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from: IOWA
Planning outdoor meals, Any method used for cooking indoors also can be used outdoors. Foods can be baked, barbecued, braised, broiled, roasted, fried, steamed, or stewed. However, it may be more challenging to get the same quality as is possible with indoor appliances. Cooking times also will be more variable. On the other hand, the smoky flavor from cooking outdoors is something that can’t be duplicated indoors.
Cooking equipment either made or purchased can range from green sticks to tin cans and reflector ovens to Dutch ovens and grills. Here are a few suggestions for using some different types of containers and equipment. You’ll find many others in current outdoor magazines and on the World Wide Web.
Cooking on a grill
Meats, fish, poultry, and some bread products can be cooked directly on the grill. Foods on or in foil, or in pots and pans, also may be cooked on the grill. Cooking speed can be controlled by adjusting the distance between the food and the coals and by the number of coals.
Cooking on a stick
Combinations of meat and vegetables, fruits, and even breads can be cooked on a skewer or stick. It is dry heat cooking and is much like using a rotisserie indoors. Hold the food near the coals and rotate until it is evenly cooked. Metal skewers, green sticks, wood dowels, and straightened metal coat hangers may be used. Cooking is controlled by the distance of the food from the coals and the amount of rotating.
Cooking in a Dutch oven or skillet
These utensils may be used for a variety of cooking methods frying, roasting, baking, braising, and stewing. The cast iron helps to provide even heat. Number of coals and placement of the coals control cooking speed. Coals can be placed around the Dutch oven and on top of the cover, if desired. The Dutch oven may even be buried with some coals for slow, even cooking.
Cooking in coffee cans
These are “one-trip” utensils. Because of the difficulty of cleaning the cracks and crevices, discard them after one use. These may be used for baking, broiling, stewing, or braising. Since the metal is lightweight, it is more difficult to control the heat.
Cooking with aluminum foil
Meals can be cooked in aluminum foil packets. Makeshift cooking utensils can be made for baking, braising, broiling, and steaming foods.
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