Five Fire Grilled Summer Snacks and How To Craft Them

It’s mid July: cookout season is in full swing for sure! Over SteelStuff's fireballs and firepits, you’ll be able to jazz up the menu with the following recipes taken from our own family traditions and those of our team. What do you like to cook over an open flame?

1. Skillet Pizza

• ​It’s quite simple. You can use any pan, and you don’t necessarily need the crust. If you do use crust, make sure to cook that first.
• Then, flip it over in the pan, and put toppings of your choice on.
• A common yet delicious way of makin skillet pizza skipping the crust and packing on a lot of hamburger meat, cook the meat first.
• On top of the meat, add your sauce. On top of the sauce, add any toppings and veggies you enjoy grilling, such as peppers, potatoes, mushrooms, onions, cheese, and pepperoni. That’s all!

2. Hobo Pies
Hobo pies can be made in foil or a grill iron. 

Foil

• Add everything you want cooked together like, chopped potatoes, meat, onions, and vegetables. Then, roll the foil tightly closed and put over the fire on a grill or over the hot coals.
• Spot check to see if thoroughly cooked.
• When cooked, open and smell that aroma! Then eat!

Grill Iron

• First, you’re going to want to put oil in your pie iron. Keep it over the flame for 15 minutes.
• Then, place down the bread of your choosing. For a breakfast option, you can use cinnamon toast or even cinnamon roles.
• Add your sweet or savory toppings in the center of two pieces of bread, like caramel, apples, cinnamon, fruit, or pizza/burger ingredients.
• Close the pie iron and grill.
  
• The end result is a delicious campfire grilled sandwich!​

3. The Ultimate S’more

• There’s no wrong way to make a s’more, but if you don’t want to cook them the standard way, you could toast the crackers in addition to the marshmallows.
• Or skip the crackers. Use your favorite cookies instead.
• Who wants plain, white marshmallows when you can find flavored ones?
• Try drizzling your chocolate this time, or use a quirkier candy bar, like a peanut butter cup.
• Sprinkle something on there for aesthetic appeal. Coconut and chocolate shavings are pretty and tasty.
• Who doesn't like chocolate with strawberries or raspberries!?

What is your favorite s'more combination? Tell us in the comments!

​4. Open Fire Burgers

• Clean your hamburger grate, and place it on the embers.
• Next, put your patties in the grate. Let them sizzle for five to seven minutes. Then, flip them over and repeat.
• Watch your flame, as the grease from the burgers will make it flare even if you are cooking over only embers. Move logs and embers around with the SteelStuff fire poker!
• If worrying about scorching your burgers isn't your thing, try our NEW adjustable firepit grill!
• Use a cast iron pan to grill onions, mushrooms and peppers if you like sauteed veggies on your burgers.
• Chances are, you have the rest down! Put your patties in a bun, and slap on condiments with toppings.
• There's nothing like the taste of the charbroil from a campfire like the cowboys used to do it!

​5. Percolator or Cezve Coffee

• That’s right; you can brew coffee over a fire, too! Read the manufacturer’s instructions to know the correct amount of water to add to the percolator’s reservoir.
• Add your coffee grounds to the top basket, leaving out any old grounds.
• Make sure the lid is screwed on tight, and place the percolator over the flame for five to ten minutes.
• After that, let the coffee sit for a few minutes, and then start sipping.
• You may find other interesting coffee makers on the internet to add some extra flare, like the cezve, a turkish coffee maker, much like a percolator, which is very easy to pack with you on camping trips! 

Putting ingredients over an open flame is where culture and memories collide. We are pleased to announce that we offer everything you need to cook over an open flame. Whether it be our NEW adjustable firepit grill, fire poker, or wood holder and wood splitter to make your experience easier, you can find it all on our firepit accessories page! Enjoy spicing up your summer!