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Reply #20 - Oct 13^th, 2009 at 11:23am

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Stump Jump wrote on Oct 12^th, 2009 at 3:05pm:

poddy dodger wrote on Oct 12^th, 2009 at 2:45pm:

I notice in your pics you are usually cooking on a wood fire.... I wish.

pd

Too right Pd, there's nothin nicer than cooking over a wood fire. Cool

Heat beads are quick and convenient...
But they can't replace the ambiance of a campfire.

Aart

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Reply #21 - Oct 13^th, 2009 at 2:57pm

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TBF wrote on Oct 13^th, 2009 at 11:23am:

Stump Jump wrote on Oct 12^th, 2009 at 3:05pm:

poddy dodger wrote on Oct 12^th, 2009 at 2:45pm:

I notice in your pics you are usually cooking on a wood fire.... I wish.

pd

Too right Pd, there's nothin nicer than cooking over a wood fire. Cool

Heat beads are quick and convenient...
But they can't replace the ambiance of a campfire.

Aart

Apart from the ambience, I much prefer to cook over a wood fire compared to heat beads because I feel I've far more control, for example, if I'm cooking something and I want a strong burst of heat from the lid to finish it off, it's very easy to simply chuck the lid onto the fire and within a minute, its smokin and ready to go. Cheesy

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Reply #22 - Oct 16^th, 2009 at 4:31pm

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Don't fall off your chair Aart,
But I find that I'm using heat beads allot lately Embarrassed

Your'e right there though SJ, the fire is a constant source of heat & if you want more, you just shovel some more coals when & where you want, no waiting for the beads to get going! only trouble is that it does require a bit of monitoring, for example:
Say we are on the river bank at dusk, want to wet a line at the opertune moment (just as the light drops) & also want to get dinner going.
Heat beads are very predictable, so I can set the oven with the 3 up & 3 down principle, then go fishing for an hour without having to check it!

Only trouble is, - If I want a good blast of heat when I get back to brown something off,,,,,,It aint there!!

Cheers, Mick.

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Reply #23 - Jan 11^th, 2010 at 4:23pm

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chinese or taiwanese any diff Huh

Daryl

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Reply #24 - Jan 11^th, 2010 at 4:47pm

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by co-incidence today i received a cabelas outfitter 10" skillet/lid (deep) i am sure that these are made in china but the quality seems good to me, heavy cast and good fitting lid. they reckon they are preseasoned ??

over the years i have cooked many good feeds in el-cheapo co's by the slow and easy method

cheers jack

p.s. its 43 degress in melbourne at the moment i reckon i should crack another coldie Smiley

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Reply #25 - Jan 11^th, 2010 at 5:38pm

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beat you 45 in pt augusta at moment
first 6 pack didnt do any thing 2nd 1
hitting spot Grin

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Reply #26 - Jan 11^th, 2010 at 6:29pm

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I've said before you can't tell the difference between a meal cooked in $300 vintage oven and Chinese $10 market special. I have a couple of "No Name" Taiwanese cheapies that are well made with nice fitting lids and a much better finish than your average Furphy.

Sheeze Daryl, with temps like that you could put a camp oven outside in the sun and it would cook your dinner for you without heat beads.

pd

When I die I hope my missus doesn't sell my camp ovens for what I told her I paid for them. pd

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Reply #27 - Jan 11^th, 2010 at 8:13pm

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pd, i would put my co out in the sun today but not my 6 pack

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Reply #28 - Feb 1^st, 2010 at 9:03am

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I consider myself very lucky to have been given a Metters C/O.

I cooked some pork in it the other evening, using heat beads, as we cannot light fires at present.

I used more heat beads than this site recommends, and placed the bulk of them on the lid. The pork crackling was beaut. Even my harshest critic said it was good.

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Reply #29 - Feb 1^st, 2010 at 5:01pm

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dickwho wrote on Feb 1^st, 2010 at 9:03am:

I consider myself very lucky to have been given a Metters C/O.

I cooked some pork in it the other evening, using heat beads, as we cannot light fires at present.

I used more heat beads than this site recommends, and placed the bulk of them on the lid. The pork crackling was beaut. Even my harshest critic said it was good.

Good onya Dick,
I do love me crackling Roll Eyes

cheers George Wink

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