Safe Food Storage
It stops animals from coming, keeps you from getting sick from germs, and lets everyone stay healthy for fun adventures.
What is safely handling and storing food?
Your patrol’s spot to make food, cook it, and wash up dishes, with lots of things to think about when setting it up.
What is a camp kitchen?
Key Scout skill; helps pick the best way to cook, keeps you safe, follows no-trace rules, great for patrol eats or trail snacks.
What is understanding outdoor cooking methods?
Weekend trip: 2 night snacks, 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 dinner.
What is a typical menu plan/meal amounts?
For campfire cooking, types include coals for even heat, flames (but watch for burning), grill grate, foil packs, or sticks for roasting; always check fire rules and clean up ashes.
What are Campfire Cooking Techniques?
Name the scouting values: A Scout who does good food prep stays clean, saves food from going bad, helps the outdoors, and follows the Outdoor Code.
What are Scouting values like Clean, Thrifty, Courteous/Kind?
Stuff like rain or sun, a tent cover, where water is, flat ground, how many patrols, what you’re cooking, tents nearby, and no-trace rules.
What are camp kitchen considerations?
Ways like hot coals, open fire, grill, foil packs, sticks; check if fires are okay, get wood if allowed, coals heat even.
What is campfire cooking?
Fruits, Veggies, Grains, Protein, Dairy.
What are MyPlate food groups?
MyPlate groups: Fruits, Veggies, Grains, Protein, Dairy – eat from all for healthy Scout meals.
What are the main food groups?
Make a menu for your trip and group, pick foods that don’t spoil easy like cans, cut stuff at home, and bring coolers with ice.
What is Planning Ahead?
Trustworthy for good setup, Thrifty to not waste, Clean to stay germ-free, Courteous/Kind to others and nature, and more like Cheerful.
What are points of the Scout Law for camp kitchens?
Teepee (quick for heat/cooking), Star (saves wood), Lean-to (for wind/rain), Log Cabin (big hot fire), Parallel (blocks wind, cooks hot).
What are types of fire lays?
Half your plate fruits and veggies, add whole grains, pick lean meat, dairy on side; change for how active you are.
What is building/how to build a MyPlate meal?
Outdoor cooking is a key Scout skill that helps pick the right tool, stay safe, follow no-trace rules, and make yummy meals for patrols or hikes.
What is outdoor cooking/the introduction to outdoor cooking?
Germs grow fast between these temps; don’t leave food out more than 2 hours, or 1 hour if it’s super hot over 90°F.
What is the Danger Zone (40°F-140°F)?
Five spots: where you store food, prep it, cook, serve meals, and wash stuff.
What are camp kitchen components?
Portable burner with gas like propane; awesome for fast meals, use a wind block, okay even if fires are banned.
What is a camp stove?
Saturday example: Sandwiches with fruit/milk/hot cocoa for breakfast; Quesadillas/chips/salsa lunch; Fried rice dinner; Cheese/snacks/grapes at night.
What is a sample menu plan?
A large metal box used to store food on campouts and protect it from animals.
What is a Bear Box?
Chicken to 165°F, burger meat to 160°F, steak or pork to 145°F plus rest 3 minutes; use a thermometer every time.
What are safe cooking temperatures?
A box of tools for your outdoor kitchen; Troop 106 has pots, pans, knives, spoons roll, tray, cleaners, and patrol stuff.
What is a patrol kit?
Heavy iron pot for soups, baking treats like pies; good for car camps with groups, put coals on top/bottom, clean without soap to stop rust.
What is Dutch oven cooking?
Use troop spices so no new buy, get cheese that works for multiple meals, portion small stuff to save cash.
What are tips/strategies for shopping on a budget?
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What is the most important word in the scout law?