Camp oven on gas

Hollowaymoon · Member

Camp oven on gas

Turtle Trekers · Veteran Member

Good evening Steve and Suzette

We haven't tried using our camp oven on a gas burner but there is another alternative. Try using an old frypan - the deeper the better - and remove all the electrical bits. Then use charcoal briquettes (found in supermarkets) as your fuel. Has worked a treat for us on those occasions when we could not have a fire.

Alan and Louise

Sheba · Guru

: Camp Oven Cooking In Australia

This link should help.

Cheers,

Sheba.

Hollowaymoon · Member

Thank you Alan & Louise, and Sheba. The frypan & briquette combination sounds excellent, real thinking outside the square!!!

Sheba, the "Camp Oven Cooking in Australia" site looks great, I just had a quick peek, but will go through it when I have more time.

Suzette & Steve

03_troopy · Guru

Try googling "choofer" in image search. You'll get plenty of ideas there too.

Turtle Trekers · Veteran Member

Unfortunately, we cannot take the credit for the frypan idea - we found it in one of the many Camp Oven Cookbooks that are in out possesion. Not sure which one as the book is in a very safe place at the moment

Alan and Louise

Sheba · Guru

Turtle Trekers wrote:
Unfortunately, we cannot take the credit for the frypan idea -
Alan and Louise

Explanations, Recipes and Pics. using the Fry-pan/Heat Bead technique is on another Forum.

Cheers,

Sheba.

Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

Turtle Trekers wrote:
Good evening Steve and Suzette

We haven't tried using our camp oven on a gas burner but there is another alternative. Try using an old frypan - the deeper the better - and remove all the electrical bits. Then use charcoal briquettes (found in supermarkets) as your fuel. Has worked a treat for us on those occasions when we could not have a fire.

Alan and Louise

That was a Tommo trick and can be found in one of his books.

KD

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Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

Hollowaymoon wrote:
Could anyone advise us about using the camp oven on a gas burner. Does food burn easily or stick to the bottom. So many places where fires aren't allowed now, but we really love the camp oven. Cheers to all Steve & Suzette

Have you considered an Ozpig?

Qld National Parks like them.

A message from Queensland National Parks:

Thank you for your e-mail enquiring about campfire restrictions. Open fires are prohibited on Fraser Island but your Ozpig may be used on Fraser Island, Inskip and Moreton Island. However, the use of this appliance is subject to conditions outlined below as stated on our website http://www.epa.qld.gov.au Fraser Island Great Sandy National Park\frequently asked questions.

Fully self-contained heating and cooking appliances may be used at all campgrounds (unless a Total Fire Ban is in place). They must be off the ground (recommended minimum height is 200mm). These appliances must use only manufactured fuel such as heat beads. Bush timber or timber off cuts must not be used. Appliances that are not fully self-contained, such as braziers, are not permitted. All appliances, materials and fuels (e.g. heat beads) must be removed from the national park on departure'.

Bribie Island
Please note... It has been bought to our attention that Fires / Heat Beads are not permitted on the ocean beach
Fires are permitted at Mission Point & Poverty Creek (Take you own fire wood)

Kind regards
Cheryl

Cross-posted from the OZPIG website with permission.

KD

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Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

Hollowaymoon wrote:
Could anyone advise us about using the camp oven on a gas burner. Does food burn easily or stick to the bottom. So many places where fires aren't allowed now, but we really love the camp oven. Cheers to all Steve & Suzette

Have you tied a CAMP OVEN MATE from Southern Metal Spinners?

KD

marto1944 · Senior Member

Hi Hollowaymoon

Some months ago I put a posting on regarding the southern metal spinners to see if any one had tried their gear but to no avail so at birthday time late last year guess what I got my self

1 - 12inch spun camp oven
1 - Camp Mate
1 - 12inch frying pan

Well my first effort was a tooheys old damper - just a little fiddling and was it great

Second attempt a rolled leg of pork 4 hours at about 160 deg slow cooking is great well that went very well too I used a thermometer and measured the exaust gases at the top of the camp mate on one ring of a 3 ring burner (outer ring at very low setting and marked where the tap setting was for next time i.e. 160 deg) unfortunately the crackling was not perfect
next time I am going to get it hotter for the first 20 minutes about 220 deg I believe to be correct and have perfect crackling

Well today she who must be obeyed brought home another rolled leg of pork and asked can we do another one in the camp oven and of course I jumped at the idea I'll keep you posted
I put in an order for some snags to try out my frying pan hopefully that will be in a couple of days

so far I am happy with my spun cookware and camp mate and think by the time I head off in the middle of the year I may just survive out there in grey nomad land somehow

The good part about my camp oven is that it comes with a trivitt (a small mesh base) that keeps the food off the bottom of the oven and thus it does not stick to the bottom

regards

peter
I must admit I am having great fun experimenting with gas cooking time will tell how I go with a camp fire

Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

Pictures please Peter.............

The SMS Bedourie is good too, I have the 10".
But plan to buy the camp oven type as well.

KD

Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

Camp Oven Mate - Southern Metal Spinners - Cast Iron Boys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxd4mIiK2sM&list=UUtINFhXd6xwxZ9wvDPQ78Ug

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Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

The Cast Iron Boys cooking with a camp oven on gas:

Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

Derek Bullock - Camp Oven Cooking Equipment

Derek Bullock show the equipment used in camp oven cooking including the SMS Camp Oven Mate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thJJZKo-7bg

Derek owns COCIA, Camp Oven Cooking In Australia: http://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl

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Franrick · Member

Hi Guys.

A few decades ago I spent a lot of time in the bush on mineral exploration projects.

We usually had basics camps and basic cooking but that didn't mean we went without good food.

The trick (if it is indeed a trick) with using a camp oven with gas is to regulate the heat carefully but then isn't that the trick to using a camp oven properly anyway.

We regularly made bread, cakes and roast dinners using a camp oven on a gas ring. The important thing is to have a decent size ring, hopefully with two or three burner rings, to get the best out of the oven. A trivet on the bottom of the oven will stop the bottom cooking before the top and prevent burning. (but you knew that).

Once the oven is warm enough you just regulate the heat the normal way and use the "outside" gas ring the heat the outside walls of the oven. With a little practice you will get it right and turn out hreat meals.

I have seen people use the new disposable propane gas cookers with camp ovens with quite good results. Just have a spare canister ready in case you need it.

Cheers, Rick.

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neilnruth · Guru

Welcome to the forum from us Franrick. Sounds like experienced advice. Good ideas.