What is your favorite campfire cooking utensil?

[Zoar]

The fork that goes in my mouth!

:thumbsup: :grin:

Second would be my Dutch Ovens. They are terrific campfire cooking "utensils".

 

[Allan Gray]

Without question, my dutch oven.

It's great for frying, roasting, you name it.

 

[cadian]

My corn boiler and my folding handled skillet. My son goes a little lighter he likes his trekker cup best. Like a mini corn boiler.

 

[XXX]

As it turns out, that is the combination I elected to go with. I may still pick up some other pieces of cookware, but I suspect I will use these 2 for open fie cooking most of the time.

 

[longshot47]

I'd have to say my favorite is a small [6x14"], three-bar, titanium[?] grill. It's a simple, light weight, slide-fit [size adjustable] cook surface that, when supported by rocks or logs, keeps a kettle level and at an elevation that allows contol of the fire beneath. Likewise, it is very serviceable for grillin a cut of meat or a splayed rabbit or bird. :thumbsup:

 

[Black Hand]

Looks like a small mucket type boiler gets a lot of votes so far.

If you have any PC/HC requirements, remember that the mucket is Civil War era equipment...

 

[blacksmithman64]

when traveling light; which is not very often anymore, I like two sqwerl cookers and a 1 qt copper pot. I hang the pot on one cooker while the other one roasts a hunk of meat!

 

[XXX]

Turkey Foote Traders has a nice short one for $13, which I will probably get. I like thier take down grill too.

 

[steve nagy]

Does heavy duty aluminum foil count? :shake:
I cannot count the number of applications I use it for in camp. I use it for everything but cooking the stew and boiling the water

 

[XXX]

AF is still the best way to bake potatoes, so it counts.

 

[David W.]

Fryingpan? Roasting fork? Dutch oven?

I'm curious about which you own, which you prefer, and how often each gets used. I'm interested in hearing about anything from beanpots to copper boilers, both light and heavy treks. Thanks.

I can not go without my skillet above anything. Ever have trout and eggs fo breakfast?

 

[Blizzard of '93]

along with sliced 'tater and onion fried in salt pork grease rendered out. or bacon. meal fit for the Hilton in the great outdoors.

 

Well since you asked for campfire utensil, not stateing treking, mine would have to be dutch oven hands down.

 

[omarick1948]

THE WIFE.....What else?

 

[Steve French]

When I go camping the one thing I hate doing is lugging and cleaning cooking gear, so I never take any, beside that I do not own any to take. I do take a knife, fork and spoon, roll of aluminum foil, a wire hanger, small paper bags and paper plates. I work up a menu for those items and I eat just as good if not better than those with dutch ovens, skillets and pots and pans.
The little paper bags I can cook bacon and eggs over the cooking fire, and eat it out of the bag, crumble up the bag and throw it in the fire. Nothing to clean. I can stretch out the hanger, wrap it once with foil and have a skillet, wrap foil around long thing sticks to make a cooking grid for my steak, wrap a spud in foil and put it in the coals, or just make me a hobo dinner. Have a sandwich for lunch, nothing to clean. I always had fun teaching the scouts how to do this type of cooking. We were out playing while the rest of the patrols were still washing up, even an hour later.

I know it's not period cooking, but it's so much easier. I go camping to have fun, not clean cooking and eating gear. Which means you don't have to boil water, carry detergent, scrubbers, and buckets full of wash water.
Sometimes I'll make a cardboard box oven and take that and bake cup cakes, pies, pizza, cookies, and other stuff. That's always a big hit, especially with the kids, the children like it too. :grin:
That's my 2 cents worth. :2
Pustic

 

[Woods Dweller]

What to bring depends on who is with you and how many people.
This is what I brought on a 9 day camp, just me.

For cooking & eating:

Sharp stick

Small mucket

Tin Frying pan

Eating Fork

This was my food supplies:
Dried beef stew
Potatoes
Dried fruit
Coffee
Flower(Self rising)
Beef Jerky
Mix Nuts

PS. There’s a lot more manure to carry when my wife goes with me. :wink:

 

[Steve French]

I'm not married (thank God) so I have to travel light. :grin:

 

[spudnut]

My dear wife got me the large Hudson bay copper kettle from Crazy Crow this last christmas.It's now my favorite :applause: