Ever tried backpacking with a Dutch Oven? That's why i love cruiser-camping.
Dutch Oven Cooking
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We do chicken, pork roast, just about anything that you would cook low and slow in the oven. It's great to be able to fool around all day and know dinner is ready whenever you are.surfpig said:We used to do this when I was doing field work for the FS in the Sierra; Set it up in the morning, go off to work, come back to a delicious meal!
Very timely post, I don't have one of my own, but it's on my list for this season, and I was going to ask the collective wisdom for recommendations!
If you only get one get the larger size, more options that way. I think you need two.
Our favorite is pillsbury cinnamon rolls in the can, after, egg/sausage and chesse burritos w/ black bean salsa, hash browns and onions w/ a little chipotle sauce and coffee.....whew what a way to start the day, and keeps the cholestrol levels peaking....
Yournamehere's recipe for 'pissed wife' using dutch oven technique.
Take one (1) bed and load with subject [i.e. wife/girlfriend/mate/whatever]
Expell ass gas under covers or sheets
promptly pull sheets over subjects head and hold tightly to mattress
Attempt to keep subject sealed for as long as possiible.
Lift sheets and laugh histerically.
repeat if needed.
Take one (1) bed and load with subject [i.e. wife/girlfriend/mate/whatever]
Expell ass gas under covers or sheets
promptly pull sheets over subjects head and hold tightly to mattress
Attempt to keep subject sealed for as long as possiible.
Lift sheets and laugh histerically.
repeat if needed.
www.macscouter.com, us boy scouts have some pretty good dutch oven recipies, my favorite is breakfast cassarole, but we make everything in our ovens, i've made donuts, cassaroles, cheeseburger pies, cakes, ice cream, dump cakes, cobblers, the possibilities are endless, gotta love dutch ovens.
Cooking with gas. I like this, we have total bans on burning during the summer fairly often. This would solve that problem.
Hey, dutch oven experts:
What do you think are some must-have accessories with your Dutch Oven setup? Lid lifter, tongs maybe, gloves... What else? I bought one recently and have been fooling around with it... getting my trial-and-errors out of the way before camping season...
Thanks.
What do you think are some must-have accessories with your Dutch Oven setup? Lid lifter, tongs maybe, gloves... What else? I bought one recently and have been fooling around with it... getting my trial-and-errors out of the way before camping season...
Thanks.
Cruiserdrew
On the way there
surfpig said:
You've mentioned the essentials. Welding gloves are the best-I keep a set with my DO. You need tongs to position coals on the lid and the hooked lid lifter is indispensible. The lid rest that Lodge makes is handy so you don't have to set the lid in the dirt.
Did I kill my Dutch Oven?
This is what I found when I unloaded my TT after I sold it
Not so bad inside
We can save this Dutch Oven. All I have to do is wire brush the outside, then re-season as you would a new oven. If time allows I'll take care of it tommorow and post some pictures.
I have bought a lot of cast iron cookware at garage sales for almost nothing. Short of breaking it there is almost nothing that ruins a piece of cast iron cookware.
This is what I found when I unloaded my TT after I sold it
Not so bad inside
We can save this Dutch Oven. All I have to do is wire brush the outside, then re-season as you would a new oven. If time allows I'll take care of it tommorow and post some pictures.
I have bought a lot of cast iron cookware at garage sales for almost nothing. Short of breaking it there is almost nothing that ruins a piece of cast iron cookware.
Cruiserdrew
On the way there
Nice-Fortunately the inside looks OK. I agree to just scrub/wire brush the outside, scour the inside and reseason. It will be good as new and last the rest of your life. Good find.
What Andy said. Wire brush and some good steel wool and alot of elbow grease before you reseason.
Nice find!
Andy, will bring a dutch oven and mixings per your recipe so we can double up on cobbler the last night.
You have a choice of fruit so we can have different fillings?
Nice find!
Andy, will bring a dutch oven and mixings per your recipe so we can double up on cobbler the last night.
You have a choice of fruit so we can have different fillings?
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It's sad to see that even the manufacturer's recipe book calls for a lot of can and packaged foods to "warm up" in their ovens.
I mean, making a cake from a box is not baking. It's just like making Kool aid. There is nothing wrong with that, but it's not the same as if you really baked it.
Making a cake from a box is to the real thing, like comparing tang to freshly squeezed orange juice.
I say warm up, because it's definitely not cooking.
Alvaro
I mean, making a cake from a box is not baking. It's just like making Kool aid. There is nothing wrong with that, but it's not the same as if you really baked it.
Making a cake from a box is to the real thing, like comparing tang to freshly squeezed orange juice.
I say warm up, because it's definitely not cooking.
Alvaro
alvarorb said:
I cooked for the CSC at the TTORA event this past weekend. I ended up not wheeling one of the afternoons because I was cooking. I opened a cake box for my cobbler, it went over well by the way, and had no problems doing it...I saved a lot of time in prep work and cooking. I wish I'd taken more time saving options. I would have had more time to wheel and enjoy the day. I aint Betty Crocker...
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For me it depends on what kind of camping I'm doing. In a fixed camp I cook more from scratch, but even then I'll pre-measure and bag ingredients for baked goods. If you have a moving camp some things, like cooking beans for chili, are just not practical.
Some of it is also nostalgia, in my Scouting days we made everything from Bisquick®. I still make sure I have a box in the grub box.
Some of it is also nostalgia, in my Scouting days we made everything from Bisquick®. I still make sure I have a box in the grub box.