Lesson #2 Fire is your friend

I admit that I have never thought to much of cooking over a fire. The time or two that I did I melted the rubber coating on the handle to my frypan which aggravated me. Besides, a stove is quick and easy.

But, the rapidness of throwing fish in foil, adding some squeeze parkay and some spices and flopping it on a grill were nothing short of astonishing. Bada-bing! Instant dinner with no fuss or mess.

*Gloves are a must
*paper towels used to clean leftover grease residue from a frypan can then be used to clean the soot from the bottom of your pan
*A thin square frypan is ideal for frying fish over a fire
*fire can be used quite effectively to burn any leftover grease.......and hey might as well get rid of any garbage. Just make sure the fire is hot.
*Use cheap thin foil as opposed to heavy duty foil as it is easier to burn.
*how about some hot water for washing up?
*you will need a grill IMO to make the best overall use of the flames.

I know this is old hat for most of you......but I come from a backpacking background and have almost always cooked off a stove. So other than burning garbage and maybe a night fire during shoulder seasons I have never done much cooking over a fire.