Camp Oven Recipe

[campdog]

Every camfire has a camp oven, How about sharing a great camp oven recipe or best meal you ever created in a camp oven.Whats the best way, in the coals or gas fire .

[rumpig]

on fraser we use the camp ovens to cook fish and chips for dinner, done on a gas ring burner. you can't beat tailor caught fresh about 1 hour earlier, coated in a little flour and then deep fried in the camp oven with hot chips cooked in another camp oven next to it.
once you freeze the tailor and take it home it tastes like crap, but caught fresh and cooked straight away, it as good as any other fish i've eaten i reckon.
and for desert we regularly do the big sister puddings with cream, heat the tins in the camp ovens over a gas burner, not a recipe really but hey, thats one thing we do with the camp ovens.
damper cooked in the camp oven over coals, eaten hot with melting butter and maple syrup makes a pretty awesome dessert aswell.

[woolgoolgaoffroad]

i love using my camp oven, probably the best and most enjoyable meal i have ever cooked was roast pork and veges at emu creek a few years ago. But i have found just using different wood enhanses the flavour. Simple things like
spag bol
chicken concarn
mango/apricot chicken
chicken
curried prawns
yummy dodgy damper
pizzas
tin stews
banana or pieapple fritters
and it has to be done in coals if a fire is allowed....

[oldcourier]

MMMM. camp oven! *drawl* I prefer to use the coals for that little extra flavour. We never use a proper recipe, just throw stuff in. We usually put about an inch of water in, thrown in chicken wings or drumsticks, a heap of chopped vegies, some freeze dried pees and/or beans, a pack of soup mix and some home made relish or chutney. Sit the camp oven in some coals and sprinkle a few coals around the outside (don't get it too hot) stir every 45 mins to hr, leave for about 3-4 hrs and WALLAHH! The chicken falls off the bones everytime! Bloody sensational. If too hungover in the morning to cook a feed, (not that I would ever get drunk) you can just sit the camp oven back in the coals and reheat. :D :D :D

[woolgoolgaoffroad]

totally agree with you there too oldcourier, i do that on the last few nights , just a throw together stew come cassarol come meal, always seems to be the best nights too......

[Thirsty2454]

I do all my roasts at home in the camp oven on the gas bbq.I live in a shack with a half arsed kitchen with an oven not much bigger than a carton of beer.The veges get done inside and the meat gets done on the veranda.Thats where I'd rather be anyway.I take the grill plate off the bbq and sit the camp oven on the volcanic rock.That way I can turn the gas down low.Heres my latest recepe for any roast.
Rub oil and salt into the roast.Cut 4 or 5 lemons in half and sqeeze some of the juice into a bowl.Place the half sqeezed lemon skins in the camp oven to form a bed for the roast to sit on.Cook for 45 minutes and then turn the roast and pour on the sqeezed lemon juice.Cook for another 45 minutes and its done.Too easy.

[Patrolman Pat]

I tend to just do roasts with vegies so no real recipes as such. But I cut up a heap of spuds, carrots, parsnips etc at home before I go. Place then in a freezer bag with a tablespoon or so of good qaulity olive oil and a generous sprinkling of mixed herbs or BBQ sesoning. By the time you get to camp they are nicely coated in oil and seasoned and you don't have to worry about preparation so you can chill with a coldie instead.

[woolgoolgaoffroad]

I do all my roasts at home in the camp oven on the gas bbq.I live in a shack with a half arsed kitchen with an oven not much bigger than a carton of beer.The veges get done inside and the meat gets done on the veranda.Thats where I'd rather be anyway.I take the grill plate off the bbq and sit the camp oven on the volcanic rock.That way I can turn the gas down low.Heres my latest recepe for any roast.
Rub oil and salt into the roast.Cut 4 or 5 lemons in half and sqeeze some of the juice into a bowl.Place the half sqeezed lemon skins in the camp oven to form a bed for the roast to sit on.Cook for 45 minutes and then turn the roast and pour on the sqeezed lemon juice.Cook for another 45 minutes and its done.Too easy.

mmmmmm, yummo.
you want to be the head cook in june for the coffs forum meg ?????
we wont say no if you need to volunteer ?????

patrolmanpat
i find too that if you pre prepare at home just like you said, it is soooo easy.
simple rule K.I.S.S. even seem to take less rubbish home

[Thirsty2454]

mmmmmm, yummo.
you want to be the head cook in june for the coffs forum meg ?????
we wont say no if you need to volunteer ?????

You dont have enough beer to sway me away from fishing trip at south west rocks..........or do you?

[Eddy]

OK ... my favourite Camp Oven recipe ...

One leg of mutton (not lamb unless emergency)
500 ml water
put into hot oven in coals for 3/4 hour to 1 hour

Prepare the following mix
500g beef mince
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
packet french onion soup mix
500 ml chicken or beef stock
2-5 teaspoons curry powder
add water until pourable

Pour into the oven.

Leg should be cooked within another hour & half, maybe 2 hours

Remove the leg, and bring the remaining contents of the oven to boil (may need more water, add hot water if needed) This wil produce an excellent sauce to pour over the meat.

[jedsute]

my fav camp oven recipe

someone else cooks it
i eat it

[stepto and son]

can yous send a pic of teh ovens u are talking about? we lloking at getting some, cant decide on whats the best to use etc
cheers

[Patrolman Pat]

I use a Bedouri camp oven.

[Chyzinkoph]

Roast Beef woth vegies.

Make a nice marinade with a decent amount of olive oil, chopped rosemary, chopped parsley, and a couple of bayleaves, along with some salt and pepper, 4-6 little cloves of fresh garlic (crushed), about 2 knobs of ginger (crushed), and the juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange, keep the skins.

Prepare at home at let beef marinade in the mixture until needed.

To cook, break the skins of the orange and lemon into pieces about the size of 50cents and line the inside bottom of the camp oven with them. Place the marinated beef on top and any veges along the sides. dress the veges with the remainder of the marinade, cloase the lid and place on hot coals with coals on the lid aswell.

Depending on the size of your roast it can take up to 2 hours. you may want to add a little stock every half an hour to keep it juciy.

The meat melts in your mouth and the flavours................ what can i say!!

[darryn]

check these scones out
wife's recipe my camp oven skills

i love to cook in my camp oven best time had with a cold one waiting arond the fire for the meal to cook

roothy if you ever want to learn bush cookin (without peanut paste and chilli sauce) give us a yell

[darryn]

check this site out for the keen cookers among us
www.camprecipes.com (http://www.camprecipes.com) or the abc radio site it has some good recipes on it
if you can cook it at home you can cook it in the bush but better

[campdog]

Well seeing that I asked the question, I better put my reply in.
I have a spun metal campoven and love cooking a roast on every camping trip. Baby blade or pork roast are my favorite. I find the spun metal oven good to cook with but have to be extra careful not to use too much heat.
Looks like I might try a few of the posted recipes.
Does anyone use gas cookers with metal campovens.

[darryn]

gas cookers with camp ovens ---- down right un-australian
fire only for me anyway

[campdog]

gas cookers with camp ovens ---- down right un-australian
fire only for me anyway

I think you are right. Like your choice of 4band color.

[darryn]

only the best will do campdog
looks like you know that already thou

[dirtygq]

this might sound weird asking,but campdog what is a spun metal camp oven i have a cast oven...what is the difference and benefits of a spun metal camp oven ?

[campdog]

this might sound weird asking,but campdog what is a spun metal camp oven i have a cast oven...what is the difference and benefits of a spun metal camp oven ?

As far as I know and I think this is right, Spun metal is black steel, shaped into a camp oven. no seams or welds, not sure if it is spun into shape or pressed.its very light but needs a bit of maintenance with oiling, the lid of ours becomes a giant frypan as well as use the camp oven for a boiler for crabs or makind a stew, must be careful with heat.Also very light and wont break.
http://www.southern-metal-spinners.com.au/
Great productsand good value

[dirtygq]

thanks campdog i will have to keep the missus away from that site it is very good.

[campdog]

thanks campdog i will have to keep the missus away from that site it is very good.

Ive been looking at the camp oven mate, would be great when dry timber is short.
We also store all out plates ets in our campoven .

[dirtygq]

aussie camp oven looks good mate and the fish smoker.

[campdog]

aussie camp oven looks good mate and the fish smoker.

We have got the largest aussie camp oven, had it a few years and wouldnt trade it, ,
I actually found about them in an add in 4wd monthy.

[dirtygq]

well i hope the order is here before easter,we are going to rover park and i wanna cook lamb shanks in the camp oven(i do have a brand new cast oven still in the box)

[Thirsty2454]

can yous send a pic of teh ovens u are talking about? we lloking at getting some, cant decide on whats the best to use etc
cheers

Here's mine.
Here's last nights dinner.
Lamb with lemon and orange.

[campdog]

We have got the largest aussie camp oven, had it a few years and wouldnt trade it, ,
I actually found about them in an add in 4wd monthy.

Because the aussie camp oven is thin steel,I foundthe best way to use it was to dig a small hole about 50mm deep, fill it with hot coals and sit the camp oven on top, I have a trivet in the bottom of oven to keep meat from touching the bottom, put the lid on, fill lid with coals,I change the coals every 30minutes and rotate the oven facing the fire. I work on about 30minutes per 500 grams of meat.

[dirtygq]

Here's mine.
Here's last nights dinner.
Lamb with lemon and orange.looks very good ....making me hungry

[dirtygq]

Because the aussie camp oven is thin steel,I foundthe best way to use it was to dig a small hole about 50mm deep, fill it with hot coals and sit the camp oven on top, I have a trivet in the bottom of oven to keep meat from touching the bottom, put the lid on, fill lid with coals,I change the coals every 30minutes and rotate the oven facing the fire. I work on about 30minutes per 500 grams of meat.
when we were at moreton a few years ago we used a cast camp oven ,dug a hole in the sand started burning some hardwood and when timber burnt down to coals added camp oven then put in roast beef with a baking rack on bottom and added water(2 cups). Replaced lid and put coals on the lid. had to go to barge to see off friends . they got bogged several times as they were a bit overloaded(and inexperience). tide was coming in so 4 hours later we got back and open camp oven and was perfectly cooked . was best beef i have ever eaten. On the way home camp oven som how cracked into 2 pieces ????

[woolgoolgaoffroad]

Here's mine.
Here's last nights dinner.
Lamb with lemon and orange.

What butter or oil do put in there ???
Does any one want to come camping at Bello ???, am getting hunger pains !!!

[dirtygq]

great thread................i would go as far as saying best ever.....mmmm food

[Thirsty2454]

What butter or oil do put in there ???
Does any one want to come camping at Bello ???, am getting hunger pains !!!

Just a rub with salt and any oil the missus has on the meat.Im not fussy.Little bit in the bottom of the camp oven and thats about it.Keep it simple for simple poeple like me.Im off in the truck now.Four days on the road and believe me its good to come home to a GOOD home cooked meal.

[Patrolman Pat]

I use a Bedourie from the same mob that makes campdogs camp oven.

http://www.southern-metal-spinners.com.au/camping-page.html

I ahven't stuffed anything up et so it must be easy to use, just takes a few less coals than a cast iron one as it's a bit thinner. I also use the lid as a frying pan. I find it a lot better than atradition oven for keeping ash out of the food.

[GOIN BUSH]

ya cant beat a good stew cooked in the good old camp oven,chuck in what ever you have and slow cook it for a few hours mmm delicious:eek:

[BMKal]

Any decent roast lamb and veges recipe will do, but for a bit of extra sweetness in the meet, try a young goat instead of the lamb. Plenty of them running around the bush near Kalgoorlie and they taste delicious.

And I agree with Darryn - gas burner under a camp oven is un-Australian. But then I live in an area where lighting a decent fire is generally not a problem.

[Jeeps]

I went to a park last month where fires were banned and i didn't have heat beads. So i dug out my cast iron gas ring burner, plonked it on the grass, gave it a bit of wind protection and got it burning with a very very low flame and placed the camp oven on it with a lamb roast for about 45 mins then added some vegies and cooked for another 1.5 hours or so. I was a bit worried that it wouldn't cook right because i hadn't used the ring burner with the camp oven before. It was sooooo lovely :) Mrs Jeeps and Little Ms Jeeps gobbled it up ;)

[Tomax]

We've had our cast iron camp ovens for about 35 years and use them on all our trips to cook everything from scones/bread, to pizzas, to casseroles/stews/curries, to roasts (lamb, goat, beef, pork, chicken, roo - meat in one camp oven, vegies in another), to deserts, including jam tarts etc - camp ovens have huge versatility and it's a standing joke amongst our camping mob that we live better in the bush than we do at home! Coals underneath and on top are usually the go (we're always on the look-out for "good" wood that gives coals that hang on with plenty of heat), but when not able to use wood, we substitute heat beads - just as good, if not better. I've made several bases for our camp ovens from the bottom 100mm of 20 litre oil drums - a layer of heat beads in the bottom, mesh just above the beads, camp oven sitting on the mesh, a layer of beads on the lid - works like a charm.

[Grunter71]

Last night of camping on mates property west of Jackadgery,on the mann river.The boys had got a few bunnies the night before & the girls said they would never eat rabbit !!
we rustled some spuds,carrots,mushies & onion.we also found some 2 minute noodles,& a tin of tomatoes.
I cut the bunnies into pieces,dusted them with flour & browned them on the bbq,also veges on bbq to give colour & nice taste.
Into the camp oven :browned bunny & veg,a good splash of white wine,the tin of tomatoes,the flavour sachets from the 2 min noodles & top up with water.
cooked in coals on edge of fire for about 1.5 hrs,turning every 20 mins or so.
THERE WAS NONE LEFT!! even the girls liked it.
mates father-in-law knocked up a damper for dessert that was cooked in a hole with a few caols in the bottom.

Bunny casserole,fresh damper,sunset on the Mann river,good mates,
PRICELESS !!

[SHECCO_RACING]

hi guys

nice thread........

i just purchased a cast iron camp oven..... just woundering the best way to season it......

Pete

[Thirsty2454]

All I do is place it upside down and heat the hell out off it on the gas bbq(remove the grill plate so its closer to the heat)Then while its bloody hot grab a rag and rub cooking oil onto every surface(inside and out and the lid as well)Keep puting more oil on as the oven will soak it up.Being a new camp oven I would do this process at least a couple times.The camp oven should change colour.In the end you want it to be black but it will probably take more than a few times to achieve this.Dont be afraid to cure it when ever you can.Its a good excuse to have a beer while you do it.
p.s Careful,it gets bloody hot.You may want to wear some welders gloves but I think thats gay.

[SHECCO_RACING]

yea thanks mate .... that really worked a treat.....

also i have a stupid question but i have to ask....

when you cook say a roast... do you put all marinate (juices) and then a backing stand so that meat doesnt toach marinate.... or just keap it all in and throught some vegies in......


another one is.... you metioned ((hixcabshane)) do coat oil with cloth.... the cloth i used was cotten ... the question is can i wash with a soft spounge or will washing with soapy water remouve seasoning....

i no its stupid :D:confused::confused::confused::D

thanks

pete

[Tomax]

We always cook roasts (meat and vegies) on scrivets (racks) in the bottom of the ovens.
We never wash our camp ovens - simply scrape all the loose residue out (fat, bits of food etc) and then wipe them out with a rag and cooking oil.

[OzJeeper]

Two types of dutch ovens - spun steel and cast. Spun steel transmits heat faster but cools quicker. Need to have "quality" coals for this oven. Best for chicken, rabbit or any white meat.
Cast is prone to damage (hence the invention of the Bedourie oven) but is king for the red meat and bread recepies. Cast holds heat better and is far more stable in heat distribution therefore (IMHO) a better oven.
I carry 3 ovens - 2 spun steel and one Cast.

Seasoning is the key with cast. Not an issue with spun as you can baste and broil in spun - takes off the seasoning anyhow :-)
Season well with cast iron. Heat and oil - repeat. Not veg oil but dripping/lard or similar. After cooking, yep, give it a wash then dry it over heat to drive out water (rust) and oil while hot. Let lid and base cool, oil again and store. No rust. Do the same when cleaning spun and there will be no rust, a killer of camp/dutch ovens.

