Which wouldn't be safe? Roasting all three together on seperate sticks or the sausage?We went to a bonfire last night and they were roasting marshmallows and hot dogs over the fire with sticks, one person was roasting sausages, I am not sure that would be safe, what do you think?
I know this is a serious and dangerous scenario but the way you say it is a pretty amusing picture. I feel like I've seen this in a movie before, just can't think of which one. :tinysmile_twink_t:marshmallows are far more dangerous than sausages. leave it a little too long and it goes up in flames. Then, when you try to blow it out and it keeps flaming, you give the stick a good shake in an attempt to extinguish the flaming marshmallow. That's when the charred napalm ball goes flying and lands on your tent. The mixture of fire and nylon is truly terrible and your tent no longer has a rain fly.
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I've never had that happen with a sausage.
Gotta love little kids! Its also a great way to start a forest fire. (Blow, blow blow, Stick wave Oh SH*T).marshmallows are far more dangerous than sausages. leave it a little too long and it goes up in flames. Then, when you try to blow it out and it keeps flaming, you give the stick a good shake in an attempt to extinguish the flaming marshmallow. That's when the charred napalm ball goes flying and lands on your tent. The mixture of fire and nylon is truly terrible and your tent no longer has a rain fly.
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I've never had that happen with a sausage.
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That's more what I was thinking. They take way longer to cook than the marshmallows and the hot dogs. I worry about getting sick while I am in the woods, they usually aren't a nice combination.Which wouldn't be safe? Roasting all three together on seperate sticks or the sausage?
Sausage is just fine but you must cook it SLOWLY like up where the smoke is on the fire, then slowly bring it down, otherwise the center wont get done and you can get the squirts.
Ahh but my internet friend. If you boil sausage you will go to hell, sausage requires open flame and smoke to cook completely .You can also just boil the sausages before you go out or boil them before you roast them. This way, no matter what, they are cooked.
Wow, that was a very informative post! Thanks. I always take hand sanitizer with me, I have been sick before and it is never nice. I think I will see if I can find a small bottle of pepto or immodium to throw in my pack.HikingGuy, I'm with you on the idea of intestinal bugs when out camping. Don't want to go there either. As JollyRogers suggested, precooking anything pork kills off any potential parasites, tends to eliminate excess fats thus rendering sausages safer to eat and digest, plus the smoking time over a fire will add a flavor that is incredible. You can boil sausages in beer with onions and peppers and wrap in foil until ready to throw on a fire to reheat and for added flavor. Same with ribs or butt roast. Imagine not being a slave to the fire for hours, more time for fun and eating!!!
Don't forget to prewash fruits and vegetables before leaving home and filter or treat your water. Take a hand sanitizer for washing hands after touching raw meat and follow same cooking precautions as you would at home. Throw some immodium in your first aid kit and pepto bismol if your stomach has a tendency to act up.
Dennis the menace, he slung a flaming hot marshmellow on his neighbors head at the end of the movie...classic! LMAOI know this is a serious and dangerous scenario but the way you say it is a pretty amusing picture. I feel like I've seen this in a movie before, just can't think of which one. :tinysmile_twink_t: