Dutch Oven Help please

[johnnytheboy]

Been looking on a few threads on this site and the songs of the paddle one and I quite fancy one of these.

Just wondering if anyone can give me a few tips or recomend a good one.

What size do i need and should i get one with our without the legs on the bottom, i want to use it in the house on the gas stove in the oven and on top of my log burning stoves as well as when out and about in the outdoors

Can anyone help me?

 

[Bernie Garland]

Been looking on a few threads on this site and the songs of the paddle one and I quite fancy one of these.

Just wondering if anyone can give me a few tips or recomend a good one.

What size do i need and should i get one with our without the legs on the bottom, i want to use it in the house on the gas stove in the oven and on top of my log burning stoves as well as when out and about in the outdoors

Can anyone help me?

Got mine off the bay Ronniesunshines,use ours in the house as well.

Bernie

 

[Paganwolf]

This is probably the best deal around http://www.unbeatentracks.co.uk/acatalog/info_32.html
, indoors out doors this one will perform. Plus John is a top bloke, i have one and its well worth the money.

 

[maddave]

If you want to use it on conventional stoves, get a legless one and cast iron is the best material. I got mine off ebay from Ronnie Sunshine.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DUTCH-OVEN-CA...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

 

[scanker]

You should be able to find this info on here already but anyway.

Ronnie Sunshine on Ebay or Trek Direct to buy from off the top of my head.

With legs/without legs, it's up to you. Ours has legs, but 99% of the time it's hanging off a tripod and the legs are redundant. If you want to use it on your hob and oven I'd say legs would get in the way and be a nuisance. What is more important however, is to buy a pot with a lipped lid so that you can heap coals on the lid and cook from top and bottom.

I think ours is 6L or so. That's a good size for 4-6 people IMO.

HTH.

 

[scanker]

Pfft. Late as usual!

 

[johnnytheboy]

The ronnie sunshine ones are a very good price, could i get the legs of with an angle grinder?

Sorry to have wasted your time scanker have been reading this site for a wee while now and never noticed the ronnie sunshine thing

 

[scanker]

Hey no worries. Didn't mean to sound so grumpy. Sorry. I think if they're the same, the Trek Direct one may be cheaper as I think postage is included.

 

[kai055]

u can improvise with the deep school dinner trays if there heated to start with and they work really well

 

[Chopper]

I got all of mine from John at Unbeatern Tracks.

I would go for the "Bake Pots" with no legs.

Get the lidlifter and if you want to use it with an open fire you could get a "Short Tripod" from him as well. You will find the flat bottomed pots will be far better on your cooker and stove.

As far as size goes that depends on what you want to cook in it. I have the 12" and 14" bake pots and use the smaller more often than the larger. The 12" is pleany big enough for stew for five people, whle the 14" is used to do a roast for five.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

 

[Bumpy]

Hi
Recently bought a "baby dutch oven" from

http://www.touring-gear.com/eshop.p...d/936/cast-iron-pre-seasoned-dutch-ovens.html

Some of the more popular sizes are out of stock at the moment, but a good quality item, cheaper than Mr Sunshine and nice people to deal with...
Just my two penneth worth!

 

[FGYT]

got mine at he Wilderness gathering £30 for a size 12 think it was the unbeaten tracks guys tho this is a lot cheaper than their website prices and cheaper than Ronnie Sunshines to
only grip is i like the sise but would prefer more depth to fit a whole chicken in and less width to maintain the size we did manage 2 of the poussens (baby chickens ) for a Roast with veg on the saturday night and they wher fantastic with caramalised veg at the bottom and crispy skin at the top

these dont have the big lip for embers but youcan still pile em on
also does a fantastic bacon butty as its got the heat to burn off the Water in cheap bacon

i would like a Deep size 10 tho

ATB

Duncan