cast iron cooking

[twokniveskatie]

here are pics of my 3-legged dutch oven and how it fits on my butane stove. i had an old biscuit pan that fits in nicely.

 

[sl1966]

You read my mind. I was about to start a thread like this. My current DO has legs as well. It's great for getting those coals underneath as well as on top. I've made drop biscuits, cobbler, shepherds pie, to various kinds of stews. Bunny stew was about the oddest thing I've made in it, but it came out soooo goood!

 

[rcm89]

Kate, you got a new stove?&nbsp; So sleek and streamlined!<br>

 

[Mouldy]

We use strictly cast iron on our pack in elk hunting trips. Have any of you used silicone pans that go in on top of a trivet? Clean up is a breeze and food tastes just as good! Great for pineapple upside down cake <img src="/images/boards/smilies/love.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br>

 

[mountaintramp]

Mouldy! you must be quite the man!! cast iron for backpacking? dang, i only take a small titanium cup to cook and eat my meals out of. once i went with my son in law and his brother, they brought cases of beer and dry ice to keep it cold. i just brought a few joints, much lighter.<br>

 

[twokniveskatie]

Kate, you got a new stove?&nbsp; So sleek and streamlined!<br>

<div><br></div><div>no, i think that was the second stove i got, several years ago at the coleman outlet for like $15 or something, on clearance. don't know what they cost now, if they even make them anymore. &nbsp;the one i gave you (black square porta-chef) was my third stove that i got at target on clearance when they phased out that line of butane products. my first stove, just like yours, is the farmhouse stove. the coleman has pros and cons.....the pot supports are a little farther apart and not very stable for small pots. the on-off dial and butane can-engagement switch are much sturdier on the coleman. coleman is also easier to keep clean, or at least when it's dirty, it doesn't show as much &nbsp;</div>

 

[Mouldy]

Tramp- NOOOOO, i use a cheap aluminum 5 cup coffee pot for my backpacking trips. Just used it the other night here in MN on a winter camping trip. It was amazing night at 30 degrees and a foot of snow! (I might be a little crazy <img src="/images/boards/smilies/crazy.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> )<br> The cast iron is for when we take our horses and mules into the mountains, sorry about the confusion!

 

[mountaintramp]

so you're only human after all. now i need to look for a new idol.<br>

 

[Mouldy]

yeah, i aint dumb! no way in hell would i carry cast iron on my back. I can carry all I need for a week in the wilderness on my back and under 30 pounds including water, I'm still looking for ways to lighten that even <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br>

 

[cyndi]

<b>"Have any of you used silicone pans that go in on top of a trivet"</b><br><b></b>&nbsp;<br>Ohh!&nbsp; Good to know!!!&nbsp; You can get those for cheap at the dollar stores, now!<br><br><br>

 

[VanFan]

<font size="4">Katie said:&nbsp; "no, i think that was the second stove i got, several years ago at the coleman outlet for like $15 or something, on clearance. don't know what they cost now, if they even make them anymore..."<br><br>Sadly, the blue and silver Coleman model is no longer made, and Coleman does not repair them.&nbsp; Coleman refunded the full retail value ($39), even though the receipt I sent them was for half that, when the valve failed.<br><br>Ace Restaurant Supply has some very nice high output units I may consider down the line.&nbsp; I not terribly pleased with the one I got to replace the Coleman.<br><br>Vickie</font><br>