Get Cozy with Firepits

Want to give foil-pack cooking a try?

Here are some ideas to get you started...

Camper's Classic Dinner: Lay a thick slice of onion on foil. Top with hamburger patty (spread with barbecue sauce if you like). Place sliced carrot and half of a sliced potato over burger; sprinkle with a little water. Seal; cook for about 35 minutes or until center of burger reaches 160°.

Potato Packet: Slice a baking potato and onion about 1/8 inch thick, and place on foil. Top food with several thin pats of butter. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese, fresh herbs, salt and pepper; add minced garlic if you like. Toss to mix. Top with several more pats of butter. Seal and cook for 35 to 45 minutes or until potatoes are tender. (For a nice variation, use half of a sweet potato and half of a white potato.)

Herbed Fish and Carrots: Slice 2 carrots 1/8 inch thick; place on foil, shaping into rectangle. Sprinkle with a little water, then top with a few thin pats of butter. Place 1 pound of filleted fish atop carrots. Sprinkle with mixed dried herbs, salt and pepper to taste (lemon-pepper is nice). Top with several more pats of butter; seal. Place on coals, seam up. Cook for 15 minutes, moving packet around occasionally but keeping seam up. Flip packet seam side down, and cook for about 8 minutes longer.

English Muffin Pie: Butter outsides of split English muffin. Spoon fruit pie filling between halves. Wrap and cook for 15 minutes, turning every few minutes.