Cooking Merit Badge

The Cooking merit badge introduces principles of cooking that can be used both at home or in the outdoors. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about food safety, nutritional guidelines, meal planning, and methods of food preparation, and will review the variety of culinary (or cooking) careers available.​

• The Camping merit badge was one of the original 57 merit badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in 1911. 
• Camping merit badge is required for the National Outdoor Badge for Camping.

• Cooking merit badge is required for the Eagle Scout rank.​

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Session Details

Difficulty	Prerequisites	Materials to Bring	Location	Length	Requirements
3	Recommended for older Scouts. Requirements 4, 6d, 6e, & 6f  will not be completed at camp. Scouts will be prepared to complete requirement 4 at home. Scouts will be prepared to complete requirement 6d, 6e, & 6f on a unit backpacking trip.	n/a	Scoutcraft Shelter	2	Link