. Ofcourse I'm always looking for new ideas, setups, recipes our overal knowledge of open fire cooking. And I'm sure many of you have spent more hours nurturing a fire and cooking over it then I do. So all pictures and or ideas are welcome!View attachment 91229
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[/QUOTESome people dont relise the effect of the type of wood burnt has in the process of open fire cooking and the need to get the embers hot , flames will tarnish the items cooked , its an art were practise makes perfect and its great to see a group of young people using mans most primal methord of cooking , the tomahawk steaks have my mouth watering just looking

 

[RonaldHoward1313]

I love open fire cooking, but I'm not going to slave over a fire all day. Unless you are cooking a huge roast and need to slow cook it, it doesn't take long to cook a great meal over a fire.