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Amp up your frontcountry campground cooking with these five items.
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  • Car camping opens up culinary opportunities backpackers can only dream of. My family and I savored every morsel and minute preparing food over an open fire using a collection of cookware built pioneer tough.
  • We baked homemade pizza in 30 minutes in an oiled, cast iron 6-quart Lodge Camp Dutch Oven. As we learned, it cooks best with hot coals (wood or charcoal) underneath and on the lid. Hint: read instructions.
  • We also made "monkey bread" in foil with biscuits, sugar, butter and cinnamon. The oven is also good for stews, chili, barbecued chicken, omelets, veggies, potatoes, and even pineapple upside down cake.
  • While waiting for pizza, we made an easy appetizer in five minutes shaking kernels and oil in the seasoned steel Camp Chef Popcorn Popper. Keep shaking it in direct heat, so no kernels burn. Forget Jiffy Pop!
  • With the Rome S'more Maker, we stacked s'mores and snapped them into the chrome-plated steel cage. The result: three tasty s'mores at a time, no casualties.
  • Who says marshmallows don't grow on trees? The solid steel Rome Marshmallow Tree is curved like a branch with twigs for 10 marshmallows at once. It's also 40 inches long to keep a safe distance from fire.
  • The Single Square Cooking Iron from Camp Chef is great for grilled sandwiches or pies. We used store-bought crust and apple filling to make a perfect breakfast pie in 20 minutes.
  • Bottom line: All the seasoned steel and cast iron products require proper cleaning and oiling before storage, but with proper care, I'd expect a lifetime of delicious meals from this cookware.
  • Lodge Camp Dutch Oven: $90; 18 lbs.; lodgemfg.com<Br> Camp Chef Popcorn Popper: $29; 2 lbs., 14 oz.; CC Single Square Cooking Iron: $20; 3 lbs.; campchef.com<br> Rome S'more Maker: $10; 13 oz.; Rome Marshmallow Tree; $10; 14 oz.; campmor.com
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Car camping opens up culinary opportunities backpackers can only dream of. My family and I savored every morsel and minute preparing food over an open fire using a collection of cookware built pioneer tough.
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Car camping opens up culinary opportunities backpackers can only dream of. My family and I savored every morsel and minute preparing food over an open fire using a collection of cookware built pioneer tough.

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recipes?
— mike

You can never go wrong with a good pie iron. With it you can make just about anything. 90% of our meals are cooked in one, even desert
— Sparticus

pie irons rock, although not all are created equal. My rule is if I can stand the weight, it's cast iron for the win. Favorite dessert: banana and Nutella on buttered bread. best pro tip: indent or rip a hole in the bread when using for egg sammiches...give the egg someplace to go
— bornyesterday

I have a S'mores maker that has never made S'mores, but it's excellent for steaks or salmon fillets.

— Doug


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