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Reply #40 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 7:32am

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gecko, don't buy the cheap heat beads, they're almost impossible to light and then don't give off the same heat as good ones.
Good beads will hold their heat for over two hours before they start to cool down, your small chook will only take half that time, don't be afraid to check it regularly, very easy to overcook a small bird.
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Reply #41 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 9:11am

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GECKO

I started using beeds just 2 weeks ago after using coals for over 20 years,
I stuffed up my first attempt, not enough heat,
Directly attributed to inferior beads.
Don't buy the $h@t ones.
Get the genuine.
My second and last attempt was with the HEAT BEAD brand and they lasted a full 2 1/2 hours.
Roast was a success.

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Reply #42 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 9:21am

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gecko wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 6:44am:

Morning all, we are going to do a small choook tonight in the camp oven using heat beads for the first time. Now I have downloaded the heat bead excel page telling me how many to use but need to know how long they burn for. I have found 2 references to this in the forum, one says about an hour the other 3 hours Shocked

could someone advise? thanks gecko

At the end of the day your camp oven, if you follow the chart for roasting, should be about 180 degrees inside. That is about the same temperature as your oven at home gets for roasting so cook it for the same amount of time as you normally would in the kitchen.

However in saying that, one of the great things with cast iron is to reduce the heat and cook slowly over a longer period and you will get beautiful tender meat with a flavour all it's own.

Might do me a beef roast later today if I can find a nice one at the butchers. Maybe a nice big chunk of fillet then I can slice the leftovers for lunch sandwiches during the week with some yummy mango chutney. Roll Eyes

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Reply #43 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 9:47am

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oooo Yeah
The mango chutney.
Do we have a recipe for that?

Aart

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Reply #44 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 10:04am

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Reply #45 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 1:54pm

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TBF wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 9:47am:

oooo Yeah
The mango chutney.
Do we have a recipe for that?

Aart

It's made by Mrs & Mr Rosella and comes in a sterilised and sealed glass jar from Coles. Cheesy

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Reply #46 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 2:45pm

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Thanks to all, I'll work on the 2 hours as we have heat beads, cheers gecko.

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Reply #47 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 3:33pm

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Aart!

Check the sauces area . Found these 4 ya - Might avva go meself as the mangoes are very rear fruit up here in the north...LOLOL

Grrr!!! Smiley

I love small, furry, defenseless little animals - especially in gravy!!!

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Reply #48 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 8:36pm

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Crazy Dog wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 3:33pm:

Aart!

Check the sauces area . Found these 4 ya - Might avva go meself as the mangoes are very rear fruit up here in the north...LOLOL

Grrr!!! Smiley

Thanks CD
Looking forward to making it.
Gotta wait till mango season though.
Not that far away.

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Reply #49 - Aug 3^rd, 2008 at 6:06am

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Dinner was a great success! We put chook in a 12 incher gave it an hour and then put the veg in and voila! Beautiful!! The heat beds were down to about marble size after 3 hours but still super hot. Our meal took 2 hours to cook on an average winter night, no wind.

I must say thoough that I was a bit disappointed that the chook tasted just like it came out of my gas oven. Next time I want to cook a bird I will go back to the coals and see if it gets that magical CO flavour that our roast beef aquires when we use coals. But the heat beads sure are convenient. Cheers gecko

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