For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal live. John 3:16 (NIV)

Foil is easy to use to cook over the campfire. It is light-weight, inexpensive, widely available, can be used to cook a variety of meals, and cleanup is extremely easy. Just roll the foil up and toss in the garbage. You can even eat right out of the foil packet if you want.

Here are some tips for using foil to cook campfire meals:

1. Foil cooking depends on moisture inside the foil packet,
   so make sure that the folds of your foil packet are tight
   and that the food you are cooking has sufficient
   moisture. If not, add some by folding the packet up
   except for one end, and then add a tablespoon or two of
   water, broth, salad dressing, or butter before you seal
   the packet. Sliced onions can also be used to add
   moisture.

2. Cooking time will vary depending on the temperature of
   the coals. Make sure to cook your meal sufficiently. Check
   one packet for doneness before pulling all of them out of
   the fire. That way you will only have to rewrap up one
   packet if they still need more time. Remember that some
   vegetables (potatoes and carrots, for example), may take
   more time to cook through.

3. You can also put newspaper between the layers of
   aluminum foil to help keep the food from burning.

4. For quick foil meals, microwave the food before wrapping
   in aluminum foil. Then when you get to camp, you only
   have to warm up the foil packets instead of cooking them
   completely, which will shorten your cooking time
   considerably.

5. If you need to warm something up, wrap it in foil and put
   it near the edge of the fire, turning occasionally (I have
   warmed up tortillas for burritos this way, for example).

6. Use heavy-duty foil. While a bit more expensive, the extra thickness will help keep your food from burning and will conduct the heat better. Two layers are best. While a common suggestion is to put the shiny side of the foil to the inside of the packet (to reflect heat better, I suppose), Reynolds says that it doesn't matter which side of the aluminum foil you use. Both sides do the same job. Even so, I have always put the shiny side in and I suspect most of you do the same.

Scott Carey has many hobbies and interests, including outdoor cooking. See http://www.outdoorcookingmagic.com for foil cooking tips.

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