Outdoor cooking
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Outdoor cooking is the preparation of food in the outdoors. A significant body of techniques and specialized equipment exists for it, traditionally associated with nomadic cultures such as the Berbers
Outdoor cooking with a large pot and other utensils
A gas cartridge portable stove
Australian "snags" (English style sausages) cooking on a campfire
Heat convection in a hobo stove (schematic)
Campfire
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A campfire is a fire at a campsite that provides light, warmth, and heat for cooking. It can also serve as a beacon and an insect and predator deterrent. Established campgrounds often provide a stone
Outdoor cooking
…additional equipment or techniques. The most traditional method for outdoor cooking (and indeed the oldest form of cooking known to humanity) is using a campfire. Campfires can be used for cooking food by several techniques, the food maybe suspended in the flames or in direct contact with the fuel. The techniques…
A small fire in a backyard fire pit. Dousing a campfire or fireplace with soapy water and detergent is not a good idea. While it may seem like a good way to extinguish the fire, the soapy water can actually cause things to become worse. Unless the fire has been extinguished and only hot ash remains.
Pitchwood from a fir stump
Teepee style campfire
Schwedenfackel