Blowing smoke around the camp fire

[philpom]

Went to the lake this past weekend, great time. We hiked trails all day Saturday and I knew one thing for sure, if we were gonna need fuel if we planned to hike the forest all day!

I planned ahead, brought a prime NY strip steak for us to split, and eggs to go with as a nice power breakfast.

I have a dual fuel grill that folds flat when in the camper for storage, perfect time to use it. Used propane because I was testing our new 5lb propane growler tank. Excited about that!

Of all things, we forgot to bring oil, no worry, I trimmed some lip fat off the steak and rendered it in the pan for some eggs.

Then scrambled them up and tossed the steak on the grill. Salt and pepper.

It was delish for breakfast, grilled rare, rare, medium rare.

Now, after all that hiking, we needed a good dinner for recovery! Camp Chilli on tap. Browned up a pound of Nolan Ryan Chilli grind 80/20 beef, added onions and peppers when the meat was just about ready to soften. De-glazed the pan with beef stock, and added my spice dump. Simmered for about an hour. Then added some corn meal as a thickener, let it go another 15 minutes. Started this during daylight hours and we have one of those Stanley SS double wall crocks, pre-heated that with boiling water and dumped the Cillian in to hold and meld for 4 hours until we were ready. That thing is great!

Served with cheese and fritos..

It was a great time just chilling around the camp fire listening to music, snacking on pistachios, and having fun!

Any campers here?

Have a great week.

 

[normanaj]

Like the idea of the 5lb tank. Is it refillable?

If you have a link for it or where you bought it that would be awesome.

 

[philpom]

Like the idea of the 5lb tank. Is it refillable?

If you have a link for it or where you bought it that would be awesome.

Yes, refillable, came with a hose that mimics the disposable 1lb tank so anything that uses those can use this. Came with the case also, picked it up at Bass Pro. They are pricey at $160 but I used some Cabela bucks so it was free to me. Cost me $4 to fill it and those disposable 1lb tanks are nearly that much a pop. That's the plan, stop buying those.

Search Amazon for 5lb propane tank and they have options about $100 less but no case or hose. Same basic deal though and for another $20 to get the hose, you're all in. They have the same connector as your typical 20lb tank.

The storage/carry case is pretty nice but not worth $80 unless you really want it. Like I said, it was free to me so I splurged. 5lb portable tank is awesome, easy to grab and go.

 

[Compulsive Smoker]

Love camping, but haven’t done much lately…looks like you had a good time!