Cooking Skills
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In addition to the Cooking Skills resources below, MeritBadge.Org offers a number of other resources including:
- Boy Scout Cooking Merit badge.
- Make Cooking A Part of Your Troop Program.
- Make Durtch Oven Cooking A Part of Your Troop Program.
- Outdoor Skills - Hygiene - Leave No Trace
- Campfires: Building - Types - Starting - Safety - Stoves
- Skills Instruction and Videos: First Aid Skills - Swimming - Outdoor Skills - Wilderness Survival - Backpacking - Cooking - Navigation - Campfires - Clothing - Cycling Skills
Resources
While your handbook is your primary resource, the links below can help you learn Cooking Skills. See the Disclaimers. See the Boy Scout Handbook and Cooking Merit Badge pamphlet. Make cooking a part of your Troop Program.
► BSA Video: The Skills Lessons are excellent but are large files that require Apple QuickTime.
► This symbol notes many other lesson videos.
Meal Planning
► BSA Video: First Class Patrol Menu Planning - First Class Obtaining Ingredients - First Class Patrol Cooking (See notes.)
- USScouts.Org - MacScouter - Scoutorama - Food Pyramid - USDA Nutrition - REI: Planning a Menu - REI: Energy Foods - AAFCS
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 - 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
Cooking Gear
► BSA Video: First Class Cooking Gear (See notes.)
► Video: Picking a Stove
Dutch Oven Cooking
- Make Durtch Oven Cooking A Part of Your Troop Program.
- International Dutch Oven Society - USScouts.Org - MacScouter - dutchovencookware.com
See also
- Cooking Merit badge.
- Make Cooking A Part of Your Troop Program.
- 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
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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