Winter Campfire Cooking on a Firebox: Western-style Bacon, Potato & Egg Fry-Up
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Published 2024-02-23
Wood selection gets underway, locating dead-standing trees and the remnants of a trunk of once might tree. A Gransfors Bruks Small Forest axe facilitates wood processing as does a classic Mora knife #3.
Once the wood is in chopped down and split to shape and size, feather-stick carving begins in earnest. Then, with few sparks cast from the spine of an Opinel saw and ferro rod, a feather stick catches. The cold and dampness is a challenge for the tiny flame which grows steadily stronger as it is placed in the 5” Firebox along with several of the feather sticks.
The fire alight, the kettle is set atop the flame to boil.
Soon bacon is sizzling in the carbon steel pan and, once cooked, set aside on the grill-turned-warming shelf. To the howling of coyotes in the woods behind us, a potato is sliced and begins to fry. Next onion, peppers, spinach, and eggs are added to the pan, one element at a time and cooked into the mix. The last ingredient is a little cheese which melts into the fry-up hash and our meal is ready to enjoy.
A kettle of balsam tea rounds out the meal as we sit and enjoy the silence of the dark woods and the quiet crackle of the nighttime fire in the Firebox.
All Comments (12)
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You truly have mastered the art of making feathersticks.
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That ax makes short work of the dead wood and another of your feather sticks sets the tinder ablaze. A delightful meal cooked in the wild makes a snowy winter evening all the more enjoyable. Thanks for sharing friends.
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Another amazing video, as always. Great location, great food made on the amazing firebox. Lovely experience. Cheers!
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Some serious wood processing and cooking right there.. Not fair, already had dinner and now I am hungry again. 😋
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I envy you for having the patience and perseverance to make such beautiful curl sticks. I’ve done it a few times just to prove to myself I could in a pinch, but most of the time I’ll just squirt some alcohol on a cotton ball and be done with it. ;-) Also, due props to your camera person. Her creativeness and skills are under appreciated.
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Great adventure Dan / Nancy,,,, My wonderful wife enjoyed your video with me this time,,, That’s the first Oval carbon steel pan, that I’ve seen. What’s the name/ brand of it,,,??? Definitely Unique and looked quite Packable,,,, Delicious looking fried potatoes,,, I always like to add extras,,,, Blessings to All Y’all,,, Joshua
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Good luck
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Hey mate! Nice Nice Nice video!!! (like always). I see you change to Mora Classic, now😜. Stay save, my friend and Bear Hugs from Asturias! 🫶🐻
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I think those coyotes were asking if they could have some of that delicious looking food. Nice video as always and thanks for sharing. I like that long handle on the frying pan, who makes them?
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I often wonder how many times the firebox needs to be refilled with wood while cooking these meals. I realize much matters on the hardness and quality of the wood used in the fire, the diameter of the wood, how the wood is distributed, etc. Given all the variables. I’m still interested in a rough idea.
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Thats a lot of chopping for a twig stove!
