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This what I have. Used it several times on Boy Scout camp outs with my son. Cooked everything from stew to cobbler.


https://www.lodgecastiron.com/product/c ... sku=L10CO3

So when’s dinner?

Very cool (or hot? LOL)!! Sort of the the original "crock pot" - I bet it's fun to use! Cooking / socializing go hand in hand.

used to make a slow-cooking stew of various kinds - beef, venison, seafood, chicken, etc which we call potjiekos

At least you didn't list mutton! I've never had etc stew though!

Jusme wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:52 pm This what I have. Used it several times on Boy Scout camp outs with my son. Cooked everything from stew to cobbler.


https://www.lodgecastiron.com/product/c ... sku=L10CO3

+1 on the dutch oven. A troop staple for many different meals. Heavy, but worth it.

AndyC wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:20 pm Mutton is a subset of the etc family, which includes goat, ostrich, crocodile, giraffe, hippo... ;)

Very cool, Andy. Regarding the use of charcoal on the lid, how do you determine that you need more heat or not if the meat is on the bottom and you don't stir it until the end?

I'm also a Dutch Oven user, having started with the Boy Scouts. I have several sizes. There are Dutch Oven cooking groups who hold "DOGs" (Dutch Oven Gatherings). I've been to them when there are 75 people, some with as many as 10 ovens cooking at one time. Some have raised tables on which to put the working ovens. I use and IR thermometer to check the temperature. The experts suggest a single ring for briquets around the end of the bottom (never in the center) and a full circle on the lid. You are supposed to add a half circle inside of that to bring the temp up. I can get about 350degrees F out of that combination.

To me, this style of cooking, regardless of what type of cooking pot you use, brings back the social elemental of meal preparation. There is nothing like sitting around a campfire and smelling bread baking in a Dutch Oven o bring out the best in conversation.

Andy, never met you brother, we come from different sides of the planet, but...are you inviting for a cookout?