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Roo virgin here. Spent the last few months hitting up auctions and such to expand my camping gear. I plan to make a Chuck box ( camp Kitchen) this weekend. We also discussed dry ice and an ice specific cooler to keep food. I'm bringing a stove, grill, cast iron skillets, washtubs (the kitchen sink wouldn't come out easily), so cooking should be no issue. I am with three other people, and we haven't talked much about the meal plan.
Any roo food ideas out there. Recipes that can be premixed and dumped in the pan?
Tips on packing the food, vacuum sealing portions looks like our best option.
Post by Chrundle_the_Great on May 29, 2015 8:08:46 GMT -5
Best recipe I've found is cash for food trucks. My first Roo we tried to plan meals and from a combination of heat, exhaustion, excitement, and camp distance from Centeroo most of those well-intentioned plans went out the window.
Why in the hell are you cooking at Bonnaroo? The clean up without water is a bitch. Save that shit for home. You are on vacation. Hit up the delicious food vendors. Bring your own water and booze if you want to save some money.
Post by krisplettuce on May 29, 2015 8:41:38 GMT -5
Yea fucking cooking at bonnaroo. No point, plus the food you can buy will be much better. Spend as little time in camp as possible. You're here for the music not to cook and clean.
I usually smoke up a few lbs of chicken to bring before heading to the farm . It's quick, delicious, and it's got protein just grab n go.
The steak breakfast burrito is amazing on your way into centeroo..
1. Everyone in our group likes cooking, grilling, etc. 2. I have plans to bring many gallons of water with me, building a setup for multi-day camping off grid. 3. I should specify more, Breakfast, quick snacks, late late night meal. For most of the day we plan to hit up food trucks.
Smoked Chicken sounds good, so does breakfast burritos.
Finally, cooking with cast iron will really cut down on clean up. Serve it, burn it, scrape it, done.
Post by heyyitskait on May 29, 2015 9:07:43 GMT -5
We bring a small butane camp stove with a frying pan and a small saucepan for frying bacon/sausage/eggs and heating up water. we cooked one meal a day at camp, usually breakfast, and bought the rest from the vendors. It's too hot or you're going to be too tired to bother with cooking.
Bring snacky foods with you, like nuts, fruit, pretzels, crackers, etc. Make PBJ's ahead of time and freeze them or buy Uncrustables. A cold peanut butter & honey sandwich mid-afternoon is quite delightful.
We only ever cooked breakfast, maybe had an early lunch in the camp. I heated water for coffee, and we had breakfast burritos that I just threw on the grill. I had some sausage links and hot dogs for early lunch.
Other than that, food in the camp was cold. Pop tarts (a.k.a. God's food), nuts, protein bars, chips, veggie sticks.
1. Everyone in our group likes cooking, grilling, etc. 2. I have plans to bring many gallons of water with me, building a setup for multi-day camping off grid. 3. I should specify more, Breakfast, quick snacks, late late night meal. For most of the day we plan to hit up food trucks.
Smoked Chicken sounds good, so does breakfast burritos.
Finally, cooking with cast iron will really cut down on clean up. Serve it, burn it, scrape it, done.
Everyone does festivals differently I suppose. The thing is, "camping" at bonnaroo is not the point. Its not a big campground where you enjoy nature and sit back to relax. We are all there to devote as much time and energy to see the live music, and all that storing/prepping/cooking/cleaning just seems more trouble than its worth. Especially with about 100 different and unique food options available. Bring snacks and fruit and other stuff that wont spoil with the heat. I never really eat a "meal" at bonnaroo, just always find something inside centeroo or grab one of my snacks when I feel a little depleted or tired. And all that water you plan on bringing, you can just drink it. Way more worth it than cleaning your chuck wagon.
Roo virgin here. Spent the last few months hitting up auctions and such to expand my camping gear. I plan to make a Chuck box ( camp Kitchen) this weekend. We also discussed dry ice and an ice specific cooler to keep food. I'm bringing a stove, grill, cast iron skillets, washtubs (the kitchen sink wouldn't come out easily), so cooking should be no issue. I am with three other people, and we haven't talked much about the meal plan.
Any roo food ideas out there. Recipes that can be premixed and dumped in the pan?
Tips on packing the food, vacuum sealing portions looks like our best option.
I doubt you pinterest, but there's allllllll kinds of food ideas for camping in general, not just at bonnaroo. Depends on how creative you want to get.
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When I saw the title of this thread my old tired eyes read it as "What to Cock at Bonnaroo"... this thread is interesting but THAT thread would be waaaaaay more fun...
Post by cantelope91 on May 29, 2015 11:07:22 GMT -5
Our neighbors last year made hotdogs. simple, cheap, easy clean up. I never saw the point of cooking at camp, but I was grateful for the hot coffee every morning! I ate a lot more in centeroo last year than I have in previous years. The food is delicious and affordable.
Post by Tainted Opossum on May 29, 2015 11:09:44 GMT -5
Cook two pounds of bacon this weekend. Eat one pound, put the other pound in your freezer in a large bag. Vac seal helps. At roo, combine bread tomato and mayo, in the mornings take a few pieces of bacon out and put them on a plate on your car top. BLTs for lunch daily, easy, no clean up.
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yeah, that would get out of hand quickly.
Your avatar pic looks like you just stepped out of the Sound Of Music.
We need to link up again sir as I am bringing some new local brews and would love to share.
I would like nothing more. But, I'm going to be absent this year. Roo just didn't work this year. But, I am joining the kid at Firefly the following weekend (his college graduation present).
I fully hope to get back to the farm in 2016. I'm going to really be hurting this year knowing I am missing some good times.
1. Everyone in our group likes cooking, grilling, etc. 2. I have plans to bring many gallons of water with me, building a setup for multi-day camping off grid. 3. I should specify more, Breakfast, quick snacks, late late night meal. For most of the day we plan to hit up food trucks.
Smoked Chicken sounds good, so does breakfast burritos.
Finally, cooking with cast iron will really cut down on clean up. Serve it, burn it, scrape it, done.
Late late night is when the best shows are happening!
The first year I went we brought burgers and chicken and grilled all weekend.. It was so much more trouble than it was worth. It's already scorching hot so whoever played chef had to be miserable; the clean up was disgusting.. Never again. Just bring $15-20 a day for food from the vendors and you're good.
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Post by unfertilizedeggs on May 31, 2015 23:25:00 GMT -5
Well this thread worked out well for you.. lol
We mostly eat food there too because we've found everything is just too delicious to not try and we're too tired and lazy to cook. We do however bring a loaf of bread and cold meat, usually turkey, for sandwiches. We also pre-make Italian dressing based pasta salad and keep it in the cooler. It went over so well last year that I think we're making a double bath this year.
I agree with the "Don't Cook" sentiment. The first 2 years we brought a stove and cooked bacon and quesadillas or something for breakfast. We also brought other food but never went back to camp as it was a waste. We originally brought stuff to cook to save money, but since we ended up eating everything there we didn't save any but spent more. I truly say leave the stove and bring extra money for food. The most food we bring now is pop-tarts and snacks. Anymore is really a waste of time.
I agree with the "Don't Cook" sentiment. The first 2 years we brought a stove and cooked bacon and quesadillas or something for breakfast. We also brought other food but never went back to camp as it was a waste. We originally brought stuff to cook to save money, but since we ended up eating everything there we didn't save any but spent more. I truly say leave the stove and bring extra money for food. The most food we bring now is pop-tarts and snacks. Anymore is really a waste of time.
I 100% agree with this. We took a camp stove last year with the intent of cooking. We also did it as an attempt at saving money. But it was too much of a hassle to go back to camp to cook, so most of the food we took went to waste. It's much easier to just eat in Centeroo. We do take pop tarts and bagels for breakfast, plus plenty of snacks (chips, crackers, pretzels, jerky, peanuts, Laffy Taffy, granola bars, etc). But lunch, dinner, and late night meals are all done at vendors.
You could always skip cooking and go check out the Bonnaroots Community Dinners put on by Oxfam America and Eat for Equity! They fight global injustices and hunger worldwide and use these community dinners made up of farm-to-table ingredients, 100 strangers, and special surprise guests to raise money for their causes. You get to sit outside with a home-cooked meal surrounded by new friends -- what's cooler than that? Check out their site and sign-up! And if you don't want to pay, you can volunteer at the dinners and still get fed and be a part of this awesome experience! Go here =)
Post by azlovesyou on May 11, 2016 14:03:05 GMT -5
clif bars. crackers. anything that I don't have to keep cold or heat up is best for bonnaroo. i've learned its not worth trying to make your own food as the time and cost is just as much as buying food from a vendor.. plus the scorching heat and the camp stove doesn't mix well... I'd rather pack lighter and leave the stove at home and my coolers just for beer and water. you'll be so much happier!
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Roo virgin here. Spent the last few months hitting up auctions and such to expand my camping gear. I plan to make a Chuck box ( camp Kitchen) this weekend. We also discussed dry ice and an ice specific cooler to keep food. I'm bringing a stove, grill, cast iron skillets, washtubs (the kitchen sink wouldn't come out easily), so cooking should be no issue. I am with three other people, and we haven't talked much about the meal plan.
Any roo food ideas out there. Recipes that can be premixed and dumped in the pan?
Tips on packing the food, vacuum sealing portions looks like our best option.
Check out www.dirtygourmet.com. Tons and tons of delicious camping recipes with varying amounts of prep time, so you can get as elaborate as you please.
I would honestly just focus on the drinks (water, gatorade, alcohol, etc), and some stuff to make sandwiches. I always pack a ton of food thinking Im gonna be Bobby Flay at Bonnaroo, but either Im never at the campsite or just too lazy to make anything more than a sandwich.
