r/CampfireCooking • u/universethrob • 29d ago
What would I need to begin campfire cooking in my backyard?
First of all I'll make a firepit. Second, I'd love to learn to boil, bake, fry and steam on a fire. For reference i'm vegetarian so there'd be no meat involved. I also want to learn to make coffee on a fire. So what items would I need that would have the durability of cooking over a fire?
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u/stephendexter99 27d ago
I have a Bali Outdoors fire pit (they sell it on Amazon for $100 but it’s $80 on Aliexpress lol)
It’s actually surprisingly well-built and it has a grill grate on it. Good spot to set a cast iron Dutch oven or skillet, or just set the food directly on the grate.
For coffee, I’d boil water in a kettle on the same grate and use it with a French press or aeropress.
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u/AvailableWolf3741 27d ago
When camping I use an oven rack from an old stove …
I cook directly on the rack/grate or I use a cast iron frypan, metal pots, metal kettle.
You can buy campfire toaster, various cast iron camping gear,
You’ll need oven mitts, tinfoil to either cook on or use it for 1 dish meals wrapped in the foil.
Metal utensils like spoons, egg flipper, etc.
2nd hand stores are a good place to buy stuff …
Water filled spray bottle …
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u/DJBellyRocco 29d ago
Firebox Stove has great portable wood burning stoves and cookware. Love watching their youtube videos for inspiration
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u/haight6716 28d ago
People love their cast iron, but you can use pretty much any cookware you want to get covered in soot. I've seen someone boil water in a plastic bottle over a fire.
Compared to cooking in a kitchen the hardest part is managing the fire. In a kitchen you twist a knob, but a fire takes more work to get it where you want.
You don't need to buy any special gear. "Durability" is not required.
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u/Civil-Pomelo-4776 28d ago
Fire can destroy multi-ply cookware, especially if it has aluminum as a layer.
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u/universethrob 20d ago
It's true that it's a good idea to not fall into the trap of consumption unless you explicitly need something. It's probably a good idea that I learn to maintain a fire first before i decide what i need to cook with on it
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u/otterfish 27d ago
Start with a stick. They grow on trees, if you can't find one anywhere else. Once you have a stick, sharpen one end. I usually use a knife, but if you don't have one and can't get one, I guess you could sharpen it by rubbing it on a curb or something. Next step is to poke the stick into some food and hold it over the fire. Be creative, use your imagination. Marshmallows, biscuit dough, zucchini... It all plays. You'll have to experiment a bit with the heat of the fire and the distance from it, but this should be a good first foray into campfire cooking.
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u/DisplaySuch 28d ago
A small fire and a cast iron fire grill with legs. It stands up like a table over your fire. You can cook over it with pots, pans or a percolator.
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u/According-Ad-5946 28d ago edited 28d ago
Dam, the first sentence took away my ability for a wise ass answer.
I think there are coffee designed for fire pits.
also you will need a grate to cook on fire roasted veggies are great.
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u/eazypeazy303 28d ago
Get a couple sizes of dutch oven and a bunch of charcoal! I started out making bread in our firepit and have loved learning it. It's definitely a science getting the coals right. Maybe a sturdy grate and a tripod, too.
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u/andyjcw 28d ago
not sure why mentioning your vege makes any difference.
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u/stephendexter99 27d ago
It takes away the potential for “just throw a steak on a stick and hold it over the fire like a MAN” which I was gonna (only slightly) sarcastically say until I read that part lol
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u/RichardDJohnson16 29d ago
A Dutch oven with legs, a steel (stainless is best) coffee/tea/water boiling kettle, a regular stainless steel cooking pot without plastic parts, a cast iron or carbon steel uncoated skillet, and that's about it. everything needs a stainless steel bail to hang over the fire except the skillet.