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Campfire Cooking

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Cooking over fire is primal, satisfying, and a completely different skill to kitchen cooking. You're managing heat zones, dealing with smoke, and working with less control — which is exactly the point. Simple food tastes incredible over flames.

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Pro tips
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Let the fire burn down to embers before cooking. Flames = soot on your food and uneven heat. Glowing coals = controlled, even heat.

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A cast iron skillet is the only pan you need over a fire. It distributes heat evenly and is basically indestructible.

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Foil packet meals (protein + veg + seasoning, sealed in heavy-duty foil) are the easiest campfire cooking method and require zero equipment beyond the foil.

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Bring pre-mixed spice blends in small containers rather than individual spice jars. A good all-purpose: salt, pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, onion powder.

Step by step
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Build your fire and let it burn down to a bed of hot embers (30-45 min)

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Arrange embers to create heat zones: hot zone for searing, medium zone for cooking through

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SKILLET METHOD: Place cast iron directly on embers or a grate. Preheat 5 minutes

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Cook steaks, sausages, eggs, or one-pan meals directly in the skillet

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FOIL PACKETS: Double-wrap ingredients in heavy-duty foil. Place directly on embers

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Cook 15-20 min, turning once. Careful opening — steam is very hot

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STICK COOKING: Sharpen a green stick. Thread sausages, bread dough, or marshmallows

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Hold over embers, rotating slowly for even cooking

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Let food rest off the fire before eating — campfire food retains heat longer than you'd think

What you'll need
TOOLS
Cast iron skillet (25cm, Lodge is the standard)Amazon →
Fire gloves / welding glovesAmazon →
Long tongsAmazon →
Grate / grill rack (for over the fire)(optional)Amazon →
MATERIALS
Heavy-duty aluminium foilAmazon →
Pre-mixed spice blendAmazon →

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