Preferred way to cook?

[avgjoe624]

hey there, So traditionally, when camping I almost exclusively use the fire and the cast irons to cook up some grub.

How do you cook? Fire, Stove, or other means? Pros and cons?

 

[HOT-ROD]

I’ve always done fire and foil. Only real issue is rain, so I cover the wood always.

 

[BlueRidge150]

Coleman double burner stove (classic stove). Or a single burner stove. Or a fire. Depends on what i'm cooking, or the trip. Using several different pots / or cast iron.

I've become intrigued by the Skottle, but have yet to be able to justify spending the $$$ on one.

 

[The other Sean]

Coleman double burner and cast iron. Simple, it works....

 

[Dakota Houligans]

Primarily cook by fire with various cast iron pans. When needed we have an old coleman stove for when quick meals are needed.

 

[SandlapperOverland]

Second on the skottle. I just can’t justify it.

My wife knows how much they are because she was going to buy me one for Christmas so it’s not like I can just pull the, “check out my skottle. It only cost $60” line.

 

[RusticMountainAdventures]

I prefer over the fire, I use a jet boil for coffee in the morning.

 

[7mmremmag]

Over the fire. A lot of times I will sous vide something at home then freeze it in the vacuum bag and finish it on the fire/grill wherever I am. Ribs/pulled pork butts are great this way.

 

[Winterpeg]

Over an open fire with a swing-away grate.
Adverse weather and we cook with a camp stove and have something different.
If it's a primarily meat supper (steak, dogs, etc) it's on the fire... pasta, etc is on the camp stove.
We are typically out for a number of days and have a varied menu.

 

[Henk]

Fire and cast iron when we can (fire bans in AZ and UT), but two burner and small hiking stove with aluminium pots/pans for backup

 

[Codebeagle]

12” Lodge Dutch Oven. I do almost everything with it and use a Camp Chef Explorer, Briquettes, or open fire.

 

[OtherOrb]

25-year-old Two-burner Coleman with propane. We've stopped doing wood fires altogether since our forests are always ready to burn down.

 

[Laud]

Throw stones at me later, when we sit together...camp fires ignite migraines for me. Two burner propane stove with old cast iron is the Go-To. If I allow time in the day, small Weber charcoal grill for hunk-o-meat.

 

[Billiebob]

Coleman, white gas, from the 1940s.

With the fire risk in forests these days, I never light a fire. Really don't miss it either.

 

[Northernlady]

When possible I love cast iron and an open fire, but I also have a propane camp stove and my Biolite stove/grill.