Campfire Eggs-periment

Posted by yanti on Saturday, August 2, 2014

When you're camping you can't take your whole kitchen with you, so it requires some minimalist cooking techniques. We were planning our meals a couple day before we left (meal planning is an absolute necessity for camping) we found this interesting technique for cooking eggs.... right in the fire... using just the egg itself. Can't get more minimalist than that! So we packed an extra couple eggs to try this eggs-periment. :)

First you poke a hole in the top of the egg shell. You could use a safety pin, push pin, or even a metal skewer. This allows for the heat to escape to prevent the shell from cracking under the pressure. Then you carefully place the egg in the coals of the fire (not the flame). Wait about 10 minutes for the eggs to cook. You'll see the steam escaping from the small hole and maybe even little egg whites bubbling out. Remove the eggs from the fire and let rest for at least 5 minutes before pealing the shell away.

Lessons Learned
1. Do not shake the egg before cooking... this doesn't create scrambled eggs in the shell... it creates explosive eggs.
2. Poke a big enough hole, maybe two... or the shell will crack.
3. Bring backup eggs just in case!