{"id":128,"date":"2007-01-10T09:49:28","date_gmt":"2007-01-10T16:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/zip-lock-bag-tips\/"},"modified":"2014-06-30T21:48:32","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T04:48:32","slug":"zip-lock-bag-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/zip-lock-bag-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Ways to use Zip-lock Bags to Make Outdoor Cooking Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a><\/div>Zip-lock bags are extremely helpful when cooking outdoors.\u00a0 They come in a variety of sizes from 1 pint to 2 gallons.\u00a0 There is no need to buy expensive ones for most uses.\u00a0 You should be able to find off-brands at grocery stores, discount stores, or dollar stores.\u00a0 Here are some ideas and tips for using zip-lock bags to make your outdoor cooking job a little bit easier.<\/p>\n
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  1. Pre-measure ingredients and put in zip-lock bags.\u00a0 For example, if you know you need 2 cups of flour for a recipe, measure those 2 cups into a zip-lock bag at home, label it, and all you have to do at the campsite is dump it in.\u00a0 This works great for rice, pasta, sugar, flour, instant mashed potatoes, powdered drink mix, and almost any other similar ingredient.<\/li>\n
  2. Pre-measuring and storing in zip-lock bags also works great for seasonings.\u00a0 Measure all the seasonings for a particular dish into a zip-lock bag.\u00a0 You don't have to take all the individual seasoning containers, nor worry about leaving one behind.<\/li>\n
  3. Put all the zip-lock bags and other ingredients for each meal into a large zip-lock bag (1 or 2 gallon).\u00a0 This keeps everything for the meal in one place.\u00a0 Add copies of the recipes, if needed, to the bag and you are ready to go.<\/li>\n
  4. Pre-mix ingredients and put in zip-lock bags.\u00a0 Cooking pancakes for breakfast? Mix all the dry ingredients together in a zip-lock bag, label it, then add the liquid ingredients to the bag and mix up when ready to cook.\u00a0 No dishes to wash.\u00a0 No cleanup.\u00a0 Just toss the empty bag in the garbage.<\/li>\n
  5. Zip-lock bags are perfect for marinating meat before you grill.\u00a0 You can even freeze the meats with the marinade, which allows you to get them ready far in advance.<\/li>\n
  6. Use zip-lock bags for leftovers and store in cooler.\u00a0 One great idea is to make omelets for the last breakfast with all the saved leftovers (depending on what you have).\u00a0 Just add eggs the zip-lock bags and mix up.
    \nPrecook rice or pasta at home and store in zip-lock bags.\u00a0 This makes it much easier to cook at the campsite, because all you have to do is heat it up.<\/li>\n
  7. Precut meat and store in zip-lock bags.\u00a0 You won't have to worry in camp about the messy cleanup needed if you do it at home.\u00a0 If you want to really save time, you can even pre-cook the meats and store in zip-lock bags until you need at camp.\u00a0 Just heat up and you are ready to go.<\/li>\n
  8. Precut vegetables and store in zip-lock bags.\u00a0 Cooking while camping can be more time consuming, but this tip will save you time by allowing you to do it ahead of time at home.<\/li>\n
  9. Store snacks in zip-lock bags.\u00a0 Trail-mix, snack mix, pretzels, dried fruit, etc., store great in zip-lock bags.\u00a0 You can even make separate bags for each member of your family or group so there isn't any quibbling over portions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What ways do you have to use Zip-lock bags?<\/p>\n

    \"Scott\"
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    Zip-lock bags are extremely helpful when cooking outdoors.\u00a0 They come in a variety of sizes from 1 pint to 2 gallons.\u00a0 There is no need to buy expensive ones for most uses.\u00a0 You should be able to find off-brands at grocery stores, discount stores, or dollar stores.\u00a0 Here are some ideas and tips for using … <\/p>\n

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