Cooking Merit Badge

Req. 5: Camp Cooking

A. Plan 5 meals

B. make shopping lists for all 5 meals.

D. Cook 3 of the meals. Make 2 meals over a stove or fire; Make 1 meal using foil wrap, kebobs or dutch Oven (Look online for recipes that use foil wraps, kebobs or dutch ovens if you need ideas)

E. make a dessert or snack

G. clean up and properly dispose of dirty dishwater and trash

H. be sure to practice outdoor code and no-trace principles

NOTE

• Camp cooking needs to be done on a BSA overnight activity. The scout seeking to complete this requirement may receive assistance in preparation, clean-up, but is responsible for supervising the cooking and clean-up for each meal.

• Please submit your cooking plan for any meal you are planning to cooking during a troop activity using the following form. The plan must be submitted at least a week before the camping trip to Mrs. Rosow, Mrs. McCloskey, and the lead camp-out adult.

• Scouts generally eat 3,000-4,000 calories per day. Adults generally eat 1,600-2,400 per day. Also, Scouts generally prefer two snacks per day (one mid-afternoon and one before bedtime).

• Scouts are responsible for shopping for the food that they will cook on the trip.

• A Scout is Thrifty: The budget for Troop trips is $2 per snacks or dessert; $4 for breakfast[; $4 for lunch; and $5 for dinner per scout/person. (On average, that is $15-$20 per day.) Please look at costs online or do a “pre-shop” to determine prices and ensure that you are staying within budget. If you do not think you can work within this budget, please contact Mrs. Rosow and Mrs. McCloskey to discuss.

Req. 6: Backpacking/Trail meals

A. Plan one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, and one snack. These meals must NOT require refrigeration.

B. Make shopping lists for all 3 meals.

D. Cook two of the meals and a snack. At least one of those meals must be cooked over a fire, or an approved trail stove

F. clean up properly, use no-trace principles, properly dispose of dirty dishwater and trash.

NOTE:

• Backpacking/Trail meals can be made while on a troop activity or outside of troop activities (with family, friends, etc.) They also can be done during a day excursion as opposed to during an overnight backpacking trip. These meals can be done while on trail, a canoe or water based trip or on the bike trail.

• Please submit your cooking plan for any meal you are planning to cooking during a troop activity using the following form. The plan must be submitted at least a week before the camping trip to Mrs. Rosow, Mrs. McCloskey, and the lead camp-out adult.

• Scouts generally eat 3,000-4,000 calories per day. Adults generally eat 1,600-2,400 per day. Also, Scouts generally prefer two snacks per day (one mid-afternoon and one before bedtime).

• A Scout is Thrifty: The budget for Troop trips is $2 per snacks or dessert; $4 for breakfast; $4 for lunch; and $5 for dinner per scout/person. (On average, that is $15-$20 per day.) Please look at costs online or do a “pre-shop” to determine prices and ensure that you are staying within budget. If you do not think you can work within this budget, please contact Mrs. Rosow and Mrs. McCloskey to discuss.