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Wild1


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Hi all, In this chilly weather I was contemplating how to make a warming roast when I don't have an oven in the MH - so I though I could take my cast iron dutch oven that takes about 3-4 litres, put a wire trivet in the bottom and then place the meat & veg on that and cook it on the stove top on a low heat.  Ditto with anything else that requires baking by placing a smaller heatproof dish inside on the trivet. Has anyone else tried this and what results did you get?

I have also posted this on the General Forum.

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I've always figured that an oven is a hot box with shelves to keep food from coming into contact with the source of the heat. A trivet is a shelf, yeah? Then the trivet-dutch-oven combo should work. But don't blame me if it doesn't hehe. The only prob, of course, is setting the temperature.

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Hmmm .... yes the temperature, trial and error me thinks



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Or you could cook outside with a camp oven trick I use,  as you really need top heat for a good roast.

I use an old frying pan with the handle cut off with Heat Beads as shown below:



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OR, if you want to be nice and warm, buy an OzPig and use Ironbark.
See:



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GaryKelly wrote:

Looks like a lot of heavy stuff there, David - to carry around, I mean.

 I carry in the Campervan:

- 2 frying pan bases

- 1 Heat Beads Starter Chimney & fire lighters

- tongs for the Heat Beads

- Mair Lid Lifter

- 3 Lodge camp ovens 10",  8" and 6",  a couple of trivets

- 1 Volcano Collapsible Stove

OzPig stays home but has occasional weekend trip outings.



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The 10" Lodge camp oven can be bought online from Cabela's.

Really good buy with shipping to Australia:

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Camping/Outdoor-Cooking/Cast-Iron-Dutch-Ovens%7C/pc/104795280/c/104754780/sc/104257980/Lodge-5-Quart-Deep-Dutch-Oven/1421081.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fcamping-outdoor-cooking-cast-iron-dutch-ovens%2F_%2FN-1100712%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104257980%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253BMMcat104795280%253Bcat104754780&WTz_l=SBC%3BMMcat104795280%3Bcat104754780%3Bcat104257980Lodge 10" DEEP





 

 

 



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Looks like a lot of heavy stuff there, David - to carry around, I mean.

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Hi everyone. Try www.idos.com for an interesting site on dutch ovens. At top of web page click on Forums,

then FAQ and General Information. Check out topic 6 which is Dutch Oven Cooking 101. Hope people find the

whole web site helpful. Happy cooking and safe travelling to everyone.



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