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Post by laurensmackho on Apr 3, 2010 15:09:01 GMT -5
So this will be my first year bringing a grill. I was wondering what kind of grillables people here have used in the past. What works out the best? I'm sort of worried about the heat effecting the meat I bring despite having a cooler.
The only thing we cooked on the grill as breakfast. We brought a couple pans, and cooked up some pancakes, hashbrowns, sausage on the mini charcoal grill.
Post by plasticpepper on Apr 3, 2010 17:24:46 GMT -5
CHILI.
We brought a grill in 07...we ended up sort of regretting it, it wasn't really worth it. We did some burgers once or twice, but what really worked well was some chili that I made beforehand and froze. You can just freeze it into a solid block-o-chili, so it's fine in the cooler for a while, and then just stick it in a pot or something and heat it up over the grill and it'll be great. I think we had that on Sunday night, so by that point it was really good to have a nice hot meal.
I have a single burner propane stove. Only bring a single big pot and make a huge dinner like jambalaya, chili, gumbo, spaghetti. Usually cook the meat ahead and freeze it then just throw everything in the pot, cook it up and feed the whole neighborhood.
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Post by funkblastin on Apr 6, 2010 10:28:38 GMT -5
I'll bring a small double burner propane stove with a big pot. Most of our meals are pasta based and we'll toss some Pesto or spagetti we made at home and warm it up.
I think the only thing we cooked was breakfast one day and it was egg beaters with some jalapeno hot dogs thrown in the mix.
This is completely erroneous. It was egg beaters, cheese and diced jalepeno kielbasa. That's totally different.
Either way, it was delicious and a fun way to spend one of the mornings! haha
Regardless, I don't think I would go to the effort of hauling all that stuff personally. I managed fine with cold foods or stuff that didn't need cooking (not to mention the incredible food in Centeroo... mmmmmm)
Post by chelseaistalkative on Apr 6, 2010 15:01:35 GMT -5
Has anyone ever tried the dry food in a pouch? My brother bought dry ice cream basically known as astronaut ice cream. And it really tasted like ice cream....just warm powdery ice cream. haha
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Has anyone ever tried the dry food in a pouch? My brother bought dry ice cream basically known as astronaut ice cream. And it really tasted like ice cream....just warm powdery ice cream. haha
They cost more than a fresh hot meal from vendors.....
Has anyone ever tried the dry food in a pouch? My brother bought dry ice cream basically known as astronaut ice cream. And it really tasted like ice cream....just warm powdery ice cream. haha
They cost more than a fresh hot meal from vendors.....
That is exactly what I thought when I saw them. haha
Last year we had a group of 6 and brought diggity dogs and hamburgers, the dogs were great but I wish we didn't bring the hamburgers. When the ice melted in the cooler the ground beef got soaked, needless to say I passed on that meal. Thankfully no one else from the group who ate the burgers got sick. I would suggest only bringing things to grill that are vacuum sealed at the factory.
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We had a charcoal grill last year and only used to once. But it was nice to come back from centeroo all together on Saturday before heading back in for the night. We made the norm hot dogs and hamburgers. This year I am going to go the propane route though. I feel that I may have used it more if it weren't for the coal etc. Making a nice breakfast would be tops for this year too never even crossed my mind to do something like that!
I love my jetboil for coffee and heating water for Mountain house foods and whatnot. I also used a cheapo camp stove that screws onto a Coleman propane bottle for making breakfast and pasta. One morning after staying up all night partying like fiends, I made fresh blueberry pancakes for some girls I met from La Tech. That is my favorite memory of last year's 'roo. Hi Moonbeam!! Hope to see you again this year! xxoo
I've never brought a grill, but I bring my propane stove. Last year, I planned out all my meals very carefully to save money. I'll be doing this again since I'll be volunteering and I'll need to eat before the fest opens. Here's what I planned for last year:
Chicken Quesadillas (tortillas, canned chicken, cheese, sour cream, taco seasoning and a can of beans) Hot Dogs (pan fried, buns, pilfered ketchup packets) Frank + Beans (with leftover hot dogs, can of beans) Mac + Cheese +Tuna (a simple mix with the packet of squishy cheese and a can of tuna) Cream of Chicken and Rice (minute rice, cream of chicken soup and a can of chicken)
For breakfast I brought some yogurt, bananas, bagels and eggs For lunch, sandwiches, chips and baby carrots
I brought concentrated cold brewed coffee made in a french press to mix with chocolate soy milk for cold morning mochas.
