How I learned to cook over a campfire – and why cast iron changed everything
My first campfire dinner was a tragedy. Charred sausages, undercooked potatoes and smoke in your eyes. I was frustrated. How could people survive without a kitchen in the past? The answer came in the form of a heavy, black pot: cast iron. A Dutch oven is not an ordinary cooking pot. It is an oven, a pan, a casserole – all in one. The heat is distributed evenly, lasts for a long time and turns simple ingredients into a feast. My first real dish: stew with potatoes, carrots and beef. It simmered for hours while I sat by the fire and watched the stars. The food tasted of smoke, of adventure, of freedom. Since then, cast iron has been my most faithful companion. Anyone who has ever cooked over a fire knows that it is not just food preparation. This is life. At CampGlut you will find everything you need for your own campfire kitchen – from Dutch ovens to cast iron pans.