Leg of pork (large) make sure it's cool b4 placing into the cast oven. Slice skin and salt down.
Have a good bed of coals. Place oven on coals and pour in a bottle of cider. Add 3 diced apples, 2 cloves garlic. Get oven moving. Place in leg of pork and cover with lid. Coals on lid until you hear sizzling. Let coals diminish and only replace coals on LID from here on in.
Cook for 2 hours minimum.

Remove leg and let rest. Reduce the liquid in oven and thicken with cornflower to become the sauce.

Carve leg. Apply sauce. Compliment with vegies roasted in the spun oven seperatly and.....


enjoy....

[Jeeps]

We use spun stainless steel pans in the shops for our ovens. One of my older shops still uses spun steel (they're much heavier) but we never ever wash them after use otherwise they lose their flavour :) When we get new pans we have to oil them, put them through the ovens, oil them again and cook them again for a few times to let the oil and metal season before we use them for customers :)

[Thirsty2454]

yea thanks mate .... that really worked a treat.....

also i have a stupid question but i have to ask....

when you cook say a roast... do you put all marinate (juices) and then a backing stand so that meat doesnt toach marinate.... or just keap it all in and throught some vegies in......


another one is.... you metioned ((hixcabshane)) do coat oil with cloth.... the cloth i used was cotten ... the question is can i wash with a soft spounge or will washing with soapy water remouve seasoning....

i no its stupid :D:confused::confused::confused::D

thanks

pete

You can use a trivet to keep the roast off the bottom(I lost mine)But I use halved lemons and oranges or onions.Its not to keep the meat off the juices but to keep the meat from being in contact with the oven which can burn or dry the meat out.If the meat does touch the bottom I pour some beer or water in to keep things moist.
Because I like a moist roast and dry crispy veges, I cook them seperatly when I can.Im a fussy bastard when it comes to food.
DONT use soapy water.If you have to clean it, just use water(no detergant)Use a scaper to get the crusty bits off the bottom and then use a scourer or steel wool to get the rest.The thing to remember is that whenever you clean the oven you MUST season it again.

[Thirsty2454]

Heres monday nights pork roast at the half way mark.Sorry no pics of the finished product.Had to eat.
This time I de-boned the roast and put slices of orange in the cavity and on the bottom of the oven.Bloody boooootiful.

[SHECCO_RACING]

thanks alot guys for the info!!!!!!!!

cant wait to start to cook in there....!!!!!!!!


cheers

pete:D:D:D:D:D:D

[KRUZIN]

no laughing please, first ever attempt at a camp oven.

helpfull hint - dont put in a damper & wander off to have ten beers.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n114/rodeo1_2006/thesprings2.jpg

the next nights effort. was yum-yum-yum..:)

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n114/rodeo1_2006/thesprings001.jpg

[SURFINLEE]

Hi Groovers,
I have never used owned a camp over however am planning to buy one in the next month or so. Are there any recipe books out there specifically for camp oven cooking....Im pretty good in the kitchen but as far as im concerend this is a whole new ball game and I dont want to stuff it up when im out in the bush...

Cheers

Lee

[dirtygq]

yes mate there are books on camp oven cooking at BCF and other outdour shops,i cooked lamb shanks in the camp oven over easter and they were awesome.Camp oven cooking is easy as,just make sure you dont have flame just coals. BTW i always line the camp oven with alfoil first.

[SURFINLEE]

Cheers for that Dirty

[campdog]

yes mate there are books on camp oven cooking at BCF and other outdour shops,i cooked lamb shanks in the camp oven over easter and they were awesome.Camp oven cooking is easy as,just make sure you dont have flame just coals. BTW i always line the camp oven with alfoil first.

What is the alfoil for , just curious ?

[Jeeps]

Yeah not much heat. You just want to hear it slowly slightly sizzle for the entire time it's cooking. If it gets too loud or smoke instead of steam comes out when you lift the lid to check it then it's too hot.

[dirtygq]

What is the alfoil for , just curious ? i like using it because it seems cleaner over the porous cast ,may not be needed but thats how i do it.

[lilmisslandcruiser]

We are huge camp oven lovers here too. Over the coals, using gas just isnt the same. We do the stews, the roasts etc but we also like to experiment (ok, i do, but hubby likes to stir it or take it off the heat and take the credit, lmao).
Favourite recipes....

