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Barney’s Bluff Camp Kitchen Checklist

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Barney’s Bluff Camp Kitchen Checklist

Thursday–Monday • Team Jellie Camping Plan
Low-chop • Rain-aware • Cooler-smart • Good food first

How to Use This List

Check the house first, then buy only what is missing. The goal is simple: use the food we already have, pack the Dometic as the working fridge, and keep the big ice chest closed as much as possible.

Final Menu

  • Thursday Dinner: Sausage, potato, onion, and pepper skillet
  • Friday Breakfast: Sausage potato bacon egg hash
  • Friday Lunch: Chicken strip wraps
  • Friday Dinner: Burger or turkey potato casserole
  • Saturday Breakfast: Leftover breakfast hash
  • Saturday Lunch: Kellie’s rainy-day charcuterie board
  • Saturday Dinner: Skillet quesadillas
  • Sunday Breakfast: Quesadilla egg skillet
  • Sunday Lunch: Snack board / leftovers
  • Sunday Dinner: Campfire pizza night
  • Monday Breakfast: Pizza egg hash
  • Monday Lunch: Road-home wraps / snack board

Buy Only If Missing

Dry Goods

  • Boxed pizza crust mix, just-add-water style
  • Tortillas, 1–2 packs
  • Crackers for charcuterie
  • Tortilla chips
  • Pizza sauce
  • Salsa
  • Refried beans or black beans
  • Trail mix
  • Applesauce cups
  • Peanut butter, if low
  • Honey, if low
  • Jam, optional for charcuterie
  • Mustard, if low
  • Hot sauce
  • Parmesan cheese

Charcuterie Board Items

  • Cheddar cheese
  • Colby jack cheese
  • Pepper jack cheese
  • Gouda or Swiss, optional
  • Summer sausage, salami, or pepperoni
  • Grapes
  • Apples
  • Pickles
  • Olives
  • Nuts or trail mix
  • Disposable tray, board liner, or paper plates

Cold Items

  • Eggs, if low
  • Shredded Mexican cheese
  • Mozzarella or pizza cheese
  • Sour cream
  • Butter
  • Extra bacon, only if needed

Support Items

  • Blue ice blocks or frozen water bottles
  • Aluminum foil
  • Zip bags
  • Leftover containers
  • Paper towels
  • Disposable plates or bowls
  • Trash bags

Get From Home

Freezer / Fridge

  • Frozen hamburger, 1 lb
  • Frozen sausage, 1 lb
  • Frozen turkey burger, 1 lb
  • Precooked chicken strips
  • Uncooked bacon, 1 lb
  • Eggs
  • Cheese
  • Sour cream
  • Butter
  • Pepperoni, salami, summer sausage, or deli meat
  • Pickles
  • Olives
  • Dips, ranch, mustard, salsa, or opened sauces

Produce

  • Potatoes
  • Onions
  • Peppers
  • Apples
  • Grapes
  • Easy snack fruit

Dry Box / Pantry

  • Boxed pizza crust mix
  • Tortillas
  • Crackers
  • Chips
  • Salsa
  • Pizza sauce
  • Beans or refried beans
  • Peanut butter
  • Honey
  • Trail mix
  • Applesauce cups
  • Mustard
  • Hot sauce
  • Parmesan
  • Cooking oil
  • Foil
  • Zip bags
  • Leftover containers

Seasonings

  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Garlic powder
  • Onion powder
  • Paprika
  • Italian seasoning
  • Taco seasoning
  • Cajun seasoning or seasoned salt
  • Cinnamon
  • Brown sugar

Camp Kitchen Gear

  • Dutch oven
  • Two skillets
  • Cast iron pizza pan, optional
  • Tongs
  • Spatula
  • Dutch oven lid lifter
  • Heat gloves
  • Cutting board
  • Knife
  • Can opener
  • Mixing bowl for pizza dough
  • Measuring cup or water bottle for pizza crust mix
  • Paper plates or bowls
  • Paper towels
  • Trash bags
  • Dish tub
  • Dish soap
  • Scrubber

Dometic Electric Cooler Packing Plan

Dometic = Working Fridge

The Dometic should hold the food we will open often and the food needed for the first meals. This is the easy-access cooler.

