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Breaking in a new BBQ Grill

So you just bought a new grill and are anxious to get it home and cook some thick, juicy steaks for you, boneless, skinless BBQ chicken for your wife, veggies for your vegetarian brother-in-law, and hot dogs for the kids. The first thing you have to do is get it home safely. (I laughed and [...]

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Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler

One of the favorite desserts that my family (and scout troop) love is my Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler. I use a couple of cans of sliced peaches (or even better – home bottled peaches) that I have drained into a separate bowl on the bottom of the dutch oven.. I sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon [...]

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Weber Grill Technical Support Experience

I have to tell you of my experience with Weber technical support. We were having a barbeque the other day and the back burner wouldn’t light on my new Weber Grill. I was out trying to get the meat started and the dang grill wouldn’t light and I was getting a bit frustrated. Fortunately our [...]

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Desserts at Camp

Part of the week at Scout Camp is preparing a dessert each night. I try to teach the scouts how to cook some tasty desserts and it gives the troop to gather around and talk by the fire as the food cooks. This year, by popular vote, we are having the following desserts: S’mores – [...]

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Marshall Brass 2nd Chance Propane Adapter

Preparations continue for Scout Camp. I am trying to finalize food, troop gear, medical forms, tour permits, etc. so the troop will have a great time at camp. One of the things that I have struggled with over the years going to camp is the lantern. Rarely do you have a good setup for a [...]

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Camp Chef Dutch Oven Table

I am always looking for a solution to help with my efforts at dutch oven cooking. I am not a pro by any means, but I make some mean dishes in a dutch oven. My first experience with a dutch oven was when I was a boy scout – a long time ago. We had [...]

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Volcano II Collapsible Stove

I saw the coolest thing today when I was in the sporting goods store. I went in looking for some sort of platform to get my charcoal off the ground. I am a scoutmaster and am taking my scouts to scout camp next week and there are fire restrictions. This means no open fires, no [...]

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Camp Chef Stove Not Lighting

I tried to light my 3 burner camp chef stove and it wouldn’t light. I switched out the regulator hose and tried a different propane tank without any change. I did some research and found the following. If the flow of air through the manifold is blocked, the stove will not light. Spiders building webs [...]

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Dutch Oven Dessert Pizza

As a scoutmaster, I am constantly looking for good ways to provide my scouts a treat. One of my scouts introduced me to the concept of Dutch Oven Dessert Pizza. It is a pizza crust cooked in a dutch oven. After the crust is done, you can put various dessert toppings on the crust and [...]

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How to Control Flare-Ups

A flare-up is when some grease or fat gets down into your gas grill and catches fire. Flare-Ups are a normal part of grilling, but they can quickly get out of hand and char a perfectly good piece of meat. In order to control flare-ups simply move the grease/fat covered food(s) away from the location [...]

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Weber Grill Purchase

For Christmas, my wife gave me permission to buy a new grill. We decided to wait until spring to make the purchase so we could have a better selection to choose from. With everything going on, we never got around to making the purchase until just after Father’s Day. Fortunately, we were able to shop [...]

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How to Light a Charcoal Grill

There are two main ways to light a charcoal grill. Both are safe and almost always work. The first way to light your grill is an electric charcoal starter 1. Take your electric lighter and put its metal end inside the bed of coals and plug the starter in. After about 2-3 minutes it will [...]