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https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Camp Oven & Outdoor Cooking >> DIY >> 44 gal drum oven https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1341437964 Message started by Mackerel Whisperer on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 7:39am

Title: 44 gal drum oven
Post by Mackerel Whisperer on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 7:39am

Thought I would share my new cooking device with you good people. I've been looking for a way to take a load off my camp ovens when I have these big cook ups, its been getting too hard to cater 130 head of 5 vegies in camp ovens.

This is what I come up with along with the help of my good mates Brozy & Sly.

It will hold about 350 - 400 pieces of veggies.

The build and test run. Lots of photos

Hope you like it. I love it

Cheers
Jono

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by Glenndog on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 8:03am

Fantastic, great job. How many vent holes are in it.

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by Mackerel Whisperer on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 8:24am

No additional vents at this stage, Just the fill/drain holes. We have the small hole bottom right and the big hole top left. We tried undoing the big hole to let the steam out and it worked fine.

Cheers
Jono

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by Saltbush Bill on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 8:55am

Top Job Jonno.....I can see some real feasts coming out of that in the future.

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Post by howler on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 9:06am

love it mate ,job well done,cheers jas

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by Derek on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 9:35am

Well done mate.

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by Derek on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 9:45am

Jono

Using that Picup program to load the imcur images is amazing. When I opened this thread on my iPad all the photos came up instantly. I wish there was a way of installing it for everyone to use.

Cheers

Derek

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by Chally on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 9:58am

What a brilliant idea - well done!!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Jeff

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by Stump Jump on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 11:07am

Looks a great set up, particularly if you are catering for a large number of people.

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Post by astroboy on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 7:28pm

Love ya work Jono, top job [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by StevenM on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 7:34pm

Now that is a cracker

well done

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by teemac on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 8:50pm

The old aussie know how, cant beat it, well done Mate

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by Rufzgutz on Jul 5^th, 2012 at 10:55pm

what a rip-snorter of an oven Jono [smiley=chef.gif] [smiley=chef.gif]

is one enough for your catering ???

what about a lower trap door to make it easy to renew your coals ?

or is one load enough ?

maybe also use as a smoker down the track.

Brilliant set of photos, well done

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by Mackerel Whisperer on Jul 6^th, 2012 at 6:26am

G'Day Rufz

One is enough for now. the trays (3) are 860x400 ish so plenty of room. I will still use many camp ovens on these big gigs. The plan is to just cook all the potatoes in this oven and use campovens for the rest of the veggies.

There is no coals in the oven. Its used just like a camp oven over a hot bed of coals. I imagine the food would get way to smokey if I was to use coals inside roasting spuds for 2 hours.

and yep have thought about using it as a smoker too.

Cheers
Jono

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by Michaelb on Jul 6^th, 2012 at 2:25pm

Geez I like that

Title: Re: 44 gal drum oven
Post by TBF on Jul 19^th, 2012 at 8:14pm

Excellent Jono
Thats takes my 44 gall cooking to a new level.
I'll be sending these photos to a mate in Launceston.
He's resposible for providing a kitchen for a 7 day camp I hope to cook for in January.
Up to 100 men and boys

Aart