camping waffles

[bennelson]

Last summer, my wife and I bought our first house.

We have a small wood stove I used all winter and thought, boy would it be nice to cook on it too. I made grilled cheese on it with my cast iron a couple times.

Anyhow, I found a cast aluminum waffle iron for 50 cents at a garage sale this summer. I thought wood stove waffles would be good.

Well, it's been twice this summer that we went camping and impressed all our friends with waffles made on the Coleman stove.

I just used a plain "powder in a box" mix that you just add a little oil, egg, and milk. Just make sure to use NON-STICK COOKING SPRAY. This IS the secret ingredient.

And don't spray near the stove - cooking spray is really flammable!

Other people may have pancakes while camping, but I felt pretty four-star serving up waffles. So, if any of you see an old-fashioned waffle iron at a garage sale, buy it.

[Mike B]

Be careful of aluminum cookware with outdoor fires. It's hard to control the heat of an outdoor fire, and aluminum has a tendency to warp when heated to much. Cast iron is by far the best, but not always easily obtainable.

Mike
Hayden Lake, ID

[bennelson]

Hmm. Now you have me questioning if this thing is aluminum or iron...It's pretty heavy, but the few exposed parts of the metal look like aluminum, not iron

The inside of the iron is well coated, the way any cast iron should be.

On both sides of the iron is a small dial thermometer with the markings "cold, cook, hot". All you have to do is keep the thermometer in the middle and the waffles turn out perfect.

But, yes, always be careful of over-heating things on camp stoves. I have actually used my Coleman stove for minor blacksmithing and metal bending. A friend of mine melted my aluminum pie iron melt right off the stick in a hot bonfire once too.

[bennelson]

I was using the waffle iron on a camp stove, not a fire.

It CAN be really hard to control heat output from a camp fire. That's why it's always best to cook over coals, not fire.

[Kevin A]

Hmm. Now you have me questioning if this thing is aluminum or iron...It's pretty heavy, but the few exposed parts of the metal look like aluminum, not iron

Do you have a magnet handy, you'll know quickly if it's cast aluminum or iron.

[Ma3tt]

I like da waffles......



My Brother-inlaw demonstrates the flipping techique



Just so you know the first waffle is called the "dog" because that's who gets it the first one is always over/under cooked. I have three Cast Iron waffle makers (one is for sale if so inclined).

[bennelson]

Hey Ma3tt,

That is one beautiful iron. Mine is much more modern-looking.

I gotta keep snooping at rummage sales....

[Steve Frederick]

I like da waffles......



My Brother-inlaw demonstrates the flipping techique



Just so you know the first waffle is called the "dog" because that's who gets it the first one is always over/under cooked. I have three Cast Iron waffle makers (one is for sale if so inclined).

Where could someone get one!!

[Ma3tt]

Go to ebay type in Waffle Iron collectable ones go for $100-200 a regular griswold in great shape goes for aroun $50 + shipping and it is cast iron so thats aroun $20. I got one at a antique store, one off ebay and my mom found a very collectable one at a thrift shop. Good Hunting.

[gailkaitschuck]

Do a search (ebay, etc.) under Belgian Waffle Irons.

My mother is from Belgium and I can remember as a teen visiting there with her and seeing "real" Belgium waffles made and sold in department stores using cast iron waffle molds cooked in a pizza-like oven. The original molds were made to cook over a fire and not via electricity.

Because every good Belgian daughter needs to know how to cook Belgian waffles, she gave me a cast iron one for a Christmas present.

Gail

[gerry boucher]

Here is my grandmother's waffle recipe. It makes the crispiest waffles I've ever had.

2 eggs
2 cups milk
2T sugar
2 cups flour

Beat well and stir in 4T melted butter.

makes 3 1/2 square waffles

[Chef]

You can find a new stovetop Belgian Waffle Iron at Nordicware:

Waffle Maker

[JunkMan]

You can find a new stovetop Belgian Waffle Iron at Nordicware:

Waffle Maker

We picked one of those up at a 2nd hand store last winter, and love it. Think we paid a buck or two for it, bought it with camping in mind, but have used it at home several times.

[AmyH]

I just found a really nice looking cast iron one through Lehman's: here. For $20, I just had to pick it up. All this talk of waffles has me obsessed!

Amy

[Chef]

I just found a really nice looking cast iron one through Lehman's: here. For $20, I just had to pick it up. All this talk of waffles has me obsessed!

Amy

That's areally nice one and a good price