Chef Baloo

As I teach my BALOO class, I make sure my students are aware of a variety of different types of outdoor cooking or meal types that are available to them. This is not an exclusive list - but these are the ones that I touch on in my intro class which are easy for beginning outdoor chefs.

• Dutch Ovens


• Camp Stoves (ie. open burners, including: table top, free standing stoves, turkey fryers, backpacking stoves, etc...)


• Silver Foil Cooking (sometimes called Hobo Meals)


• Box Ovens


• MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat, military style. The outdoor equivalent to Nutrisystem. Not cooking in the most literal sense, but still a type of meal and food prep that Scouts really enjoy.)


• Food on a stick. (You would be amazed at what you can cook on a stick!)