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15/6/2009 at 9:38pm
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Quote: Originally posted by mazz7 on 15/6/2009
yes i have seasoned it but only once i will get it out and repeat a couple more times before i go, never thought about using it at home will have to experiment.
and i am up for the hot roast pork and crackling,
just hope its not raining will be gutted if we can't have a fire.
maria
we were a bit worried it would rain all week
thankfully it didn't except for a few spots one night
gazebo wasn't really an option either as the smoke traps underneath
(the smoke can get in your eyes sometimes, if you wear contact lenses they're brilliant! or take some swimming goggles..lol )
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16/6/2009 at 6:33am
Location: None Entered Outfit: Bell tent & lavvu & Coleman Avior X2
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Does anybody in Sussex want to buy one of my 8 litre Dutch ovens - brand new, still packed?
What happened is this.....I submitted a "best offer" on ebay for a Dutch oven, forgot I'd submitted a best offer, and did a "buy it now" for one from another seller. Then, horror of horrors, my best offer got accepted, and I've ended up with 2! The 8 litre ones are normally £34.99 + £7.99 postage, I paid £31.00 + £7.99 postage, but if anyone local wants it then I'd be happy with £35.00 all in. Like I said, it's brand spanking new, the large 8 litre one, which is great for doing a big meal! It fits in a normal oven as well, and I also used mine on the gas hob.
If interested, then you can either leave a message here, or drop me an email at
p(blob)millis(env)sussex.ac.uk in place of (blob) put a ".", and in place of (env) put an " at ". I'm in Woodingdean (5 minutes south of the A27 at Falmer), but could also deliver within a few miles.
Ta,
Pete
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25/2/2010 at 9:38pm
Location: Wiltshire Outfit: Grumman2 + Modernistic coppertop+
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Hi Pigglet ,
It would appear that charcoal brickets are the way to get more consistent results.... Wood can vary so much ....type of wood and how dry it is , is going to affect the temperature it will produce....
check out this link ,
http://www.uglybrothers.net/RECIPES/dutchoven.htm
At the bottom of the page there's a chart that tells you about the number of coals to use to achieve the required temperature...
Most of the Teardrop gatherings over the pond have 'pot luck dinners' , where everyone make something in a dutch oven, and they put all the cast pots on the table for everyone to share. Lucky dip.... A great idea....if we had more campsites that allowed open fires...
Cheers Dave
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26/2/2010 at 8:27am
Location: Dutch Mountains Outfit: Sharp talons beak and a hernia!
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Hallo Piglet,
As said, type of wood is very important in using a cast iron oven such as the Ozpig. Try and use only hard wood like oak or a softer Birch. Never use the soft wooded, sap holding trees like pine as it will burn furiously hot and fast but will give the food a taste of burned sap. The smoke alone can cause instant damage to respiratory system, too. Also, make sure the wood is good and dead. It may be a bit damp but it should be at least half a year off of the tree for it to burn well.
Make a fire for the cause, i.e. you don't need to fill the Ozpig to the brim to be able to cook on it. Why not fill it with a few small twigs first and when that burns hot enough, build up the fire with bigger and bigger twigs and finally, small logs, but never completely fill the fire chamber. Better to have a small hot fire that hardly smokes than a big fire that smokes a lot and doesn't really give heat. You'd have to add wood every so often but that will keep the fire going at a same temperature.
Birch is a very good burner and will give a lot of heat for a relative small period of time. Oak lasts longer but doesn't burn that hot. Still, thy're great for the Ozpig.
Remember that cooking with D.O.'s is Slow Cooking so take the time you need. We sometimes put a roast in the pot just after breakfast to enjoy the roast in the afternoon after it has been stewing in the pot for more than four hours.
Enjoy your Ozpig! I saw one on a website the other day and fell in love with it right away and now want one, too...
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