These cast iron pans will take your campfire cooking game to the next level.
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You've been there before. It's day two of your camping trip and you're already tired of the hot dogs and s'mores routine. That's where the pie iron—a small cast-iron pan that lets you toast, bake and grill food right on top of the campfire coals—comes in. Not only can you easily cook up grilled cheese, breakfast sandwiches and pizza with a pie iron, but you can also bake mini pies, cinnamon rolls and all kinds of sweet treats that you previously thought were impossible to cook outdoors.
While Rome Industries' pie irons are made with pre-seasoned cast iron, Toas-Tite makes a similar sandwich grill out of sturdy cast aluminum.
To use either kind of campfire cooker, all you need to do is butter up two slices of bread, place each slice butter-side down on the pie iron, load it up with your favorite savory or sweet fillings and cook it over the campfire until it's nice and toasty.
Looking for more inspiration? Here are some of our favorite pie iron recipes to try this summer.
Pie Iron Ham and Cheese Sandwich
A classic grilled ham and cheese sandwich is the simplest thing to make in a pie iron. Just fill two slices of bread with cheese and ham and toast it over the fire until the bread is golden brown. Add any other fixings—like avocado or tomato—that you'd like, to mix it up.
Get the recipe at 50 Campfires.
Pie Iron Quesadillas
You don't always have to use bread in your pie iron. Tortillas work well too. In fact, it's super easy to customize your own quesadillas with any mixture of cheese, meat or beans you'd like.
Get the recipe at The Camp Gal.
Pie Iron Pizza
Making pizza while camping is easier than it sounds with a pie iron. All you need to do is layer shredded mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and pizza sauce inside pre-made pizza dough and cook it for 5-10 minutes over the fire.
Get the recipe at Twin Dragonfly Designs.
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Pie Iron Tacos
While you'll have to bring along a regular cast-iron pan to cook the ground beef before placing it in between tortillas in a pie iron, it's totally worth it to make these hot tacos.
Get the recipe at Two Maids a Milking.
Pie Iron Eggs In A Nest
You can even make breakfast with this cast-iron tool. Simply cook a handful of frozen hash browns, one egg and a little bit of cheese in a pie iron for a hearty breakfast that's ready in minutes.
Get the recipe at Get Out Camping & Hiking.
Pie Iron Breakfast Sandwiches
Pop two slices of bread, an egg, a slice of cheese and a pre-cooked breakfast sausage patty into a pie iron for a quick and easy breakfast sandwich made over the campfire.
Get the recipe at The Camp Gal.
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Campfire Cinnamon Roll Waffles
Did you know that Rome Industries also makes a waffle pie iron? While you could easily whip up some batter and make waffles in it, we love the idea of loading it up with some pre-made cinnamon roll dough.
Get the recipe at Dirty Gourmet.
Tools you'll need: $26.20, Rome Waffle Iron, amazon.com
Pie Iron Pecan Pies
Whip up this pecan-pie filling at home and bring it along in a Mason jar stored in your cooler. Once you're ready for dessert, pop a spoonful of filling in-between two pieces of bread—or crescent roll dough—in your pie iron and treat yourself to fresh, hot pie without the oven. This will also work with any kind of pre-made pie filling.
Get the recipe at Toas-Tite Recipes.
Pie Iron S'mores
You can even make s'mores in a pie iron. For a truly decadent treat, fill a pie iron with two slices of cinnamon swirl bread, marshmallows, chocolate chips and a handful of crumbled graham cracker bits and let it roast until the chocolate melts.
Get the recipe at Jelly Toast.
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