Ok, the Skottle. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I thought…I just don’t get it. A big, round shallow pan that cooks everything? Come on…sure Marco, aka…OVRLNDX, cooks cool stuff on it, but he loves that cooking! I’m a simpleton after all. I like every thing as easy as possible, especially out on a trail.
Yeah, can you believe it?? All that judgement, and I haven’t even tried it for myself. That realization is all it took to be reminded how bad that way of thinking is. So, I reached out to a very positive, very happy Jerry from Tembo Tusk and asked if he had a loner Skottle I could take out and try first hand. Perfect timing too, the upcoming weekend was our monthly offload club run and there would be plenty of time for cooking, so…lets get to it!
As I was setting up the Skottle I realized something. This is WAY less stuff than the regular set up (camping stove and stuff to cook on and with). I mean it’s all right there, built in one! That was also the time my love for simplicity kicked in and I really started changing my tune on this whole Slottle thing. One piece of equipment that will cook anything, one piece of equipment to clean, and one piece of equipment to pack up and trek around with me…I love it.
Cooking on the Skottle is pretty simple too, kind of fun even. It’s easy to use and with the way the Skottle equally heats up, you don’t find a corner of something burnt while the other side is uncooked. I also learned through this little experiment that much like the cast iron skillet, the Skottle gets better and better after every use. By the time we were done with the trip, everyone had the chance to cook on it, and much like myself, everyone also loved it. *SIDE NOTE to us “bacon and eggs on the trail” fans, it was my favorite thing I cooked that weekend.
*PLANTBASED FOLKS…These Beyond Meat Sausages are awesome straight off the Skottle!
Ok, last thing…There was a girl on the trip that kept making references about it bringing us together as a group. Of course we all made fun of her at the time, but you know what?? She was 100% correct. I couldn’t help but to notice that the entire group would hang out laughing, and having a great time together around the Skottle while we were cooking. It was bringing us together. Now, I won’t say it’s better than a good camp fire with a bunch of friends, but…it is a great warm up to it while we wait for the sun to go down.
To order your own Skottle (like I’m going to do) just go to www.TembTusk.com
Rob Spencer