JLTC Outdoors Cooking

Meal Preparation and Cleanup

Meal preparation and cooking while camping outdoors should be fun, not be a traumatic, time-consuming process. Good tasting, nutritious meals can be prepared quickly, with a minimum of fuss. Even cleanup chores afterwards can be streamlined to minimize the pain and agony.

The key is to Be Prepared.

Equipment - The right tools make any job easier

Patrol Cook Kits

BSA Cook kit – pots, pans, etc.

Cleanup

Patrol Pantry; Storage

Meal Planning - A well fed group is a happier group

Plan tasty, interesting, nutritious meals

Use a variety of cooking methods; foil, DO, one-pot, shish-ka-bobs, etc.

Keep it simple

Menu Planner

Shopping List Worksheet

Grocery Shopping; assignment

Arrange for payment

‘smart shopper’ training

Cold storage provision; cooler and ice, etc.

Wood, gas, propane, charcoal decision

Safe water supply

Cooking - Different styles of camping require different styles of cooking

PL makes up Duty Roster

Assign wood, water, cleanup and cooking chores

Parallel tasks

Heat dishwater while eating

Gather firewood while meal is being prepared

Perform duties in a timely fashion

Cooks get up early

Fire builders get up even earlier, prepare night before

Cleanliness

Cooks wash hands

Kitchen organization

Have a place

Prepare workspace; have needed supplies laid out

Cleanup - Get it done quick

Have hot water ready

Use scrapper to scrape ALL food particles into trash bag

3-tub method

warm soapy wash

cold or warm rinse

hot rinse with disinfectant

Dispose of garbage and dishwater properly

Gamehaven Council JLTC

Steve Tobin

www.netwoods.com