It all worked out quite well. I never made some of the dinners, but no food was wasted. I got hired at my job on the drive down so I could afford to eat in Centeroo a little more than I planned. I'll do something similar this year with perhaps a new menu item added.
We used a small propane stove and made scrambled eggs with ham and cheese for breakfast along with some coffee and then hot dogs for lunch. By the third morning we realized we had an obscene quantity of eggs so we decided to hardboil a bunch of them for a nice, transportable, protein filled snack.
In the past I have brought a small propane grill. I have found that raw meat is something I would rather not deal with at Bonnaroo, so the meat I bring is always pre-cooked. I have done pre-cooked brats, which turned out nice. I've also done ribs. Just cook them up in the oven the night before you leave, then put into ziploc bags and chill in the refrigerator. Then all you have to do is burn em up on the grill and slap on some sauce.
If you spend all day in Centeroo like me, it's good to have a quick meal to eat between sets while camping out at a stage. I bring crackers and canned seafood (sardines, e.g., but tuna, squid, octopus, anything works). A good way to get something healthy, protein-rich and delicious, that they'll let you bring into Centeroo and can keep you going all day and night.
First year we didn't bring a grill and I didn't miss it. Second year, a person in our group brought a grill but I didn't use it much. Sunday morning he made breakfast burritos, but for $5 I could get one the size of my head at the vendor 20 feet away that could feed me and my husband. This year we have decided to go grill-free again.
My favorite things to bring are oranges, granola bars, cheese sticks and we did do one year a pre-made mix of rice and beans and salsa that was good cold or could be heated up.
Post by questionablesanity on May 5, 2010 12:12:35 GMT -5
Breakfast on the coleman ftw. Although it's not going to save you any money. Oh and I wouldn't freeze the pre cooked meat. Meat in general, unless it's factory pre cooked like hot dogs, brats, etc.., make me nervous when camping. Roo is the last place that I'd want to get sick.
The breakfast vendors have a great selection and it's relatively cheap, at least on par with a greasy spoon. You may have to wait a few minutes but no longer than waiting on a grill to heat up and your food to cook.
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Breakfast on the coleman ftw. Although it's not going to save you any money. Oh and I wouldn't freeze the pre cooked meat. Meat in general, unless it's factory pre cooked like hot dogs, brats, etc.., make me nervous when camping. Roo is the last place that I'd want to get sick.
The breakfast vendors have a great selection and it's relatively cheap, at least on par with a greasy spoon. You may have to wait a few minutes but no longer than waiting on a grill to heat up and your food to cook.
here's the thing.. if i make breakfast, it takes a while. setting up the grill, cooking, cleaning... plus the 4 beers during breakfast with the coffee
i usually dont head into centeroo until mid afternoon, leaving my days pretty much wide open. so spending a few hours toying around with breakfast is a good thing... at least, for me.
plus it gives me the option of boiling water and making tea. out of party favors...
I almost always bring meat prodcuts camping....if you have a trader joes they have a lot of great pre-marinaded and cryo-sealed stuff (so there is nor raw meat-y juices floating around)--- just freeze it solid before you leave and put in a cooler w frozen water bottles and it will last 2-3 days (in a good cooler, not in the sun)
I also freeze cartons of egg beaters...for using the later days in the fest (don't freeze them all b.c it will take at least 2 days to defrost - assuming your cooler is good)
keilbasa is a great one b.c its all cooked...but "nicer" than hot dogs...only takes 5 min or so to heat up on a gas grill..... if you put the grill on when you head "home" to do your evening change it will be ready before you can clean up and change your clothes
also don't forget a bunch of crappy snack food....cookies, donuts, chips, dips etc we usually eat more snack food than "real" food
I grilled out big time last year: steak, bacon, hamburgers, chicken, but after awhile, I got sick of having to run back to camp to grill out. I am eating out the entire time this year.
