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What Is Your Favorite Way To Cook At The Campground?

Friday July 3, 2009
Weber Baby Q Gas GrillDoesn't food taste better at the campground? It doesn't matter how you cook it. It just seems to taste good eating outdoors. I like to cook almost as much as I like to eat. I've tried lots of methods to prepare food at the campground, but probably my favorite way to cook outdoors is on a Weber Baby Q portable propane grill. I like the versatility, quick starting and heat control that propane gas grills offer.

Comments

April 21, 2008 at 9:51 am
(1) Mark C says:

It just ain’t campin’ if you don’t something on the campfire!! We don’t always look forward to roasting hot dogs, but we LOVE HOBOS!! We get a big fire going to get those great coals. And don’t for get the Reynolds Heavy Duty aluminum foil. I also use welding gloves to turn them (they’re cheap at Big Lots). When we prepare our meat we make the pieces bite size so they cook faster – we’ll make small meatballs instead of a hamburger patty, chunk up chicken, pork or beef, or one of my favorites, polish kielbasa cut up into bite sizes. We also like to try different combinations/variations of vegetables too. Again my favorite is some ground chuck meatballs and kielbasa, sliced potatoes w/skins on, some corn cut off the cob, some presliced carrots (a Super Walmart is only 15 minutes away from where we camp), some onion, and some cabbage. When they are done we just open them up and use the foil like our plates – season to taste and my special topping – cottage cheese – I know it might not sound or look good, but I swear adding some cottage cheese to a cooked hobo makes it a Heavenly Hobo!! I agree with David too – it’s as much fun to cook as it is to eat. Our whole family chooses and makes their own hobos. My kids have a blast making and eating them. My problem now is it’s only Monday!! Have a GREAT week!!

April 21, 2008 at 12:30 pm
(2) MARY says:

Hi! I love camping and a couple of years ago I got a family starter package in a box ,that’s even better than the one Dick’s is offering now. This is what we got in our Package and I’m looking for another one. I got the box that contained a coleman tent for three people. two sleeping bags, a latern, two coleman jugs for drink or water. a camping knife, a carry cooler for drinks,snacks for hiking, a flash light.tent light. The matress and pump we bought at Target on sale. We got more for our money.We got a nice coleman twin propane stove on sale at Target’s. Mary

April 21, 2008 at 5:51 pm
(3) Bill M. says:

When we camp I do 99% of the cooking. I use the fireplace, a two burner coleman and a portable coleman propane grill. I do cakes in my dutch oven, as well as stews. Food tastes better camping that’s why I have to walk around the CG so much in order not to gain weight….

April 21, 2008 at 8:30 pm
(4) Art says:

My cooking depends on what I’m doing on the camping trip, If it’s just lazing around the campsite I love the campfire. Since most of my camping is just a cheap place to stay while exploring an area, using the tent as a base camp, I’ve got a small propane grill and stove that I do my cooking on. I’ve got an eleven pound propane tank that doesn’t take up as much room as the 20 pound full-sized grill tanks and a 5 pounder I take if it’s just my wife and I.

December 12, 2008 at 6:49 pm
(5) Dion Bremner says:

We have just got a Cobb Premium cooker – works great and very flexible. Have a look at our review here to see how we cooked pizza with it while camping.
Cheers
Dion

December 13, 2008 at 10:33 pm
(6) Eric says:

It aint campin if it’s not on a Coleman stove… lol Seriously, I prefer camping on a coleman stove and of course you have to roast marshmallows with a stick you find at the campground.

July 6, 2009 at 9:52 am
(7) Lisa says:

Hi, my husband does most of the Camping cooking on the charcoal webber. We also do some cooking over the campfire, especially the Grands bisquits with our Womp ‘Em Sticks. We also just bought our first Dutch Oven and are trying out some new stuff there. Food is always better when your camping, especailly if someone else cooks it for you!!! Happy Trails!

July 6, 2009 at 5:46 pm
(8) snoopy65 says:

we actuallly use a camp stove and a coleman party grill that is so easy to use and clean. I just bought the coleman oven last fall. we have used that once and plan on using it next week.

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