Pie Irons

The subject of pie irons came up. I agree whole heartedly that pie irons are great. For those of you that do not know about these little wonders, pull up a computer and read about them.
A pie iron is actually two halves that come apart. I insist on cast iron, square ones. You always start with two slices of bread. Spray one side of a slice of bread with non-stick, butter flavored spray. Place this, buttered side toward the pie iron. Kind of tuck it in to the pie iron. Now repeat for the other half. If you are making toasted cheese sandwiches, then all you need is some cheese. Now fold the half without the cheese over the top of the half with the cheese.
Carefully and slowly heat the pie iron by holding the handles together and extending the cast irons over the fire. Every half minute or so, turn the opposite side toward the fire. After three or four minutes, check how brown the bread is by raising one of the handles away from the other handle to get a peak inside. When it is done to your liking, just turn the pie out onto a paper plate. Do not use Styrofoam plates because they melt.
Okay, now for other things to try in the place of cheese. Try:
*Pizza squeeze, cheese and pizza toppings of your choice
*Pastrami, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread
*Left over spaghetti, but use garlic butter on the outside of the bread instead of spray
*sliced boiled eggs, ham and American cheese for breakfast
*pie filling of your choice, my favorite is peach

You get the idea. almost everything you have eaten hot with a fork can be made this way. It is the most important item in my camping supplies. Toilet paper is slightly more important.

Kayak Bandit