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Oct 6^th, 2011 at 10:28am

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Hi, has anyone hear of Alumask CO's, there is one on Ebay at the moment, they appear to be made in NZ and made of Alloy
Dont know if I would want to cook in alloy Cheesy

I only work 5 days a week cause I cant afford to live on 4

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Reply #1 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 3:47pm

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Hi

They have been around for a while actually although not sure if they are still making them. Some people use them with great success.

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Reply #2 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 5:03pm

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The jury is still out on the matter of cooking in aluminium. I think like Bedourie ovens they are a lot less forgiving, read quick temperature changes, I have cooked in both and still much prefer cast iron.
The Alumask ovens are light and the legs screw out so they are easily transportable but you can't beat CI. JMHO.

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Reply #3 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 5:07pm

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poddy dodger wrote on Oct 6^th, 2011 at 5:03pm:

you can't beat CI

Seconded!!

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Reply #4 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 6:08pm

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poddy dodger wrote on Oct 6^th, 2011 at 5:03pm:

but you can't beat CI.JMHO

And so say all of us....And say so all of us..... Grin

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Reply #5 - Oct 7^th, 2011 at 10:55am

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poddy dodger wrote on Oct 6^th, 2011 at 5:03pm:

you can't beat CI

My Vote

Don't waste a day, not while your breathing.

Michaelb (A Mexican)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWCVbBkd0j0

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Reply #6 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 9:08am

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Thanks Gents,

As stated, cant beat CI Cheesy

I only work 5 days a week cause I cant afford to live on 4

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Reply #7 - Oct 12^th, 2011 at 8:20am

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Cast iron camp ovens are easy to cook with and like most of you, I also prefer to use them, particularly for baking and roasting. However aluminum models, like my Aussie Oven, do bake, roast and stew well. They are excellent for use in camp cooking applications which would normally strip off or damage the seasoning on a CI pot, like prolonged boiling of a steamed pudding, steaming or boiling vegetables, porridge, soups and stews.

Soups and stews can also be left in them overnight without fear of the food being tainted by rust. Just before rolling into my swag of an evening, I quite often hang my Aussie Oven filled with water and rolled oats over the dying coals of the camp fire, so that in the morning the cooked porridge only needs a quick heat before breakfast is served. It's great for an early start! Wink

They're excellent pots for sailing, kayaking or canoeing where robustness and weight maybe a consideration; and continual wet or salty conditions can be a problem with CI.

I own a number of CI camp ovens, however which ever CI ovens I choose to take with me on any given camping trip, it will invariably be accompanied by an aluminum model.

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Reply #8 - Oct 12^th, 2011 at 10:04am

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SJ, another big plus is the fact that the legs can be screwed off, I sometimes use 125mm bolts to give me additional clearance when simmering something like corned beef which will also strip the seasoning off a good CI pot.

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Reply #9 - Oct 12^th, 2011 at 10:37am

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Too right PD, Alumask were quite innovative with those screw in legs.

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