When I am camping, I sometimes prepare an omelette for breakfast using two camp oven lids. The pictures below depict an inverted Billmans 15" lid as the cooking plate and a Billmans 12" lid is used as a cover.

The advantages of this method is that it allows the cheese to be nicely grilled without over cooking the omelete. It also negates the need to keep a fry pan in the kit for this purpose.

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Lightly stir fry bacon, mushrooms and spring onion. Then...

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and then

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then serve

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Now I need to buy a 15" Billmans to go with my 12" so I can do this neat trick!
Thanks for this SJ.

KD

Awesome!  Another one to add to the repertoire!  Good pics and commentary.    :)

Terrific SJ, I went and made a three legged stand 200mm high to sit the lid on after seeing your pics, removes the risk of your brekky ending up in the ashes.
Why is it that some people think that camping is "roughing it", like you we eat very well when we're touring and camping.

pd

The inventiveness never stops, amazing what can be done with stuff that is not dead flat. Thanks for the pics SJ

Well done SJ

I can atest to the fact that a 20" Cabelas lid will hold a 15 egg omelette.
Over a slow heat..does a great job..non-stick as well.
Aart

poddy dodger wrote on Oct 6^th, 2009 at 6:49am:

Terrific SJ, I went and made a three legged stand 200mm high to sit the lid on after seeing your pics, removes the risk of your brekky ending up in the ashes. Why is it that some people think that camping is "roughing it", like you we eat very well when we're touring and camping. pd

PD,

Sometime ago, I also knocked up a three legged lid stand which sounds very similar to yours. It certainly works well, however I seldom  take it away camping because I've found that three strategically placed rocks or logs of a similar size, work just as well and of course by not taking the stand, means something less to have to pack, carry and store during the  trip.

"Why is it that some people think that camping is "roughing it", like you we eat very well when we're touring and camping."

I think people who claim camping is "roughing it", either haven't tried it, or if they have; they haven't either ate or slept well during the trip. I think as a general rule, if people, especially women and children, eat and sleep well, then they will generally enjoy the experience and won't consider they have  "roughed it".

As you correctly indicated PD, there is absolutely no reason why people shouldn't be able to prepare food of the same variety and quality as they enjoy at home.

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just saw your post sj, looks great, more ideas for me !

cheers - jp

i agree top feed there sj,the simple things in life are often the best!
or overlooked.

Stump Jump wrote on Oct 7^th, 2009 at 7:22am:

As you correctly indicated PD, there is absolutely no reason why people shouldn't be able to prepare food of the same variety and quality as they enjoy at home.

For the good lady and myself, we tend to eat better when camping than we do at home....   Strange but true.  Perhaps it is something about preparing in advance, or having time to do it, (or the need to show off to other campers????)

Rastas000 said,
(or the need to show off to other campers????)

Rastas000, nothing could be further from the truth. ;D ;D ;D

Bonnie wrote on Jan 7^th, 2010 at 7:59am:

Rastas000, nothing could be further from the truth. Grin Grin Grin

:P :P :P :P :P  hehehehehehe    :P :P :P :P :P :P

That looks amazing SJ! What a brilliant idea!

Rastas000 wrote on Jan 7^th, 2010 at 6:20am:

Stump Jump wrote on Oct 7th, 2009 at 7:22am: As you correctly indicated PD, there is absolutely no reason why people shouldn't be able to prepare food of the same variety and quality as they enjoy at home. For the good lady and myself, we tend to eat better when camping than we do at home....   Strange but true.  Perhaps it is something about preparing in advance, or having time to do it, (or the need to show off to other campers????)

plus 1  :)