Favorite Campfire/BBQ Foods?

[HobieSport]

For any outdoorsy types like me on the the board, do you have any favorite campfire foods or recipes?

Since I have a lifetime supply of free firewood for the cutting at my place (Bishop Pine and Grand Fir) and in the mild north calif coast climate, I now usually cook dinners on the campfire several times per week. I also will be cooking some breakfasts on the fire.

I often do the classic basics, like marinated steaks, porkchops and chicken, coal roasted baked potatoes, corn on the cob and garlic bread. I'll also probably be doing lots of seafood once I start fishing and diving again this spring (fish, mussels, and maybe crab, crayfish and a few abalone).

And of course nothing beats the smell of campfire bacon and sausages, "cowboy coffee" and a good hearty slice of fire toasted bread and butter on the campfire in the mornings...

Anyone got any other real campfire/bbq favorites that make you drool with anticipation?

[Greg G.]

Just about everything tastes better barbecued.  My favorites are steaks or burgers.  I don't do anything fancy with steaks, salt and pepper, then pierce it all over with a fork, sprinkle some Worcestershire sauce on and cook it medium rare.  Also on the barby, oysters in the shell.  When the shell pops open, take off the top part then put a pat of butter, lemon and Hoisin sauce on the oyster until the butter melts.

[HobieSport]

I like simple salt and pepper steaks and burgers too, Briny. Maybe with a little garlic powder.

As for oysters, those certainly sound delicious, but in Mendocino Calif we don't have any local oysters like you do up North. I guess the only local clam type beasties that we have locally are the mussels.  Not oysterish at all of course, but I'll try them with the butter, lemon and Hoisin sauce. Oh, and garlic. Yum!

One of my favorite mussel feeds is mussels lightly cooked (I steam them in a pot but I'll try the direct grill method) with grilled garlic French bread, a big salad with oil and vinigar, (oh and garlic ), and a dry white wine. I ain't no food snob but that there is some good eatin'.

[Bill Cahill]

Hamburgers, hot dogs, and, roasted marsh mellows. Yum, yum.....
Bill Cahill

[Dan/Panther]

Matt;
Man you made that sound good.
I made a contraption that sits over the coals in my BBQ, and I use it for baking Pizza. Yes a BBQ pizza Oven.
D/P

[AET]

Burgers and Brats!!!

[HobieSport]

I made a contraption that sits over the coals in my BBQ, and I use it for baking Pizza. Yes a BBQ pizza Oven.

D/P Could you describe or post a pic of your BBQ pizza oven contraption? That sounds really tasty. I'm smelling the basil right now. Do you make your own pizza dough of get it "tailor made"?

[HobieSport]

Burgers and Brats!!!

And don't forget the cheese!

[Dan/Panther]

I've been making my own Pizza for about 4 years now, I make the sauce, and dough, all my own recipe.
The Pizza BBQ contraption was not very successful, as it didn't get up past 350 degrees. It was a SS box about 18" square, with a shelf in the middle 10" thick, with a swing up door, with a BBQ thermometer in the top. I placed the box over the hot coals.
D/P

[AET]

Burgers and Brats!!!

And don't forget the cheese!

Very sick of looking at cheese hahaha!!!

We could also go with Burgers and Fries and Cherry pies, to quote charley pride.

[dsk]

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[Jim Stettler]

For any outdoorsy types like me on the the board, do you have any favorite campfire foods or recipes?

I have always like to BBQ tater cakes for breakfast, both while camping and at home.

They a are a handy finger food, and they cook up really nice on a grill.
Jim S.

[Dan/Panther]

DSK;
I thought I was the only one to BBQ Waffles.
Just kidding, You have my vote for winner.
D/P