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Campground Cooking Tools

By David Sweet, About.com

Campground cooking is easy to master. With the right tools, you can be as versatile at your campsite as you are at home in the kitchen. Whether you like to cook over a grill or a campfire, there are tools that will simplify your campground cooking. Check these out.

Stainless Steel Grill Tools

If you're trying to enhance your chuck box with a set of grill tools, but you're on a budget, go no further than your local grocery store. For under $15.00 you can buy a basic stainless steel set consisting of spatula, tongs, grill fork. basting brush, and grill brush. Of coarse, if you're not on a budget, you might want to check out the matching 3 to 30-piece sets available for around $18.00 to $70.00.

Rome Pie Iron

Rome Pie IronPhoto © Rome Industries
Rome's classic pie iron is a versatile campfire cooking tool. It is made of heavy cast iron with extra long handles. This pie iron can be stuck right in the coals, and it will cook everything from bagels to burritos.

GSI Waffle Iron

GSI Waffle IronPhoto © GSI Outdoors
This cooking tool from GSI Outdoors makes great waffles in just six minutes over a camp stove. It has a non-stick coating, which makes it easy to remove the waffles, and locking handles that keep the iron closed for flipping. Works well with just-add-water mixes.

Charcoal Chimney

Camp Chef Charcoal LighterPhoto © Camp Chef
A Charcoal Chimney can prepare 30 to 40 briquettes at once, they'll be ready for the grill in about 10 minutes, and your barbecue will have no chemical taste or odor.

Rome Popcorn Popper

Rome Popcorn PopperPhoto © Rome Industries
The Rome Popcorn Popper is a simple tool that does its job well, which is make good popcorn at the campground. The Rome Popcorn Popper has a long wood-insulated handle and a 2-quart capacity. The non-stick finish makes clean up easy.

Vortex Hand Blender

Vortex Hand Crank BlenderPhoto © GSI Outdoors
This hand blender from GSI Outdoors is a gadget that is handy for camping, picnicing, tail-gating, or wherever there is no electricity. It mixes shakes, frozen drinks, pancake batter, sauces and much more. It has a dripless pour spout with a built-in shot glass. A C-clamp secures the base to a table. You can find the Vortex Hand Crank Blender in most sporting goods stores.

Grill Basket

Grill basket are great for cooking fish and vegetables. Several manufacturers make them, and they all work by securing food between two grids.
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