Dutch Oven

While preparing particular foods while camping is not impossible, certain procedures should be followed. Here are some tips to help guide you in using various ingredients when cooking with your cast iron Dutch oven:

Better butter (and margarine). When you need to use butter or margarine, try using squeeze-bottle margarine, instead of the stick versions. Butter and margarine stored in bottles are simpler and tidier to use when camping, and are easier to thaw out in cold temperatures. Also, use a little bit of butter or margarine before cooking particular foods, such as pancakes, oatmeal, and spaghetti, in your cast iron Dutch oven.

Egg-cellent Eggs. It might seem that eggs are a poor choice for camping food, as their shells are so flimsy. In all honesty, eggs create some real challenges on camping trips. However, you can take some simple steps to keep them as fresh as those served in Amish Country Inn Berlin Ohio:

• Test eggs’ freshness by dipping them in cool water. Only cook an egg if it sinks to the bottom.
• Storing eggs with the larger end facing upwards increases how long they will stay fresh.
• Store eggs at home in an emptied vegetable oil container. Then, voila! Pour out the eggs as you need them during your camping trip, until you can simply order them later at an Amish Country Inn Berlin Ohio.
• Before tossing (er—placing) the eggs in your Coleman cooler, put them in boiling water for 10 seconds, to increase their life.

Meat you cannot beat. To prepare tasty meats like those prepared in Amish County Millersburg Ohio, simply follow a few important guidelines. Do not salt meats before or during cooking, to prevent dry meats. In addition, you can use bullion cubes instead of meat, for soup, gravy, and stew.

Toast—but hold the ashes. To prevent your bread from getting crushed in your backpack, pack it inside a shoebox. You could also use refrigerator rolls or dry mix to avoid having to haul around the bread at all. Speaking of dry mix, you should avoid using it in the wintertime, as it will freeze quickly. Refrigerator rolls are a better option. To make toaster-less toast, place a slice of bread in aluminum foil and then sit it on the coals for a couple of minutes. As a variation, place the bread directly on the coals and then remove the ashes, by blowing them off.

Eat your veggies. The key to vegetables is maintaining their freshness in preparing, storing and cooking them. It is usually easier to prepare vegetables at home, where you have sufficient water, a countertop, etc. One layer of foil and numerous layers of brown paper can be utilized to keep them fresh in your Colman cooler, during lengthy trips.

Will camping with your cast iron Dutch oven provide all of the luxuries that dining in an Amish Country Inn Berlin Ohio can? In short, no. However, with the right knowledge and preparation, you can transform your Dutch oven into a cornucopia of mouth-watering dishes. Dig in!