Camp Ovens

What every adventurer needs is a good feast. If you've got the hunger for some great home style cooking while out in the bush, then maybe a camp oven is for you.

Made from cast iron, they are a lot heavier then your average cooking gear, but once you discover the culinary delights you can produce in the middle of nowhere you'll soon see that its worth every extra gram.

Roasts, baked deserts and cakes. If you can do it in the oven at home there's bound to be a camp oven receipe for it.

If your using your camp oven for the first time, you'll have to cure it. Its very similar to curing your BBQ hot plate for the first time. This process will ensure your camp oven is in good condition for cooking and for future preservation.

You can purchase gas burners that are designed to heat a camp oven, but it spoils the fun. Nothing better then making a great hot fire and placing the camp oven directly in hot coals.

You can search the internet for many great recipies for your camp oven, each of them requring different cooking times and methods, some of them may require extra pans or trays. I think a lamb roast with roast vegetables has to be one of my favourites.

What ever you decide to cook, make sure you oil the camp oven after its cooled and cleaned out. They will rust very quickly if not maintained correctly.

You may also want to purchase a camp oven tool which is used to pick up the camp oven from the fire when hot. Saved burning yourself. It contains a special hook that allows you to remove the lid with ease. A good pair of thick gloves also comes in handy as well as a shovel if your planning on using the hot coals from the fire.

Above all your in for a treat with your camp oven, and will surely want to take it away on every trip.