Propane camp ovens
- Thread starter rusty_tlc
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No experience but I know they sell them on Costco.com as well for a better warranty. The range is only rated at 5,300 btu per burner so you might need to bring another high power burner with you.
Corey
OverCamping Specialist
I know I had just read about one yesterday.
I have had my eye on them for awhile.
Finally after abut twenty minutes I found where I read it, a cooking forum.
http://www.camp-cook.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1150
http://jpodbuild.wordpress.com/galley/
I think I found the forum from here too.
Lots of good dutch oven stuff and more over there too.
Right now I use a propane cook stove, and a Foxhill oven that sits on one of the burners.
The Campchef thing looks very cool, and able to cook easier than my setup perhaps.
I have had my eye on them for awhile.
Finally after abut twenty minutes I found where I read it, a cooking forum.
http://www.camp-cook.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1150
http://jpodbuild.wordpress.com/galley/
I think I found the forum from here too.
Lots of good dutch oven stuff and more over there too.
Right now I use a propane cook stove, and a Foxhill oven that sits on one of the burners.
The Campchef thing looks very cool, and able to cook easier than my setup perhaps.
robertdarin
Adventurer
let us know how you like it, looks like a good idea to me!
DesertRose
Safari Chick & Supporting Sponsor
rusty_tlc said:
Hi Rusty - I am about to try one of those - it's sitting in the carport ready to go, it's just been too windy to fire it up yet. I'll post soon on it.
We just launched a new column in Overland Journal called Overland Chef, and we're going to be covering bread baking soon.
I'm trying a couple of no-knead bread recipes this weekend if the wind stops!
cruisertoy
Explorer
I own one of the camp chef units. Picked it up in the cave at Cabela's for $100. We bought it mainly for emergency cooking, but took it camping this summer. The top cook burners are a little weak, but the oven worked great for us. We cooked monkey bread for 15 people and a batch of blueberry muffins. I need to get the adapter to a 20lb propane tank. The quality is a little wimpy, but it seemed to work fine.
Atticus_1354
Adventurer
DesertRose said:
I can't wait for this. I am going to finally be picking up a dutch oven and would love to find some bread recipes for it. Do you know if any of the no knead recipes will work in a dutch oven? I considered picking up one of these ovens, but I'm still young and in love with charcoal.
DesertRose
Safari Chick & Supporting Sponsor
Atticus_1354 said:
Hi Atticus - bread is much easier than you think, and Dutch ovens should be perfect for baking great bread. I love fires, too, when we can have them!
What I'm aiming for is easy-to-do-in-camp bread. So I'll test Dutch oven bread against the Camp Chef and Coleman ovens.
What got me going again on camp bread is how easy all the cooks on safari make it - for the last few years I've been lucky to work parttime in East Africa. Safari cooks turn out amazing bread using Dutch ovens or using regular baking tins (as many as 6-10 tins of bread) inside custom made metal boxes that are used just like the Dutch oven - coals are heaped on top. No fuss. Great fresh bread.
Since on our home safaris we don't have staff (!
), we have to be a bit more creative.
Atticus_1354
Adventurer
I can't wait. I will have to dig a fire pit in the backyard and start cooking dinner outside. At least if I mess it up at home I will have a pantry full of backup food.