Cooking Skills

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Revision as of 19:39, June 3, 2009

Resources

While the Boy Scout Handbook and Cooking Merit Badge Pamphlet are your primary resources, the links below can help you learn Cooking Skills. See the Disclaimers.

• Make cooking a part of your Troop Program.
  
• Make Durtch Oven Cooking a part of your Troop Program.
• Related Merit Badges: Backpacking - Camping - Cooking - First Aid - Hiking - Wilderness Survival.
• Skills Instruction and Videos: First Aid Skills - Swimming - Outdoor Skills - Wilderness Survival - Backpacking - Cooking - Navigation - Campfires - Clothing - Cycling Skills

►  BSA Video: The Skills Lessons are excellent but are large files that require Apple QuickTime.
►  This symbol notes many other lesson videos.

Food Pyramid

Also see Meal Planning.

• Food Pyramid - USDA Nutrition -

Meal Planning

Also see Food Pyramid.

►  BSA Videos: First Class Patrol Menu Planning - First Class Obtaining Ingredients - First Class Patrol Cooking (See notes.)

• Heathly Meals: The Healthy Fridge - U.S. Department of Agriculture - Healthiest Foods - American Diabetes Assn. - American Heart Assn. - USDA Nat. Organic Program - AAFCS
• Meal Planning Resources: USScouts.Org - MacScouter - Scoutorama - REI: Planning a Menu - REI: Energy Foods

Recipes

• RecipeSource.com - CampRecipes.com - Scouter.net - Foil-Cooking - Cub Scout Cookbook - NetWoods.com - Scout Cooking - The Trailside Cookbook - Buckskinner Cookbook - Ol' Buffalo Outdoor Cooking Page - Food Network - Meals.com - The Recipe Link - Exploratorium - The Cook's Thesaurus - The Recipes Folder - MyRecipe.com

Food Handling

►  BSA Video: First Class Food Handling and Disposal (See notes.)
►  Videos: How to Prevent Bears from Getting into Your Food Supply While Camping - How to Keep Food Safe from Animals When Camping & Hiking - How to Pack Food for a Camping Trip

• USDA Camping Food Safety - Fight Bacteria - Int. Food Safety Council - National Restaurant Assn.
• REI: Food Handling/Storage - REI: Food Organizing Tips - REI: Bear Canisters

Outdoor Cooking

►  BSA Video: Second Class Cook a Meal - Tenderfoot Help Cook a Meal (See notes.)
►  Videos: Outdoor Cooking: Food Selection - Food Quality - Stoves - Utensils - Water Purification - Leave No Trace
►  Videos: Video: How to Have a Low Impact on the Environment When Hiking & Camping

• Guide to Safe Scouting: Chemical Fuels

Cooking Gear

►  BSA Video: First Class Cooking Gear (See notes.)

• Backpacking Stoves - REI: Cookware - BSA Cooking Gear - Stove Safety

►  Video: Picking a Stove - Video: Cookware to Pack for your Camping Trip

Dutch Oven Cooking

• Make Durtch Oven Cooking A Part of Your Troop Program.
• International Dutch Oven Society - USScouts.Org - MacScouter - dutchovencookware.com

Cooking Fish

• See the Fishing Merit Badge Pamphlet and Fly Fishing Merit Badge Pamphlet.
• Also see the sections above for Meal Planning, Recipes, Food Handling, etc.

►  Fish Preparation Videos: Safety & Sanitation Tips - Cleaning, Preparation, and Filleting - How to fillet a Saltwater Fish
►  Fish Recipes Videos: Fish Recipes - More Fish Recipes
►  Video: Fish Cooking Methods - Poaching Fish - Baking Fish - Batter Dipped Fish - Sautee Fish - Cooking a Trout Amandine - Cooking Seared Salmon - How to Make Boston Fish Chowder - When is Fish Done Cooking? -

See also

• Make cooking a part of your Troop Program.
  
• Make Durtch Oven Cooking a part of your Troop Program.
• Cooking Merit Badge Pamphlet
• Skills Instruction and Videos: First Aid Skills - Swimming - Outdoor Skills - Wilderness Survival - Backpacking - Cooking - Navigation - Campfires - Clothing - Cycling Skills

• Outdoor Skills
• Hygiene
• Campfires: Building - Types - Starting - Safety - Stoves
• Leave No Trace
• Skills Instruction and Videos: First Aid Skills - Swimming - Outdoor Skills - Wilderness Survival - Backpacking - Cooking - Navigation - Campfires - Clothing - Cycling Skills

Related awards

Outdoor Skills Awards

Outdoor-related awards

• Boy Scout ranks: Tenderfoot - Second Class - First Class
• Boy Scout awards: Firem'n Chit - Totin' Chip - Paul Bunyan Woodsman
• Boy Scout Merit Badges: Astronomy - Backpacking - Camping - Canoeing - Climbing - Cooking - Cycling - Fire Safety - Hiking - Orienteering - Pioneering - Rowing - Weather - Water Sports - Whitewater - Wilderness Survival
• Venturing: Outdoor Bronze Award; Ranger Award electives: Backpacking
• Webelos Activity Badges: Forester - Naturalist - Outdoorsman
• Cub Scout Belt Loops & Pins: Astronomy - Map and Compass - Weather

Disclaimers

Disclaimer: This information is not intended as a substitute for professional advice, or formal training. Please note that the only materials recommended by the Boy Scouts of America are those found or listed in official BSA materials such as the current Boy Scout Handbook. Cooking Skills recommendations are constantly being revised. Neither MeritBadge.Org, nor its contributors make any recommendations. See the Guide to Safe Scouting.

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