Camping - No BGE

I think some folks use camp ovens on the egg. My DO's are flat bottomed though. Have you tried yours? Will the feet fit between the grid wires?

As for what to cook, you can cook a ton of great food over an open campfire. Buddy of mine bakes cakes in a DO. Sets in on a nice bed of coals and covers the lid with more coals. Not always perfect, but usually mighty tasty!

You can even slow roast a whole cow, a la Francis Mallmann...

Your plan will work fine, cooking ahead is a smart idea because it cuts your garbage by as much as 70%. Many of the places I camp you have to pack out your own trash, so this is a bonus.

I vacuum seal items and freeze them flat (this cuts down on the amount of ice you have to take) then layer them in reverse order in the food cooler.... meaning the last one in is the first one I'll eat. Depending on what you make, you will generally unpack it from the vacuum bag, then reheat in foil pouches or foil pans at the edge of the fire pit or over coals. Definitely smoke a couple of fatties, or more depending on how many folks are coming along(more on that later). I've done all your standard BBQ fare (brisket, pulled pork, ribs... but I also make things like chicken and dumplings, chicken and rice, enchiladas, lasagna, I've even taken crab gumbo camping. A chilled pastrami is killer as is a hunk of buckboard loin bacon.



For sides, my favorite is Cowboy Potatoes. The recipe is on my site, or just ask any Boy Scout. Heheee. If you pre-cook macaronni then add chese during the reheat it comes out great.



I do most everything this way with the exception of breakfast. I take a gasoline stove, a cast iron skillet, and a coffee pot.



I will reheat some pre-smoked fatties, and scramble eggs and cheese. These get served in flour tortillas as breakfast burritos. I might take a pack of bagels as they hold up well and don't get squashed. I rarely take bread and prefer tortillas or the wraps for lunches.