Camp chef stove/oven?
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Hilldweller
SE Expedition Society
I've seen those but never used one.
I'm a big Dutch oven fan; have you ever tried one?
I'm a big Dutch oven fan; have you ever tried one?
jim65wagon
Well-known member
We've got one in our teardrop. It's only seen two road trips so far, but it's done some tasty cinnamon rolls and baked an apple pie to perfection and the stovetop works as well as our Coleman stove we've used for the last few years. Having an oven is sweet!
The only issues we've had are the built-in oven temp gauge is about 50 degrees off, we bought an oven thermometer to solve that problem, and the regulator stuck closed one day and I had to dismantle/remantle it to get the gas flowing again....
The only issues we've had are the built-in oven temp gauge is about 50 degrees off, we bought an oven thermometer to solve that problem, and the regulator stuck closed one day and I had to dismantle/remantle it to get the gas flowing again....
NOPE! Campchief makes a "tent" and diffuser plate so you can use a dutch oven on a stove! I live in So. Cal. and have the fire restrictions problem too. This saves the day! Takes a little practice but you can bake again without coals! When I found that item, I hadn't used my dutch oven in about a year except for desert trips! The other plus is you don't have to babysit like with coals...rotating the lid and base to avoid hot spots.
cruisertoy
Explorer
We've had one for about 5 years. Temp thing is off but we put a secondary one in. Works well.
http://www.kotulas.com/deals/camping-oven-is-ready-for-action
This one is only an oven but it smaller than the Camp Chef one. It is also only $70. Combined with my $40 two burner stove, it was much less than the cost of the combo unit.
This one is only an oven but it smaller than the Camp Chef one. It is also only $70. Combined with my $40 two burner stove, it was much less than the cost of the combo unit.
spikemd
Explorer
My buddy has one and we have brought it on the trail a few times. Baked cookies, which the kids love, and warm things up. The stovetop is as good as any other two burner stove. The only downside is size. It is a bit big and heavy, but since he has a disco with the rear seats removed, it isn't an issue. It adds some dinner options for the trail and works pretty well. He got it at Costco for like $170? I was at Costco yesterday here in Sacramento and they have another batch of them. Like anything at Costco, its a seasonal item, so once they are sold out, they may not get any back in. Good luck.
can't seem to find an oven that works better than my dutch ovens. The only downside is the weather here has been so dry that all the fire restrictions make using them impossible. The last trip we took our woks (made from old disc harrows) and a burner from a turkey deep fryer and had some really great shrimp burritos.
Honu
lost on the mainland
you ever try those tent things that campchef sells ?
thought about that here with all these fire restrictions
I want to get into doing some dutch oven things and not sure if those tent things actually work or not ?
No, I have not used them. Did not know they even existed. That will teach me not to market my ideas. I used a sheet metal box with a hole cut in the top and another piece of sheetmetal screwed to the top to allow me to close down the amount of heat that would come up through the box. The problem was it melted the knobs on the stove, not enough air flow I believe.
I still use a piece of 1/4 plate in my bbq grill at home when I want to practice a dutch oven recipe. I have several "kitchen" style ovens as well as, way too many, camp style. It is great to practice at home in the oven to get the recipes right before hitting the trails. the electric oven or bbq take the temp variations out of play and allow me to dial in the recipe before actually making anything for the groups.
I still use a piece of 1/4 plate in my bbq grill at home when I want to practice a dutch oven recipe. I have several "kitchen" style ovens as well as, way too many, camp style. It is great to practice at home in the oven to get the recipes right before hitting the trails. the electric oven or bbq take the temp variations out of play and allow me to dial in the recipe before actually making anything for the groups.
I read a thread on the Dutch Oven Dome somewhere in the last few days, but I can't remember where. They seemed to really like it and said that it worked pretty good. I did find a couple of the videos that they had linked to showing how works. There are also some videos of the oven/stove combo too. They make cinnamon rolls and a cobbler. They are on page 3. If you watch the cobbler video and then look at the recommended videos on the side there is a review where the guy makes a turkey in the oven. Here's the Camp Chef video channel link and the Dome videos below. http://www.youtube.com/user/campchef/videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaVs9olFamI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmzEbHaAt8Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew_z5utc_mo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaVs9olFamI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmzEbHaAt8Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew_z5utc_mo
seems in the videos they used aluminum ovens with the dome. I have never used full sized aluminum dutch ovens. They also eluded to one of the problems I had with my metal box, the top never seemed to get hot enough. Removing the lid of the oven would no doubt help that issue.
The dome reminds me of the cardboard box cooking techniques, probably the best way to cook turkey imho.
The dome reminds me of the cardboard box cooking techniques, probably the best way to cook turkey imho.