2kg green prawns (peeled with tails left on)
2 tins coconut milk
3 small red chillis chopped
2 sticks lemongrass chopped
Fresh corriander chopped.


Put it on warm coals with a few on the lid (warm, not hot) and leave for a few hours. Absoultely delicious.

Breaky recipe....
Diced Bacon, tomato, mushrooms, onion and fresh parsley. Fry up a bit then whisk about 6 eggs and a bit of milk. Put in bottom. A great omelette type breaky (and you can add left over vegies from the previous night to make a nice fritatta.)

This past weekend, we did a hugy (spelling?) and burried our camp oven under the ground. It was awesome....

[scratcha]

we had a mate cook up a feed at another mates bucks night 12 months ago, after he had done cooking the roast he put it aside wrapped in foil to rest ( apparently makes it juicier and more tender) while he cooked up the best tasting chips, big chuncky buggers, I have ever tasted. His secret?
Dripping.
He keeps all the fats from the normal cooking at home and stores it in the fridge, only uses it for the camp oven chips. un believable.

[YOYO]

http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5379&stc=1&d=1176677357


One of my favorite camp oven stews:

1kg beef or lamb
few bacon slices 4 to 5
6tsp brown sugar
4tbs white wine vinegar
4 large onions
4 large potatoes
carrots and peas (optional)
Squirt of tomatoe and BBQ sauce
1tsp of Sweat soy sauce

Cook on medium coals for about 2 to 2 1/2 hrs
Serve with rice or pasta absolutley beautiful

[GOIN BUSH]

This Might Sound Hard,to Make A Pizza In The Scrub.but No Its Not,whip Up A Quick Dough And Chuck On Whatever Youve Got A Bit Of Cheese And Tomato Sauce(all The Food Groups)and A Can Of The Good Stuff And Check It Out,not Bad.fresh Yeast Works Heaps Better And Quicker Than Dried(get Some From Any Bakery) Yeast But Keep It In The Engel.

[GOIN BUSH]

LAMB SHANK STEW:4 shanks-few carrots-potatoes-onion-zuccini-can tomatoes-barley-1 cup water.brown shanks,throw in onions and cook 2 mins.throw it all other ingredients and cook in the camp oven very slow temp for approx 3 hrs/until meat falls of the bone.you wont be dissapointed.

[Googy]

Would you believe I've been heading bush since I was a little kid, Hunting, fishing, camping & 4wding. best part of 30 years I suppose and I got my first camp oven about a month ago when my sister gave me a gift voucher from anaconda. I've seasoned it and cooked one thing using heat beads, and that was Roothes potato & pumpkin bake from the first bush mechanic challenge video. I stuck to the recipe and it turned out a treat except it could do with a little garlic.

[Googy]

Hi Groovers,
I have never used owned a camp over however am planning to buy one in the next month or so. Are there any recipe books out there specifically for camp oven cooking....Im pretty good in the kitchen but as far as im concerend this is a whole new ball game and I dont want to stuff it up when im out in the bush...

Cheers

Lee

I bought a recipe book on camp oven cooking when I got the camp oven.
I know now that I should have flicked through it a bit before I spend 20 bucks on it. Reading through the ingredients list I'd need to buy a bigger tucker box and I don't usually take red and white wine with me when I go up the cape

[GOIN BUSH]

I bought a recipe book on camp oven cooking when I got the camp oven.
I know now that I should have flicked through it a bit before I spend 20 bucks on it. Reading through the ingredients list I'd need to buy a bigger tucker box and I don't usually take red and white wine with me when I go up the cape
those recipe books do have way to many ingredients,i mean who takes there pantry away on hols with them anyway,theres not enough room.a roast and veges is as simple and easy as you can get/tasts good too.

[Googy]

those recipe books do have way to many ingredients,i mean who takes there pantry away on hols with them anyway,theres not enough room.a roast and veges is as simple and easy as you can get/tasts good too.

Would you believe I'm doing a roast blade as we speak. and not a glass of wine in sight

[Googy]

Cooked my first roast tonight and it came out perfect.
the only thing missing was a camp fire and a couple of mates with a few grogs

[yogi_td80]

What do you guy's do to get your vegies crunchy ???

