Do you try out recipes at home first?

[Lovefall]

We have campfires often at our house. We live in the country and it's easy to have a big campfire out back. A lot of times we will try out new recipes on the campfire before actually going camping and doing them.

Anyone else do this?

[lovelife]

This is a great idea! I haven't ever done this, but from now on we probably will. We always have campfires at home too.
There is nothing worse than thinking you are going to have a great meal and it is a huge flop!

[drake]

I always experiment new camping recipes beforehand when a camping trip is a few days away. Good meal preparation is the key to enjoy the camping session especially when eating.

[jason]

Myself? Well, it is hard to cook anything in my home. See what happens is I start to make something, then the wife starts asking what I am doing in the kitchen. That usually leads to her yelling at me because I'm not following the recipe exactly, since I tend to experiment and use a recipe as a guide or jumping off point. The next thing I know is I'm getting kicked out of the kitchen, and she is cooking it.

But some of the "campfire" meals are good, and I love to eat them at home.

[Lovefall]

Now that was just too funny. To be honest I love it when hubby steps in and helps out. Better yet when he makes the whole meal!
I'm not one to follow the recipe either, I love to change things up.

[southerngal]

That is pretty funny Jason! I usually tend to try stuff at home first just in case it doesn't work out. If it's something we end up not liking I don't want to be hauling around extra stuff!