Carrying a small skillet

[d k]

I have used a skillet over an alcohol stove – mostly a cheap aluminum/Teflon coated one with the handle removed, for frying trout.  It worked well.

[Mark Wetherington]

I have an MSR skillet that I take along sometimes. Quesadillas, scrambled eggs, and pancakes are what I’ve made in it most often. I’ve also cooked shrimp in it for pasta dishes and reheated ground beef in it to make tacos. I’ve got a lot of use out of it when car camping and on trips to cabins/lookout towers over the years.

[Matthew / BPL]

Don’t forget about pupusa!

[Sarah Kirkconnell]

Kevin, I have used one of those tiny 1-2 egg skillets sold, over an alchol stove. It can work. But I’d get used to it at home first!

[Eli]

On a >10lb bw hiking trip I’ve on occasion fried trout/eggs/burgers in my snowpeak 900 pan lid, but the bottom of the pot works too given that it’s the same size and that I have a long spoon. It works okay with care. A proper fry pan has not made the cut thus far.

That said, on heavier weight glamping trips I’ve really come to love having a full fry bake… Eyeing this thread for pan/cooking ideas.

[Daniel Oxnard]

I have a cheapo Walmart “Mainstays Everyday Reinforced Aluminum Alloy 8″ Non-Stick Skillet”

$3.84 and 10.6 oz.

Works well for Johnny cakes fried in ghee, tallow or bacon grease. I popped off head of silicon spatula to stir, and flip a bit with.

I make cakes with jiffy mix, powdered egg, powdered buttermilk, powdered heavy whipping cream and Kodiak pancake mix.

Delicious, hearty, and extremely calorie dense!  Caloric density regulated by quantity of fat they are fried in. If it is real cold out, I will darn near deep fry them, and let that crispy fluffy goodness soak up all that tasty grease.

Johnny is a derivation of journey, they are an original across the country thru hike meal.

[Kevin Babione]

Mmmmmmm…Bacon fat!  When I ordered my Biscuits & Gravy from Packit Gourmet I ordered a couple extra packets of olive oil for my Ti skillet, but it would be pretty easy to pack some bacon fat in a ziploc to use instead.  Thank you!

[Daniel Oxnard]

@kbabione

Yeah, I love the bacon grease. Every time a make a batch of bacon I freeze a little snack baggie of the grease for a hiking session. “Fatworks” has a great selection of tasty calories but they are a little pricey.  Their beef tallow works great for soups, or to “beef” up a freeze dried stroganoff or chili, and they have a nitrate free leaf lard that is pretty great.

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