[YOYO]

Cooked my first roast tonight and it came out perfect.
the only thing missing was a camp fire and a couple of mates with a few grogs


That does look nice. Well done how many heat beads do you use. I've been using campovens for years but never tried it with beads.

Also can you give me a quick revision on how to put my photo's a thumnail attachment as I have forgotten. THX yoyo

[GOIN BUSH]

What do you guy's do to get your vegies crunchy ???
cook them on a trivet(raised rack) so the meat juices dont stew the vegies.

[Googy]

That does look nice. Well done how many heat beads do you use. I've been using campovens for years but never tried it with beads.

Also can you give me a quick revision on how to put my photo's a thumnail attachment as I have forgotten. THX yoyo

Used abut 18 under and 10 or so on top

Need to buy a cake rack and modify it to keep vegs out of the juce as the turns out soggy but the bloody kids love them "better than Mum's"
Had to say "I prefer your dear"

[BrodieH]

scotch fillet stew, we stole it mostly from roothys wombat poo stew but put a jar of chutney in there and about three scotchc fillet steaks in there. tasted beautiful, used about 15 heatbeads on top for about an hour and a half

[GOIN BUSH]

scotch fillet stew, we stole it mostly from roothys wombat poo stew but put a jar of chutney in there and about three scotchc fillet steaks in there. tasted beautiful, used about 15 heatbeads on top for about an hour and a half
brodie you must be rich buying scotchfillet to put in the stew mate

[GOIN BUSH]

That does look nice. Well done how many heat beads do you use. I've been using campovens for years but never tried it with beads.

Also can you give me a quick revision on how to put my photo's a thumnail attachment as I have forgotten. THX yoyo
they recon each heat bead is equivelant to 20 degrees,weve used them before and they work just as good as coals.:)

[Brian 1]

Try this site :) http://www.mitsu4wdclubqld.org/tips/kampkitch/tips-heatcontrol.htm

Brian

[trogladite]

when cooking chips try putting in a quartered onion 30 seconds b4 chips are done, gives a great flavor

[Thirsty2454]

Lamb shank stew (saw bushies and made me hungry)

[fixa4377]

fellas!!

im a massive fan of the shank stew, done it a few times for the boys when we go away, a tip is to roll some dumplings and put them in the oven abut an hour before you eat and they are superb!! soaks in the juices and flavours!! magic!!

also guys what do you recommend for maintaing the camp oven, i got a canvas bag for mine and usually just wash with hot water at the end of a trip then soak it in olive oil, then just burn it off before use nect time, anyone know of anything easier or better???

[Thirsty2454]

Mine gets used on a weekly basis, so no need to store mine. What you are doing is fine :thumb: but re-seasoning before storage may be a good idea as well.

[Thirsty2454]

Another Lamb roast with orange.

[Thirsty2454]

Camp stew.

[crusher]

cook them on a trivet(raised rack) so the meat juices dont stew the vegies.

I use the trivet and have both the vegies and meat on it, but although the vegies taste great they are not that crispy?

I was told to always put water in the bottom of the camp oven, maybe too much water is the problem:confused:

I'm going to try that lamb shank recipe though it looks very tasty

[Thirsty2454]

De-boned leg of lamb marinated in mongolian sauce.

[mac25]

try rubbing vegimite over your roast chicken or lamb, dry the roast off with paper towel as this helps vegimite stick and then put on whatever spices you want, i always put fresh rosemary on the lamb, might sound yuck to some people but try it, very nice

[Clown Boy]

My 2 favourites:

Lamb:
Peel a whole heap of onions and cut them in half - cover the bottom of your pan
Clean the roast lamb, dust it with flour and put garlic into cuts in the meat
Put the lamb road on top of the onions
Pour port in until it covers half of the roast

Cook with vegies inside (on top of the roast to avoid soaking in the port)

Pork:
Layer the bottom of the camp oven with apples and onions
Get a deboned but flat pork roast and put it on top of the apples and onions
Cover half of the meat with apple cider

cook

I may have forgotten some spices but you get the picture.
In each case the onion or apples and onions make a great sauce afterward.

Plus you need the camp oven apple crumble for desert.