Fresh-Ground Campfire Seasoning — Mr. Scout Fire, Steaks, Chili & Beans

Why isn't your seasoning fresh ground? 🔥

Mr. Scout Fire is. It's the ultimate campfire blend, built for open flame and cast iron: roasted garlic, ancho, smoked paprika, chipotle, and red jalapeño ground in small batches and stamped with a Born-On Date.

This one has a story. Mr. Scout Fire is the fundraiser blend for Boy Scout Troop 223 right here in Chattanooga. We keep only what it costs to make the blend and get it shipped. Everything else goes to the troop, and when the Scouts sell it in person they keep 90% of the sale price. You get a seriously good seasoning. They get to go camping.

The Flavor Profile:

• Smoky & Deep: Smoked paprika, ancho, and chipotle taste like food cooked over a fire, even when it isn't.
• Roasted Garlic Backbone: Sweet, mellow, and rich instead of sharp.
• A Slow Ember: Red jalapeño and chipotle bring warmth that builds, not a burn that takes over.

Why It Works:

• Chili: Smoky ancho and chipotle do the heavy lifting, so one blend replaces the four or five jars you'd normally dump in.
• Beans: Black beans, pintos, baked beans, red beans and rice, ham and bean soup. Roasted garlic and smoke turn a pot of beans into the reason everyone came.
• Steaks & Burgers: Salt, pepper, garlic, and smoke are all a good piece of beef needs.
• Cast Iron & Dutch Oven Cooking: Skillet potatoes, cowboy beans, camp stew, cobblers of the savory kind. It's made for a heavy pot over coals.
• On a Stick or on the Grill: Hot dogs, sausages, foil packets, chicken thighs. Anything cooked over open flame.

🌿 Ingredients:
Sea salt, roasted garlic, granulated onion, black pepper, smoked paprika, ancho, thyme, chipotle, red jalapeño.

FAQ

What is Mr. Scout Fire?
A smoky, garlic-forward campfire seasoning built for chili, beans, steaks, burgers, and anything cooked in cast iron over open flame. It's ground fresh in small batches and stamped with a Born-On Date, and it's the fundraiser blend for Boy Scout Troop 223 in Chattanooga.

How does the fundraiser work?
We keep only enough to cover production and shipping so we can keep making it. The rest goes to Troop 223. On the blends the Scouts sell in person, the troop keeps 90% of the sale price.

What seasoning do you put in chili?
Chili wants smoky dried chiles, garlic, onion, black pepper, and a little heat. Mr. Campfire has ancho, chipotle, red jalapeño, roasted garlic, onion, and smoked paprika in one blend, so you're not measuring out five jars. Start with 2 to 3 tablespoons per pound of meat and adjust from there.

Can I make chili seasoning at home?
You can. Here's the honest truth: a good one needs ancho, chipotle, paprika, garlic, onion, black pepper, and thyme. That's seven jars at $4 to $8 each, and the ground chiles in your cabinet have probably been sitting long enough to taste like dust. Mr. Campfire is pre-balanced, ground this week, and dated on the bag.

What spices can I add to chili to make it better?
Smoke and depth are usually what's missing. Ancho gives raisin-sweet earthiness, chipotle brings smoke, and roasted garlic rounds out the acidity from the tomatoes. Stir a spoonful of Mr. Campfire in near the end of the simmer and taste the difference.

What's the best seasoning for beans?
Beans need garlic, smoke, and salt to stop tasting flat. Mr. Campfire covers all three. It works in black beans, pintos, baked beans, lima beans, and red beans and rice.

How do I season black beans?
Sauté onion in a little fat, add the beans with a splash of their liquid, then stir in 1 to 2 teaspoons of Mr. Campfire per can. Simmer ten minutes. The roasted garlic and smoked paprika do the rest.

What seasoning goes in ham and bean soup?
Smoked paprika, garlic, onion, black pepper, and thyme, which is exactly the backbone of this blend. Add a tablespoon to the pot with the ham bone and let it simmer.

Is it good for green beans?
Yes. Toss green beans with a little butter or bacon fat and a teaspoon of Mr. Campfire, then roast or sauté until blistered. Smoky, garlicky, and no longer the side nobody touches.

Can I use it on steaks and burgers?
That's what it's best at. Salt, black pepper, roasted garlic, and smoke build a crust on a hot grill or a cast iron skillet. Season generously right before it hits the heat.

Is it good for Dutch oven and cast iron cooking?
It was built for it. Camp stew, cowboy beans, skillet potatoes, chili over coals, chicken in a covered pot. Heavy iron and slow heat are where the smoke and roasted garlic bloom.

How spicy is Mr. Camp Fire?
Mild to medium. Chipotle and red jalapeño bring smoky warmth rather than real heat. Most kids at the campsite will eat it without blinking.

How fresh is it?
Check the Born-On Date on the bag. It's ground in small batches and shipped within days, so the paprika and chiles still smell like something when you open it.

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