Whats your best camp oven feed

[Mark from Brisbane Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark from Brisbane]

Two I would suggest (and both easy).

Chuck steak stew (best to use that as the most tasty), and just add a full can of Guiness to get the magic taste.....and whatever veggies you wish fior bulk....Irish stew, always a winner.

Lamb Shanks, Chopped up Onion, Garlic (fresh is best so you can cut up and insert) and about half a bottle (say 500Mls) of Red Wine (Cask Shiraz is perfect).....cook to the meat starts coming off the bone. Best served with mash.

[Gramps Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gramps]

Two I would suggest (and both easy).

Chuck steak stew (best to use that as the most tasty), and just add a full can of Guiness to get the magic taste.....and whatever veggies you wish fior bulk....Irish stew, always a winner.

Lamb Shanks, Chopped up Onion, Garlic (fresh is best so you can cut up and insert) and about half a bottle (say 500Mls) of Red Wine (Cask Shiraz is perfect).....cook to the meat starts coming off the bone. Best served with mash.

This isn't a good thread to read at this time of day (6pm).
Both these sound damn good, might take a trip down to the camping store and grab an oven to try them out this weekend.

[REV Find all posts View Profile Close REV]

What's the best way to clean the camp oven after use? Some say to upend it and sit it over hot coals to burn off the leftovers, others say to wash it and then oil the inside.
Is one of these methods better than the other?

For the past 15 years I have used a paint scraper then rinse and wash with hot soapy water, rinse then over the fire or on the gas stove to dry and heat the oven. Then wipe liberally with vegetable oil (NOT OLIVE OIL) then do the same with the lid. This way the oil gets into the pores of the iron and is always ready to go again.

Some people believe that detergent leave a taste in the oven. The way that I do my ovens does not!


Cheers
REV

[Chewbacca Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chewbacca]

Apple crumble is a real favourite of mine at the moment and the kids love getting their hands dirty making the crumble.
Another good one is mix a chocolate cake premix and put in a block of caremelo chocolate then bake in the camp oven, turns out nice and goey in the middle.
Cheers Matt

[r4ndll Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close r4ndll]

Those all sound awesome. Going in our recipe book. Our love is Gourmet Camp oven pizza! (With home made dough) always goes down well with my munchkins. Definitely need a trivet though. Something about a wood fired pizza!

Partial to corned beef too. I remember free camping in WA, and doing a corned beef with boiled veggies all done in the same oven over a fire, whilst the young couple next to us did two minute noodles on their butane one ring burner. They kept staring at us wistfully. I thought they were going to stab us with their forks and steal the food.

[REV Find all posts View Profile Close REV]

That's the best thing about the camp oven,,,,,,, THE FOOD that comes out of it.
I often use my ovens at home by using heat beads. Works very well and you get to experiment with different foods at your own pace.

Hot chocalate damper with cold custard and icecream goes down well after a roast with all the veges.

that's about the best way I know to get kids to eat a really good meal.

[Richoson Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Richoson]

That's the best thing about the camp oven,,,,,,, THE FOOD that comes out of it.
I often use my ovens at home by using heat beads. Works very well and you get to experiment with different foods at your own pace.

Hot chocalate damper with cold custard and icecream goes down well after a roast with all the veges.

that's about the best way I know to get kids to eat a really good meal.

Hey Rev hows it going hope you are using Renee's (Stewy's better halfs) premixed from BCF for the damper they are great and very simple. I use the Heat Beads lighter (looks like a metal kettle) for my at home camp ovens.

See ya on the tracks, (Vic GTG?) Richo.

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Hey Rev hows it going hope you are using Renee's (Stewy's better halfs) premixed from BCF for the damper they are great and very simple. I use the Heat Beads lighter (looks like a metal kettle) for my at home camp ovens.

See ya on the tracks, (Vic GTG?) Richo.

G'day Richo,

All good up this way, getting a bit dry though. Just like waiting for mlc to cough up when it's his shout.

I was using the premix, but now we premix our own. (Great idea Renee+++++++)


Sadly , no Vic GTG for me, couldn't get time off.
Working furiously on Tas 2015 though!!

I'm hoping to get down your way next year in June?? Would love to get to LCMP.

Catch ya later.

Cheers
REV

[Hazza Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hazza]

For the past 15 years I have used a paint scraper then rinse and wash with hot soapy water, rinse then over the fire or on the gas stove to dry and heat the oven. Then wipe liberally with vegetable oil (NOT OLIVE OIL) then do the same with the lid. This way the oil gets into the pores of the iron and is always ready to go again.

Some people believe that detergent leave a taste in the oven. The way that I do my ovens does not!


Cheers
REV

Rev,

Why not olive oil?

Hazza

[Richoson Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Richoson]

G'day Richo,

All good up this way, getting a bit dry though. Just like waiting for mlc to cough up when it's his shout.

I was using the premix, but now we premix our own. (Great idea Renee+++++++)


Sadly , no Vic GTG for me, couldn't get time off.
Working furiously on Tas 2015 though!!

I'm hoping to get down your way next year in June?? Would love to get to LCMP.

Catch ya later.

Cheers
REV

Hey Rev

Just call mate you know me always up for some camping and 4Bying.

See ya on the tracks, Richo.

[REV Find all posts View Profile Close REV]

Rev,

Why not olive oil?

Hazza

It burns too easy, if you try it you will see.

[K & M McF Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close K & M McF]

Pizza, with the bases made on site, are my speciality. Kelly makes apple strudel and the best sticky date puddings. There is nothing you cannot make in a camp oven.

[waltec Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close waltec]

Our favourite is the marinated butterflied lamb from Woolies (criovacced ready to go, great for camping). It on the bottom of the camp oven, roast vegies on top, and as someone else add, biggest problem is never any left for lunch, kids love it!!!

On a side note, welding gauntlets (gloves) are the best accessory I've got for my camp oven, can pick up and hold the hot oven for quite some time, making very easy to deal with it.

Matt

[sunchaser Member Find all posts View Profile Close sunchaser]

G'day all,
If you love scones cooked in a camp oven on camp fire coals, check out my video for an easy recipe using lemonade!
Cheers Gaz
https://youtu.be/D4E6SD1NR4o

[Carni Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Carni]

Usually we do the normal stew and damper. But for the Western Australia Day long weekend we were at Sandy Cape and I did a silverside in the camp oven.

It had the usually bay leaf, peppercorns, onions, garlic etc but I used dry ginger ale instead of water. Served it with corn on the cob, baked potatoes and I had a couple of packets of white sauce. Turned out really well and there wasn't any left at the end haha.

Have also done some mean curries in there too. It definitely gets a work out whenever we go camping, and I'm usually the one that does the cooking!