Campfire Spit Cooking
While tribal dancing is optional, campfire spit cooking is a time honored tradition for those that enjoy spending time in the great outdoors.
Campfire spit cooking has evolved a lot over the past few years. Many years ago, meals cooked in this manner only required a large stick and couple of flames. Today, many different camping companies have come up with various metal contraptions that allow nearly anyone to cook great meals with very little fuss. While hot dogs are always a crowd pleaser, real camp cooks know that large hunks of meat are the only way to go (you can bring some veggies along too if you must!).
Now, you can try your luck at hunting various woodland creatures, or you can bring a cooler packed with meat – just make sure that you insulate that meat properly. If you have purchased a mechanical spit, all you really have to do is set it up and let the meat rotate naturally. Otherwise, you will have to turn that rustic stick every few hours in order to ensure that all sides of the meat are cooked. Really, there is nothing to this type of cuisine, and since you have many hours to sit and wait for your meal there is no rush either.
In fact, this is the best part of campfire spit cooking. While your meat turns around the fire, you and your camping buddies can gather around to tell stories, unwind, and enjoy the woods. Of course, you don’t want to forget about those side dishes, so make sure to bring some tin foil along with you (you can make pockets from the foil and place vegetables inside of them). Also, don’t break a sweat if your meat winds up a bit charred and less than picture perfect.
There is no reason why any meal cooked around a fire has to be gourmet, so don’t worry about presentation and plating. Instead, allow your friends to simple snatch off pieces of meat as it turns, and forget about playing the part of the gracious host – after all, isn’t that Mother Nature’s job?
The next time you head out into the wood, skip those marshmallows and try campfire spit cooking instead. Whether you decide to eat raccoon or chicken, you can be sure that this meal will be one you never forget.