Outdoor Adventure Skills Cooking
Outdoor Adventure Skills Cooking
Cooking and food preparation tasks and where they fit into the various stages of different Outdoor Adventure Skills badges.
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1.2 I can keep my mess kit clean at camp. | 
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1.3 I can list what food to bring on a day hike. | 
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1.2 I have prepared a good snack for a winter outing. | ||||
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2.2 I can cook a foil-wrapped meal in a fire. | 
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2.5 I can explain how to use Canada’s Food Guide at camp and help to plan a nutritious meal. 2.6 I can describe safe food handling and hygiene at camp. |
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2.2 I have packed a proper lunch for a winter outing. | ||||
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3.2 I can cook a meal on a camp stove. | 
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3.4 I can help plan a basic balanced meal for camp. 3.5 I can demonstrate how to store food at camp. |
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3.3 I have helped plan a menu for a winter camp. 3.4 I have cooked a lunch over an open fire. |
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4.3 I can cook over a fire to roast and bake food items. 4.11 I can set up a tree food hang to protect my food from animals. |
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4.6 I can store and cook food safely at camp. 4.11 I can demonstrate safe practices around fires and cooking equipment to minimize the risk of burns, scalds and other injuries. |
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4.4 I know how to plan for and avoid food allergies in a group hike. | 
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4.2 I have helped purchase food for a winter outing. 4.3 I have helped cook meals at winter camp. |
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5.2 I have cooked with cast iron cookware …fire/coals… 5.7 I have caught, cleaned and cooked a fish over a campfire. |
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5.7 I can plan a balanced menu for camp with a team. 5.8 I can demonstrate how to use different cooking methods (with different fuel types) at camp. |
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5.5 I can demonstrate how to use different types of lightweight stoves to prepare a meal. 5.6 I can keep food and food preparation materials hygienic. |
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5.2 I have led my Patrol in planning and purchasing meals for a winter camp. 5.3 I have been chief cook for at least one meal at winter camp. |
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5.3 I have participated in creating a menu for an overnight trip. |
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6.2 I have built and cooked on a personal-sized stove only made out of tin cans, wax, candle wicks and cardboard (a buddy stove). | 
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6.8 I can help plan a menu and purchase food for a weekend camp. 6.9 I can demonstrate to others how to use a variety of cooking stoves at camp and explain to others when each type is most effective. |
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6.4 I have baked bread or a dessert at a winter camp. | 
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6.8 I can explain how to deal with waste while traveling in the backcountry, including greywater, solid waste, food scraps and human waste. | ||
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7.3 I have made a vagabond/tin can stove and cooked a personal camp meal on it. | 
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7.8 I can teach the use of various stoves and their effective use to another youth at camp. | 
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7.5 I can plan and cook a variety of meals on a hiking expedition of more than two nights. 7.6 I can explain how much food is needed on hiking expeditions of various lengths. |
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7.1 I know how to plan and implement a simple but nutritious menu for a mobile winter camp. | 
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7.9 I understand the food requirements for canoe trippers and have prepared a nutritious and delicious menu for a multiday canoe trip. |
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8.2 I can cook a complete campout meal using only improvised natural cooking surfaces and devices (cooking only using flat stones, wood planks, cooking cranes/hooks, spits, covered pits/trenches). | ||||||||
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9.2 Using only wood as a fuel source, I have built a reflector camp oven and cooked a meal for a minimum of five persons, including both roasted and baked food preparation. | ||||||||
See also Outdoor Skills - Cooking.
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