Cooking Over a Campfire

Cooking over a campfire has been around for centuries and over the years has been perfected. Families from all walks of life enjoy packing a cooler filled with hot dogs and steaks, then treking to the wilderness to enjoy them cooked over an open fire.

Even though the campfire of old has been replaced with the modern camp stove in many instances, there is still something very appealing about cooking over an open campfire.

No matter what method you choose for campfire cooking – over an open fire or camp stove, there are some basic essentials you will need. You will need pots, heavy duty aluminum foil, a grill rack and long-handled utensils such as tongs and spatula.

When cooking over a campfire, you can either use a grill rack over the fire or can cook in foil packets. One thing to keep in mind is to never cook over a high flame unless you enjoy your food burned. It’s best to wait until the flames have died down and cook with the hot coals.

A grill can then be placed over the hot coals or you can take the foil packets of food and place them directly in the coals.

A basic foil packet meal can include chicken breast with potatoes and onions. Cut a piece of heavy duty foil double the size of chicken. Place a pat of butter on the bottom of the foil, placing the chicken on top of the butter. Place slices of potato and onion on top of the chicken and then season with salt and pepper. Add a couple more pats of butter on top of the potatoes and onion.

Take two ends, bring them together over the food and then fold the ends over 2 times. Then take each end and fold over the foil at least two times to create a foil packet. Place the packet in the hot coals of the fire turniing over occasionally with tongs. Check the chicken after about 20 mins to see if it is cooked through. The chicken is done when the juice runs clear and the meat is no longer pink.