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Secrets of Grilling Corn on the Cob

Corn on the Cob on the Grill

Corn on the cob and grilling are two summer favorites. Grilled corn on the cob is a great addition to any grilled meal. See my secrets of grilling corn on the cob!

Foil Cooking Tips – How to Cook with Foil Over the Campfire

Foil is easy to use to cook over the campfire. It is light-weight, inexpensive, widely available, can be used to cook a variety of meals, and cleanup is extremely easy. Just roll the foil up and toss in the garbage. You can even eat right out of the foil packet if you want. Here are …

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Making Fire-Starters That Will Get Your Campfire Started Quickly

When camping, fire-starters can be a great way to help get that fire going quickly and easily.  It will help you get food going faster, get warmer, and will help when the wood is damp or wet.  Here are tips and ideas for making fire-starters.  Most of these will burn for quite some time, making …

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Grilled Vegetables – The Perfect Addition to Your Barbecue

Grilled vegetables are delicious, but very few people do it, instead focusing on grilling meat.  Here are some tips and ideas for grilling vegetables. Cut vegetables into pieces that will cook quickly, usually no more than 1″ thick.  Soak in water or a marinade for up to 1 hour before grilling.  This will help keep …

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Cast Iron Dutch Oven Seasoning – How to Get Your Dutch Oven Ready For Use

Seasoning your cast iron Dutch oven is required before its first use, so make sure that you have accounted for this after buying your Dutch oven. The steps are pretty simple, but take some time. You won’t even have it completely seasoned after the first time, but will occur as you use your Dutch oven. …

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Dutch Oven Cleaning Tips

It is important to clean your Dutch oven properly. The following Dutch oven cleaning tips will help you to do that: Never use soap to clean your Dutch oven. The soap will get into the pores of the metal and “flavor” the next meal you cook in it. Scrape as much food as possible from …

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How to Make and Cook Foil Dinners

Foil dinners are a great way to cook an all-in-one meal over coals. You can customize them to your own taste, prepare them ahead of time, and there aren’t any pots and pans to clean up afterwards. Heavy duty foil is the best to use, since it will be less likely to be punctured. If …

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Making Campfire Breadsticks

An easy and fun way to cook bread over coals or a fire is making breadsticks with bread on a stick. They may be cooked while other food is cooking so that they are ready at the same time. The basic method uses dough rolled into a long thin rope that is wrapped around a …

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