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How to Cook Breakfast over an Open Fire
Edited by Lottiotta, Maluniu, Lillian May, Sondra C and 3 others
When you're living without amenities in a field somewhere out in the wild, there's nothing quite like the luxury of a cooked breakfast.
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1Build up your campfire so that it's burning happily, but not too hot. If it's burning too hot, you run the risk of burning or overcooking your food, as well as running out of fuel quicker than necessary.Ad -
2Get hold of a trivet if you can. These are cast iron pan stands that sit over your fire, allowing it to burn while giving you a flat surface to balance your cooking equipment over the flames. If you haven't got a trivet, arrange the logs so that your pan will balance well over the heat. -
3Try to use as few pans as possible. This will reduce washing up, and leave more space on the fire for other pans. A full English breakfast can be a one-pan meal; eggs and mushrooms and whole tomatoes and sausages can be cooked in one big pan, and toast can be held over some medium heat with a fork or a grill. -
4Take advantage of the different areas of the fire. The smouldering embers on the edge will keep something hot while you wait for the other foods to cook, and the bright flames will boil water much more quickly. The in-between areas should be used for cooking - not so hot that your food will burn or stick to the bottom of the pan, and not so cool that your food will take hours to cook. -
5Get the timing right. Start the longest-cooking foods first, and use the embers on the edge of the fire to keep things warm if you need to.Ad
EditTips
- Cast iron pans are great for campfires. Normally their thickness means they heat up slowly on an ordinary hob, but the hot flames speed up the process. Because they're thick they also distribute the heat more evenly, making it easier to cook on campfires.
- You can eat out of the pan to save washing up!
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EditWarnings
- Never leave an empty kettle over a fire - when water is poured into it, it'll instantly evaporate and scald the hand with severe steam burns.
- Pan handles can get very hot over flames and embers. Use a dry thick cloth when moving pans on campfires.
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Categories: Breakfast | Outdoor Cooking
Recent edits by: SilverSparkz, TheMartian, Sondra C
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Español: Cómo hacer un desayuno en una fogata de campamento
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