Cook

Ranger Req. 3: Cooking.
a. Plan a menu and purchase the food for at least six people for a two-night campout with at least three meals.
b. On the campout in requirement 3(a) above, cook the three meals using at least two of the following three methods of cooking: fire/coals, charcoal, stove.
c. Demonstrate and explain proper safe food-handling methods for outdoor cooking.
d. Demonstrate that you can prepare backpacking-type trail food using a backpacking-style stove.
e. Without using any cooking utensils, prepare a meal with the four basic food groups for three people.
f. Cook an entree, a bread, and a dessert in a Dutch oven.

Examples satisfying the above:

• Foil meal lunch: ground beef (or pre-cooked pinto beans for vegetarians), cheddar cheese, pre-cooked potatoes, carrots, and celery double-wrapped in foil, cooked over coals. Cooking over fire (b), meal without utensils (e).
• Tri-tip steak cooked over charcoal. (b)
• Entree in Dutch oven (f):