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Cooking for Camp and Field; Friday, First Period [05/14].
Ignis had to admit, it was rather nice to get to teach something that got them all out of the classroom and into the great outdoors instead, although there was a part of him that was wondering if he was taking a great risk by actually holding this particular class outside instead of in the safety of something like the danger shop.
Well. The local fire department had been noting a lack of anything to do around here, hadn't he?
That thought aside, though, Ignis (still dressed to the nines despite being in the wilderness) did actually have confidence that they should be able to avoid any such disasters, and his next concern would merely be his students finding the spot in the preserve he'd scoped out for his purposes, with the exception of Prompto, who he naturally enlisted to help him carry out the equipment and cooler of ingredients for today's assignment.
"Good to see you've all found the place," he began, once it looked like everyone had arrived, and honestly, he would have been worried if they hadn't, he had left very detailed instructions. "Let us begin. This is Cooking for Camp and Field, a survey in various techniques and equipment to allow one to still manage to make excellent and fulfilling meals even when resources are scarce. For those of you who I've not had the pleasure to meet yet," which appeared to be just the one, "my name is Ignis Scientia, I have sort of taken on the mantle as the chef of my team back home, and sometimes that requires one to cook in unexpected and inconvenient places. Even if one does not plan to spend a lot of time out-of-doors, these are all still skills that can be used in every day cooking as well. And with that, let us waste no more time, and we'll get right into it.
"Today will be a simple lesson, familiarizing ourselves with your two main sources of heat for cooking when out on the road: the classic campfire," he gestured toward the empty space where there were divots in the ground for said campfires, "and a portable camp stove," he gestured toward Prompto, who lifted up the equipment with a grin. "For our purposes, we have two very nice Coleman Powerhouse Dual Fuel 2-Burner Stoves that we'll be working with becauseshameless product placement I have always found them to as incredibly dependable as they are superior in quality.
"We'll start with the campfires, and how to both safely and efficiently start one in the wild, and then we'll move onto the stove, which is much easier, but will be a little different to work with than your traditional kitchen stove. But, since this is a class about working in the field overall, we must first seek out some wood for our campfires. We will set the time at, let's say, five minutes, and when you hear the bell," at this point, he reached for a bell and rang it for demonstration, "you'll return to camp and we'll get started in earnest. Please do not get lost, although if we need to reroute this class to be one that focuses a bit more on search and rescue, then so be it."
That was...mostly...a joke.
"Alright, then. Let's begin."
Well. The local fire department had been noting a lack of anything to do around here, hadn't he?
That thought aside, though, Ignis (still dressed to the nines despite being in the wilderness) did actually have confidence that they should be able to avoid any such disasters, and his next concern would merely be his students finding the spot in the preserve he'd scoped out for his purposes, with the exception of Prompto, who he naturally enlisted to help him carry out the equipment and cooler of ingredients for today's assignment.
"Good to see you've all found the place," he began, once it looked like everyone had arrived, and honestly, he would have been worried if they hadn't, he had left very detailed instructions. "Let us begin. This is Cooking for Camp and Field, a survey in various techniques and equipment to allow one to still manage to make excellent and fulfilling meals even when resources are scarce. For those of you who I've not had the pleasure to meet yet," which appeared to be just the one, "my name is Ignis Scientia, I have sort of taken on the mantle as the chef of my team back home, and sometimes that requires one to cook in unexpected and inconvenient places. Even if one does not plan to spend a lot of time out-of-doors, these are all still skills that can be used in every day cooking as well. And with that, let us waste no more time, and we'll get right into it.
"Today will be a simple lesson, familiarizing ourselves with your two main sources of heat for cooking when out on the road: the classic campfire," he gestured toward the empty space where there were divots in the ground for said campfires, "and a portable camp stove," he gestured toward Prompto, who lifted up the equipment with a grin. "For our purposes, we have two very nice Coleman Powerhouse Dual Fuel 2-Burner Stoves that we'll be working with because
"We'll start with the campfires, and how to both safely and efficiently start one in the wild, and then we'll move onto the stove, which is much easier, but will be a little different to work with than your traditional kitchen stove. But, since this is a class about working in the field overall, we must first seek out some wood for our campfires. We will set the time at, let's say, five minutes, and when you hear the bell," at this point, he reached for a bell and rang it for demonstration, "you'll return to camp and we'll get started in earnest. Please do not get lost, although if we need to reroute this class to be one that focuses a bit more on search and rescue, then so be it."
That was...mostly...a joke.
"Alright, then. Let's begin."
Sign In - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
Re: Sign In - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
Re: Sign In - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
Re: Sign In - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
Listen to the Lecture - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
Make Campfires - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
Re: Make Campfires - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
Re: Make Campfires - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
While sticking close to the main camp, too, because if anyone in the class was likely to be the one to get lost coming back, it would probably be her.
Now Cook! - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
Sure, anyone could do hot dogs over a campfire, but what about cilantro lime shrimp with the use of foil?
For the camp stove itself, there were so many options that Ignis felt he had to stick with the classic burgers, but, of course, not just any burgers, but, in fact, very fancy turkey burgers. Because the wilderness was no excuse for eating poorly!
And, lastly, for the more intrepid students, there was a potato soup that would utilize both methods of cooking!
And now it was their turn to try one (or all, for the overly ambitious!) of the three recipes themselves! Ignis will happily go over anything again if there are questions, and will undoubtedly be hovering over everyone like a mother hen to offer advice and prevent disaster, anyway.
Re: Now Cook! - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
"These recipes are quite complicated."
Re: Now Cook! - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
Because while the lilt of Ignis's accent was familiar and comfortable for her, she was pretty sure he eventually just started speaking in a different language entirely for how well she'd managed to follow along.
"It's definitely a step up from just rehydrating rations," she murmured back, with a faint shake of her head. "I guess it's encouraging that he had that much faith in his students, though..."
He shouldn't.
He really, really shouldn't.
Finally, she turned her focus more directly toward her roommate. "Maybe we should just work together? On the shrimp one? That seemed to be the less...involved of the three?"
Put some ingredients in some foil, wrap it up, set it in the fire. That couldn't possibly go wrong, could it?
Re: Now Cook! - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
"I wasn't aware foil could be used for cooking and not just wrapping things up."
Talk to Ignis - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.
At least he's not bothering with the importance of presentation this early in the game?
OOC - Cooking for Camp and Field, 05/14.