AUSTRALIA'S ORIGINAL AND BEST CAMP OVEN AND OUTDOOR COOKING CAMPING AND LIFESTYLE FORUM - Permanent and Portable Camp Oven Heat Sources

Feb 22^nd, 2009 at 11:29pm

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G'day Folks,

I have been trawling this website for ideas on creating permanent and portable contraptions for heating camp ovens.

There are some great solutions to be found in different threads and I thought it would be useful if they could all be brought together. For example TDF has a terrific paved area with a fire pit and others are fortunate enough to be able to have open log fires; or clever enough like Crazy Dog to be able to manufacture portable CO heaters out of LPG tanks. I've read a recent post where a Cobb has a tailor-made canvas table!

Derek, if you think this is warranted, could you set up another thread just for this topic? Some people (me) may find it useful.

I've had problems in the past using an old electric fry-pan with a leg-less CO and received one high-tec suggestion to use a couple of house bricks so the heat beads could breathe Grin

I have a brazier but am worried about fire bans etc, so I'm looking for a solution that will work in the middle of suburbia.

Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I

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Reply #1 - Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 2:10am

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Here's a PD sollution:

Pre-heating:

Starting your briquettes/heat beads:

Keeping the wind & cold out with or without coals/briquettes/heat beats/propane:

The outside item is a Camp Oven Mate from Southern Metal Spinners. It also has a lid.

& this whole set up need not be a problem to arthritic knees. One can fit it in store bought BBQ tables.

Undecided

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Reply #2 - Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 10:29am

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G’day Baldrum This is my setup ,…its pretty rough but does the job….. easy to make and cheap as chips ….more bricks!
The bricks are all dry stacked “no cement”…. I prefer to think of it as fully adjustable or a work in progress rather than unfinished.
Ingredients and cost :
1x 6x4 box trailer of second hand bricks :… Free
28 inch x ½ inch round BBQ plate :.. $15 scrap metal yard
21 inch Stainless Webber grill rack : Wore the Webber out and kept the rack
Gas bottle and hose $10…. ¾ full at an auction
Round 3 burner gas ring :$10…. another garage sale.
Old lid from a huge wok:…no idea of cost…had it to long
Features :
Built in heat bead starter chimney……. 2 bricks on end with holes in them in a corner , see photo
Runs on gas ,charcoal or heat beads.
Wok lid fits both hot plate and char grill rack…works like one of those flash hooded BBQ’s
Round 3 burner gas ring doubles as both heat for BBQ hot plate , wok , CO ect

BBQ plate can be lifted off to make more CO room if needed, allowing space for two 15 inch furphys and a couple of smaller ovens.

Spare bricks for legs and small wind breaks on cold windy days.
Bad points:
Burnt fingers from shifting hot bricks around
Cant use wood fires as it smokes veranda out resulting in cranky Mrs. Sad

The wish list:
Spit attachment ….Astro if ya ever want to sell yours….. Grin

Old fashioned corrugated iron chimney for real wood fires.

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Reply #3 - Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 10:33am

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Accessories.....legs for legless ovens , heat bead chimney and wok burner.

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Reply #4 - Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 10:35am

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Char Grill

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Reply #5 - Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 10:38am

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The results.... A roast leg and one of Dereks Kahlua puddings........thats a Great recipe Derek.

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Reply #6 - Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 11:18am

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Good Set-up all round SBB. The simple things are the best eh mate - easy to modify, nothing stopping ya changing it to suit your needs. I like it.

Tucker looks the goods as well Smiley

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Reply #7 - Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 11:23am

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Hey SBB

If it works, it has to be good.
Nice little oven with the dessert..is it a Furphy?

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Reply #8 - Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 11:52am

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Yep simple is good Jono......it works for me.

Aart the pud is in my ten inch Albion
SBB

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Reply #9 - Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 7:04pm

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Saltbush Bill wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2009 at 10:38am:

one of Dereks Kahlua puddings........thats a Great recipe Derek.

Bugga, everyone is cooking it these days. I'll have to look for another delectable dessert dish. Grin

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