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Old 02-19-2015, 07:32 PM   #21
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I also bought a couple of these over the holidays.
http://www.amazon.com/Buggz-Fishing-...ng+marshmallow

Snake, what is this? Looks like a fishing rod.
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We butter the outside and put pizza sauce on the inside of the bread, pizza cheese, pepperoni and anything else you want. It then becomes a pizza sandwich.

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Yes, that's the thingy. We only have the one that my neighbor brought us. Sounds like we'll need a few more.
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We call them pie irons. But when we had a girl scout troop, the scouts called them Tonka toasters. (Never saw a Tonka truck in one, though).

There are several small cookbooks that have all kinds of recipes for pie irons.
We love to have a late breakfast or brunch in ours. Pre-brown some sausage, add egg, cheese, or whatever you like. Instead of bread, we use crescent rolls (the kind that come in a refrigerated tube).

For a good dessert, use crescent rolls, and either chocolate or cinnamon chips. Yumm.

But really, you can put in just about anything that you want and it comes out great. Breakfast, lunch or dinner menus. Just check the done-ness several times as you are holding over the fire, because a burned treat is no treat at all! Enjoy!
You are making me hungry, too!!! Do you put the iron directly in the fire or over the fire? And how do you know the food is done?
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Old 02-19-2015, 07:39 PM   #24
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We started with a little gas grill. Then used the metal sticks and burger cookers over the fire. Then we bought a tripod which we used for many years.

Then last year, we bought an Automatic Chef. It's a tad pricey (we paid less than the web site price), but by far this is the coolest, easiest way to cook over a campfire.
That is really cool! And I wouldn't have to crouch over the fire rotating the meat and singeing my arm hair!
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Snake, what is this? Looks like a fishing rod.
Cook hot dogs or marshmallows on it. It's for the kids...looks like a fishing pole with a lure and can cook 4 marshmallows at one time.
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Our favorite is what we call Fried Pies. All you need is roll of pre made packaged bisquits and pie filling of your liking. Spray each pan with cooking spray, put a bisquit on each side, add your pie filling, close together and heat over the fire till golden brown. Goes really good with homemade icecream.
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Cook hot dogs or marshmallows on it. It's for the kids...looks like a fishing pole with a lure and can cook 4 marshmallows at one time.
Well, that's pretty cool!
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That is really cool! And I wouldn't have to crouch over the fire rotating the meat and singeing my arm hair!
I use one on a tripod. You can get them anywhere but here's one from Dick's:

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...uctId=12772967

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We put our pie irons on the fire pit grill if it has one, most do. How hot your fire is will depend on how long you need till you to turn them. Open them often to check how done they are. If you use a spray oil they will open easily.
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We put our pie irons on the fire pit grill if it has one, most do. How hot your fire is will depend on how long you need till you to turn them. Open them often to check how done they are. If you use a spray oil they will open easily.
The trick for the pie iron is to season them when you first buy them
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I use one on a tripod. You can get them anywhere but here's one from Dick's:

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...uctId=12772967

Wow! I really like that!
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The trick for the pie iron is to season them when you first buy them
Any tips for seasoning them? Do you just use oil?
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Here is a great deal on a pie iron.

http://www.farmandfleet.com/products...l#.VOah4X5HarU
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Any tips for seasoning them? Do you just use oil?
Oil them and wipe them down when you first buy them and at the end of every season leaving a light coating on the teflon.
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You are making me hungry, too!!! Do you put the iron directly in the fire or over the fire? And how do you know the food is done?
I'm sure people do it different ways. We hold ours above the coals. Since pie irons are heavy, this takes a bit of doing. But you can also buy a thingy that you can balance your pie iron on, or just use a rock or something else. You also need to periodically turn the pie iron so both sides get done.

And periodically open it up to see how your meal is cooking. Placing the pie iron directly in the fire often results in very burned bread which tastes really bad. You just want a nice browned color to your bread.

Also, if it hasn't been said already, I'd caution against buying any aluminum pie irons. They are pretty worthless, they don't cook the food well, and they quickly warp to the point that they don't seal up well and then constantly burn the food.

Here's a photo of a holder - it can hold a refreshing beverage too, although I don't particularly like hot beer!
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One thing we learned early on - the cast iron ones (heavy) work far better that the "less expensive" aluminum ones.
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Take care with the aluminum ones, they can/will melt....

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frieed - we had a similar experience with the aluminum ones.. ruined the "apple pie"
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One thing we learned early on - the cast iron ones (heavy) work far better that the "less expensive" aluminum ones.
This is so true. I've had mine for decades.

Oh...and get the fire hot for quite a while and then use coals and put the iron on a log just above the hot coals.
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