[ Originally published on Facebook 2 April 2020 ]
So ‘from the sublime to’ . . . no I can’t say ‘the ridiculous,’ because the next channel is far from that; let’s say rather ‘from the sublime to the rambunctious’ . . .
One of the many it-doesn’t-quite-add-up things about our current predicament [this was written during the early days of the first full-court-press UK Covid lockdown] is that all the utilities—electricity, gas, water, sewage, garbage, post, you name it—seem to be almost unaffected.
But let’s say the power was off—we’d have to find other ways of lighting, heating, cooking.
For ‘Cowboy’ Kent Rollins that’d be no kinda big deal, ‘cos’n’ that’s what he does—he cooks up a storm over an open fire.
Back in them frontier days, folks didn’t have none o’ them fancy ‘lectric stoves—all their cooking was done wood-fired, using cast-iron skillets, Dutch ovens and sich . . .
And this is what Rollins shows us, whether it’s good campfire coffee, mama’s cornbread dressing, fried rattlesnake (no, really), Philly cheesesteak, or jalapeño cheese sourdough bread, Kent’s got y’all covered.
It’s all presented in his inimitable style—good-ole-boy Oklahoma corny. So yes, maybe you wouldn’t want to listen to him all day, but in small doses his deep knowledge, his fluent patter, and his sheer down-home good-heartedness warm and convince.
A recent one of his titled ‘Cowboy Cures’ is testament to just how much he really knows his stuff. And if’n’ you let him folks, he can pass on a whole passel o’ knowin’ about outdoor cooking and life, power off or not . . .
::: VEGETARIANS AVOID :::
Here’s Kent’s intro video for his YouTube channel, which should give you some flavour . . .
Up for some more? (It’s worth it . . .) Kent’s YouTube channel here