Campfire cooking gone wrong

Jan 19·1 min read

Took the kids camping in upstate NY and thought I'd be all outdoorsy and cook everything over the fire. Note to self: foil packet meals sound good in theory but are impossible to cook evenly and my 8yo got cold waiting for dinner to be ready. We ended up eating at like 8:30pm which was a whole thing. Next time I'm bringing a camp stove. Anyone else just accept that camping cooking is hard or am I missing something obvious?

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PPaul M.New DadJan 20

Okay you gotta tell us what happened. Did you burn the food, burn yourself, or something actually catastrophic?

JJoshNew DadJan 20

This is why I respect the guys who actually get good at campfire cooking. It looks easy in videos but there's so much technique involved. What were you trying to make when it went south?

NNateNew DadJan 20

My rule now is anything that takes longer than 15 minutes gets cooked at home before we leave. Saves a lot of frustration and the kids actually eat instead of complaining.

DDavid K.RegularJan 21

Upstate NY camping is beautiful but those campfire conditions can be rough. Did you at least salvage something for the kids to eat or was it a full on pizza night pivot?

JJamesRegularJan 22

I tried campfire cooking once and ended up with char on the outside and raw on the inside. Now I bring a camping stove because I'd rather be the dad with the propane setup than the dad explaining why dinner tastes like ash.

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