Top Layer: Thursday Dinner Pack

  • Sausage, thawing or partly thawed
  • Potatoes for Thursday dinner
  • Sliced peppers
  • Sliced onions
  • Butter or oil
  • Cheese, optional
  • Small seasoning container

Friday Breakfast Pack

  • Eggs for Friday morning
  • Bacon portion
  • Cheese portion
  • Small sour cream container, optional
  • Empty leftover container for Thursday sausage/potato mix

Active Comfort Items

  • Eggs for the first 1–2 days
  • Cheese currently in use
  • Sour cream currently in use
  • Butter
  • Bacon currently in use
  • Precooked chicken strips
  • Open salsa or sauce after first use
  • Leftovers for the next meal

Large Ice Chest Packing Plan

Large Ice Chest = Cold Vault

This cooler should stay closed as much as possible. Use it for frozen meat, backup items, and later-trip food. Do not use this as the snack cooler unless you want the cheese to start negotiating with the weather.

Bottom Layer: Deep Cold

  • Frozen hamburger
  • Frozen turkey burger
  • Any extra frozen meat
  • Blue ice blocks
  • Frozen water bottles

Middle Layer: Later Trip Items

  • Extra cheese
  • Extra sour cream
  • Extra eggs
  • Pizza cheese for Sunday
  • Charcuterie meats not needed until Saturday
  • Extra bacon if not needed early

Top Layer: Saturday Charcuterie Pull

  • Cheese blocks
  • Salami, summer sausage, or pepperoni
  • Grapes or apples
  • Pickles
  • Olives
  • Dip or spread, optional

Dry Box Packing Plan

  • Boxed pizza crust mix
  • Tortillas
  • Crackers
  • Chips
  • Salsa
  • Pizza sauce
  • Beans or refried beans
  • Peanut butter
  • Honey or jam
  • Trail mix
  • Applesauce cups
  • Mustard
  • Hot sauce
  • Parmesan
  • Seasonings
  • Foil
  • Zip bags
  • Paper towels

Daily Transfer Plan

Thursday Before Leaving

  • Pack Thursday dinner on top of the Dometic
  • Pack Friday breakfast items in the Dometic
  • Pack frozen burger and turkey burger deep in the ice chest
  • Pack Saturday charcuterie box near the top of the ice chest

Friday Morning

  • Move hamburger or turkey burger into the Dometic for Friday dinner
  • Refill active cheese if needed
  • Refill sour cream if needed

Saturday Morning

  • Pull charcuterie box
  • Pull cheese board items
  • Pull meat board items
  • Pull fruit, pickles, and olives

Sunday Morning

  • Move pizza cheese to the Dometic
  • Move pizza toppings to the Dometic
  • Move any remaining cooked meat to pizza topping duty
  • Move extra eggs for Monday breakfast

Monday Morning

  • Use up eggs
  • Use up cheese
  • Use up bacon
  • Use up pizza leftovers
  • Use up charcuterie leftovers for road-home snacks

Low-Chop Prep Before Leaving

  • Slice peppers into strips
  • Slice or dice onions
  • Wash potatoes
  • Slice charcuterie cheese
  • Portion bacon into meal amounts
  • Portion cheese into meal bags
  • Build one grab-and-go Saturday charcuterie box
  • Build one Thursday dinner grab-and-cook pack
  • Build one Sunday pizza-night bag

Meal-Specific Packing Bags

Bag 1: Thursday Dinner

  • Sausage
  • Potatoes
  • Peppers
  • Onions
  • Butter or oil
  • Cheese, optional
  • Seasoning blend

Bag 2: Friday Dinner

  • Hamburger or turkey burger
  • Potatoes
  • Peppers and onions
  • Cheese
  • Sour cream
  • Sauce, gravy packet, or cream soup, optional

Bag 3: Saturday Charcuterie

  • Cheese
  • Crackers
  • Summer sausage, salami, or pepperoni
  • Grapes or apples
  • Pickles
  • Olives
  • Jam, honey, or mustard
  • Nuts or trail mix

Bag 4: Saturday Quesadillas

  • Tortillas
  • Chicken strips or leftover burger
  • Cheese
  • Beans or refried beans
  • Salsa
  • Sour cream

Bag 5: Sunday Pizza

  • Boxed pizza crust mix
  • Pizza sauce
  • Mozzarella or pizza cheese
  • Bacon
  • Sausage, burger, turkey burger, or chicken leftovers
  • Peppers and onions
  • Olives or mushrooms, optional
  • Italian seasoning
  • Parmesan

Final Reminder

The plan is simple: Thursday skillet dinner, Friday real camp comfort food, Saturday charcuterie picnic for Kellie, Sunday pizza night, and Monday leftovers for the road.

Cook smart, keep the cold stuff cold, and avoid accidentally opening a damp outdoor restaurant called Why Are There So Many Dishes?

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