Master Your Outdoor Cooking Techniques and Prepare Great Meals

Being able to cook a full, delicious meal outdoors, in any weather, without electricity, is an impressive survival preppers skill. 

If this is your goal, start by mastering basic fire building -- either with matches, a fire starter ferro rod, friction, flintstones, or a magnifying glass.

You need to learn how to regulate the temperature of the fire, to make sure your food is cooked, without it burning on the outside and leaving it raw on the inside.

You need to know how to cook on a campfire;

• Cooking over an open flame is different than cooking on a stovetop. To do it right, it takes patience, control and some experience.
• To raise your campfire cooking skills, practice using a grill, Dutch oven, campfire tripod. aluminum foil oven, and foil wrapped meals. 
• Learn how to create a heat pit or use hot stones.

If you can, build a rocket stove or rocket mass heater for more efficient fuel use. 

How to Build Eight Different Rocket Stoves for Survival + Cooking

When you are cooking outside because of difficult circumstances, get used to cooking with limited ingredients and minimal tools. 

Learn how to;

• make flatbread
• boil rice
• grill fish
• and make stew with whatever is available

Cooking gear that is great for outdoor use: 

• cast iron pans
• Dutch ovens
• long-handled utensils
• fire-resistant gloves

Make it a habit to clean up all of your mess, in the wild - without wasting water. 

Gourmet Campfire Cooking in the Woods

Practicing how to cook outside over an open flame, now guarantees that when the time comes, feeding yourself won’t be guesswork, it will be an impressive feast.