One of my favorite memories of camping as a child was my mom making all sorts of amazing things in her old Pie Iron. So while preparing for our upcoming family camping trip with our 5 kids (ages 2-14) and my in-laws, I decided to pick some up! Due to the amount of people that were camping with us, I decided to buy 1 single and 2 double pie irons. I researched and prepared a plethora of meal and snack ideas ahead of time. And everything was a huge hit! We made blueberry stuffed French toast for breakfast, ham and cheese 34;hot pockets34; for lunch, and fruit pies for a late night snack (pictured: strawberry cream cheese fruit pie using croissant dough dusted with powered sugar). We used both bread and croissant dough for different pies and they both worked out great! But the croissant dough really surprised me at how easy it cooked up and how delicious it was! The pie iron itself is very sturdy. It also comes out of the fire very hot! So make sure you keep them away from curious kids once you pull them out of the fire. The handles are comfortable and there is a metal latch that keeps the 2 sides locked together while cooking. My only complaint about the double pie iron is that it is very heavy. I bought 2 of them thinking it would feed our larger group quicker, which it did. But I definitely got a workout! I understand that this is just part of the territory with this product, so it didn't affect my overall rating. However, I'm gonna see if the hubby can't build some sort of pie iron tripod to help in the future! For all I know, maybe such a thing already exists! I would definitely recommend this for camping! Everyone enjoyed the food we made with them. There are a lot of recipe ideas available on the internet or be creative - the possibilities are endless!
Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]