How Do You Cook Breakfast Over An Open Fire?
• Build up your campfire so that it’s burning happily, but not too hot. If it’s burning too hot, you run the risk of burning or overcooking your food, as well as running out of fuel quicker than necessary. • A trivet! Get hold of a trivet if you can. These are cast iron pan stands that sit over your fire, allowing it to burn while giving you a flat surface to balance your cooking equipment over the flames. If you haven’t got a trivet, arrange the logs so that your pan will balance well over the heat. • A full English breakfast – feel those arteries clogging! Try to use as few pans as possible. This will reduce washing up, and leave more space on the fire for other pans. A full English breakfast can be a one-pan meal; eggs and mushrooms and whole tomatoes and sausages can be cooked in one big pan, and toast can be held over some medium heat with a fork or a grill. • The embers are good for keeping food hot while you wait for other stuff to cook. Take advantage of the different areas of
