Cooking using a wood burner/open fire (newbie)

[KILLERPANIP]

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the site,I've done a fair bit of camping in the past mainly family camping and some motorcycle camping but last weekend spent sometime in a mountain Bothie in North Wales meeting some great people. As I have wood burner which is in constant use I thought this may be a great starting point for practising cooking in the great outdoors ( yes I know I'm in a nice warm house with all the gear).I've at this point done toast,baked spuds, boiled water but am looking for some more adventurous Ideas to practise on.

Any ideas will be much appreciated.

ps hope this is the right section to post this question.

 

[bambodoggy]

How about a nice stew of some sort......just chop up whatever meat and/or veg you want....flavour with whatever yo like...beer, brovril, whatever....stick it all in a big pot and put on the stove for a few hours, stirring occasionally and adding beer/water as needed to sto it drying out.

Only a basic idea but not a bad starting point

Enjoy

 

[crosslandkelly]

Hi, Welcome and enjoy.

How about baking bread or a bannock, there are a lot of good recipes on the forum.

 

[rik_uk3]

Anything you can cook on a gas or electric stove you can cook on the top of a wood burner; so, what do you cook on your standard stove?

 

[Bowlander]

I brown meat off on the cooker and then put the pot on the stove to slow cook. To get the stove top hot enough to fry makes the room uncomfortably hot.

I've made flat bread on the stove top which worked well. Jacket spuds are a favourite though.

 

[rik_uk3]

We are often asked for ideas of what to cook on a stove but basically a stove is a stove, woodburner, open fire, gas stove, electric stove, induction ring, paraffin stove, petrol stove... its all the same at the end of the day. The limitations are you as a cook, what can you cook?

 

[woof]

Welcome to the site.

Rob

 

[greensurfingbear]

Marinated chunks of meat on skews is always good fun. Goes down well at the meets I've attended. Or kebabs are good fun too


Orric

 

[dwardo]

We are often asked for ideas of what to cook on a stove but basically a stove is a stove, woodburner, open fire, gas stove, electric stove, induction ring, paraffin stove, petrol stove... its all the same at the end of the day. The limitations are you as a cook, what can you cook?

I agree Rick, except an electric hob which is an abomination of a thing and fails to cook anything well. I miss gas :'(

 

[Colin.W]

anything that gives off heat can be cooked on, My dad was in the RCT, he used to tell of the things they used to cook wrapped in foil wired to the engine or manifold of the lorries while they were on manouvers, aparently a biscuit tin on the exhaust after a night drive was a regular sight to cook the bacon for a quick breakfast

 

[rik_uk3]

I agree Rick, except an electric hob which is an abomination of a thing and fails to cook anything well. I miss gas :'(

I'd hate to use electric cookers, my first flat had one, bloody awful thing (the flat and the cooker).

Cooking is a sadly overlooked area for many campers. I've seen some sorry sights in a pot at camp...worse still the poor buggers who cooked it seemed to genuinely enjoy it which begs the question 'what do they eat at home'. My mom started me cooking "You'll never have to rely on woman to eat" sort of thing and we've encouraged our two children to cook from an early age, both are very good cooks now...not as good as me but then very few mortals are We should really emphasise cooking at home and perhaps if we did, less people would be buying ready meals and they'd eating better.

I'm on my own tonight so I've got pea and ham soup on the go in a slow cooker.

 

[dwardo]

I'd hate to use electric cookers, my first flat had one, bloody awful thing (the flat and the cooker).

Cooking is a sadly overlooked area for many campers. I've seen some sorry sights in a pot at camp...worse still the poor buggers who cooked it seemed to genuinely enjoy it which begs the question 'what do they eat at home'. My mom started me cooking "You'll never have to rely on woman to eat" sort of thing and we've encouraged our two children to cook from an early age, both are very good cooks now...not as good as me but then very few mortals are We should really emphasise cooking at home and perhaps if we did, less people would be buying ready meals and they'd eating better.

I'm on my own tonight so I've got pea and ham soup on the go in a slow cooker.

I have taken friends for their first "Wild camp" out and they have took the mic for bringing Stilton, relish and ciabatta with venison burgers rather than mystery meat and dry rolls. Breadmix steak lamb and veg for stu`s with choritzio and a bunch of wilds added for flavour. Funny none of them carry on taking the mic after their mouths are full. Comments like "this isn't real camping" are met with "your welcome to eat a cold tin of beans if you like..."

 

[Ben/dave]

I agree Rick, except an electric hob which is an abomination of a thing and fails to cook anything well. I miss gas :'(

I miss gas too I hate my electric hobs. Sometimes i get my camping gas stove out the cupboard out of frustration.

 

[British Red]

On an open fire?

Lemon chicken on a bed of Jasmin rice is a favourite of ours


Lemon Chicken by British Red, on Flickr

This can be followed with a warm cherry bannock - often covered in fresh vanilla custard


bannock by British Red, on Flickr

 

[Toddy]

I cook on an electric hob all the time, and have done so now for over 30 years.
It's only as limited as you choose to make it.

Like a campfire, it stays hot longer, unlike gas which goes from on to off.
It heats up a little slower, so does an aga or rayburn, but it's clean, it's easy to use and there are no worries about gas leaks or fumes from open flames.
It's an excellent baking oven and the grill is an even heat right across.

Horses for courses.

M

 

[andybysea]

I hate my electric cooker(not sure of name but its the one with the glass top that glows red underneath) anyway we cant get gas in the village,well i could do bottled i suppose,but compared to gas, leccy is rubbish you just cant get the same heat when for eg stir frying it almost boil's the stuff in the pan rather than fry's give me gas any day.

ps not a novice been cooking my own food since i was about 12,just hate leccy cookers.

 

[bilmo-p5]

I cook on an electric hob all the time, ...
It's only as limited as you choose to make it.

+1 to that!

 

[johnnytheboy]

Ive never tried this but it must be worth a shot, I used to put orange peel on the top of my stove to smell the room, these we cakes might turn out ok

http://www.ljcfyi.com/2010/07/campfire-orange-cakes.html