Camp chef stove/oven?

[6x6pinz]

No, I have not used them. Did not know they even existed. That will teach me not to market my ideas. I used a sheet metal box with a hole cut in the top and another piece of sheetmetal screwed to the top to allow me to close down the amount of heat that would come up through the box. The problem was it melted the knobs on the stove, not enough air flow I believe.

I still use a piece of 1/4 plate in my bbq grill at home when I want to practice a dutch oven recipe. I have several "kitchen" style ovens as well as, way too many, camp style. It is great to practice at home in the oven to get the recipes right before hitting the trails. the electric oven or bbq take the temp variations out of play and allow me to dial in the recipe before actually making anything for the groups.

[Honu]

yeah I also thought using the 3 burner range I have outside I could try that tent thing at home where I have a bit more control etc.. and if I mess up OH well

[BIGGUY]

I read a thread on the Dutch Oven Dome somewhere in the last few days, but I can't remember where. They seemed to really like it and said that it worked pretty good. I did find a couple of the videos that they had linked to showing how works. There are also some videos of the oven/stove combo too. They make cinnamon rolls and a cobbler. They are on page 3. If you watch the cobbler video and then look at the recommended videos on the side there is a review where the guy makes a turkey in the oven. Here's the Camp Chef video channel link and the Dome videos below. http://www.youtube.com/user/campchef/videos




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaVs9olFamI




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmzEbHaAt8Y




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew_z5utc_mo

[Honu]

saw all the dome videos which made me think it was pretty cool but never heard anyone who owned one I might get one but being new to dutch oven cooking I wont have much comparison

[6x6pinz]

seems in the videos they used aluminum ovens with the dome. I have never used full sized aluminum dutch ovens. They also eluded to one of the problems I had with my metal box, the top never seemed to get hot enough. Removing the lid of the oven would no doubt help that issue.
The dome reminds me of the cardboard box cooking techniques, probably the best way to cook turkey imho.

[Anu]

Spotted these at the local sporting goods chain today. Are they any good? The wife likes the idea of being able to bake stuff while camping. I am thinking of adding one to my camp trailer I have in the works.

Purchased one from Costco -this is the same stove/oven combo (no grill) but in red. This appears to be one that they make/package especially for Costco members or so I was told by Costco. I do not see it any place else. It came packaged with the camp chef Mountain series griddle which I gave away as I am no fan of teflon.
http://www.campchef.com/mountain-series-griddle.html

I paid 165 for the oven and griddle combo.

Appears that they took the negative reviews and made some improvements. It now has a handle and the gauge works well. We used it on 2 camping trips and it works fine. Both times we used the oven. Expect that you will have to monitor closely to check temp and open and close oven door to lower temp.

It is heavy and I would probably just use it only on longer camping trips.

[BIGGUY]

I don't know anyone personally that has the Dome, but have just read stuff on Dutch Oven cooking sites. It seems people are happy with them and the only real complaints have been the top not browning on things which can be solved by removing the lid for a bit, and some with smaller stoves didn't have enough room for the Dome to fit.

I've never used the aluminum stuff and when working with my nephews Scout leader, he used all Cast Iron stuff. (Man that guy could cook. Over 35 years with the Scouts and a couple of cookbooks.) On the Dutch Oven sites most people seem to like the aluminum stuff especially for the bigger ovens as the weight is a lot less than the iron. It seems like they are comparable as far as cooking things.

[jsfgso]

Approximatley how long can you bake for until you need to replace the propane tank?

[Anu]

Approximatley how long can you bake for until you need to replace the propane tank?

The first time around I used a 1lb propane tank that lasted me 2 days of cooking that also included baking a cake.

I am planning to be using a 20 Lb propane tank for an upcoming week long trip for just cooking/baking. Will check and report.

[JIMBO]

I was just (4 days) in the Sierras and there's NO CAMP FIRES-but

If you have a campfire permit--you can use your propane campstoves all day/night and the ovens also-

If you chance a campfire--it can cost you $5000 bucks--if caught--bummer, but everything else is copasetic !!

The "camp Chef" three burner stove is SUPREME-



JIMBO