The bedourie oven is an australian adaptation of the camp oven dutch oven. Bedourie camp oven cookoff amidst the action, bush chefs get cooking and, using a bedourie camp oven, a historic piece of outback equipment, stew up the best feed they can in a unique cookoff to rival all others. Outback 12 quart cast iron dutch camp oven heavy duty pot pan camping. Increasingly popular, however, are the spun steel ovens, which are a bit bulkier but also much lighter, and in some ways a little more adaptable. It never got seasoned by the way i still have and use it because we really didnt know about seasoning in those days. The legendary bedourie camp ovens were invented after a need for a tough, lightweight, portable camp oven for horseback arose. The photos are pretty self explanatory however the last one showing a house brick on the side of the oven say it all. They are called casserole dishes in english speaking countries other than the usa, and cocottes in french, they are similar to both the japanese tetsunabe and the sac, a traditional balkan castiron oven, and are related to the. Theres a dedicated web site that covers the diamantina, birdsville, bedourie, betoota regions. Simply place over hot coals, an open fire or camp stove and let the oven do its work.
Wait till the meat is browned or golden, then add the seasoning or stock and stir them into the meat, then let it sit for five to 10 minutes to let the seasoning or stock soak into the meat. Get the best deals on camping ovens when you shop the largest online selection at. Before the 19th century most people still cooked over open fires and ovens would be heated by fires as well. If you can cook it in your oven at home, you can cook it in a camp oven. Outback town cooks up giant camp oven abc news australian. The coleman camp oven is designed to fit on coleman liquid fuel and propane camp stoves and then folds down flat for compact storage. Weve got ozpig cookers for camping and outdoor entertaining, 12v powered ovens from travel buddy for cooking on the road, robust and sturdy cast iron camp ovens from campfire, lighter weight spun steel models from dr.
Camp oven bedourie 10inch fishing, camping and marine at. Tear and share bread scrolls a great little recipe to share with family and friends either around the campfire or as demonstrated today, you can easily use your camping gear inside in the oven. While the detachable handle makes placing and removing meals from the fire stressfree. The photos are pretty self explanatory however the last one showing a house brick on the side of the oven say it. Camp oven cooking has fed ringers in outback stock camps and miners through the gold rush, and now there is an event to celebrate the bush kitchen favourite. A dutch oven is a thickwalled cooking pot with a tightfitting lid. Lodge cb101 cookbook, camp dutch oven cooking 101 on. Modified bedourie camp oven cooking in australia cocia.
What is the difference between a dutch oven and camp dutch oven. They are high gloss easy to wipe pages with a photo of very recipe. I also look at finish quality inside, as abadonxi mentioned and also balance for when you lift the lids and camp oven. The trouble with temperature control would end with the introduction of thermostats for ovens, somewhere in the beginning of the 20th century one of the years mentioned is 1915. Bedourie oven 12 spun steel dr livingstone camp camping. A dutch oven is a thickwalled usually cast iron cooking pot with a tightfitting lid.
Learn some dutch oven history and how a classic dutch oven is different from a camp dutch oven or a le creuset dutch oven. Formed from mild steel, it is lighter and less brittle than cast iron, and will. Bedourie spun steel camp oven gday everyone, i have a bedourie spun steel camp oven that i have seasoned as per the instructions supplied oil rubbed in evenly over all surfaces, but with the oil staying clear, unlike when seasoning cast iron camp ovens. A timeline of oven inventions how much has technology really changed since the first ovens, woodfired hearths.
Stress no more, the bedourie camel and pig races 2020 has you covered. Made from heavy duty gauge spun carbon steel that will not break or crack. We stand around all day stirring a giant copper pot filled with fresh apple cider and bushels and bushels of peeled, cored and chopped local apples. The bedourie oven was designed as a stronger version of the cast iron oven. Camp ovens are an important part of any australian caravanners setup. This became the famous bedourie camp oven named after the town bedourie out in the diamantina area in out back of queensland. What is the difference between a dutch oven and camp dutch. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest, so please be aware that guests cannot post on the forum, and some sections of the forum will not be visible to you.
Camp oven 12 inch spun carbon steel 5 in 1 fry pan hang pan boiling pot trivet. The big camp oven comparison without a hitch without a hitch. If you would like to know the history of dutch ovens, you may find this book interesting, but the information is ancient and few recipes are included. Camp oven cook books cooking with camp ovens and fair dinkum dampers are a necessity for any outdoor camp cook. There are ovens with legs which have their own unique cooking styles, or bedourie ovens, which evolved to meet the needs of travelling cattlemen in the 19th century, and, more recently, the appearance of the cobb ovens from south africa. How you clean a rusty camp oven depends on how rusty it is and what equipment you have available to you. Cookbooks everything for dutch oven and camp cooking. Drovers working on bedourie station, in western queensland, found that the.
The dr livingstones 12 inch bedourie camp oven is manufactured from spun steel with a lid that fits over the top, and was originally made for the bedourie station. Spun steel camp ovens welcome to, a family friendly forum dedicated to four wheel driving, camping and touring. The bedourie oven was developed in response to this problem. Camels, cowboys and cockies joy bedourie, queensland. To season your camp oven, wash it out thoroughly with warm water without soap it will leave a residue of its taste in the metal pores and leave it out to dry or place over low. We have an extensive range of camp ovens including campfire, big boar and oztrail plus many more great brands. Having owned a small regular cast iron camp oven for a long time now, i have enjoyed cooking in it. Drovers working on bedourie station, in western queensland, found that the heavy cast iron camp ovens they used for cooking would often break as a result of falling from their pack horses.
The bedourie oven is an australian adaptation of the camp oven. A tiny town in southwestern queensland wants to build a big camp oven as a new tourist attraction, to highlight a part of the nations inland history. Dr livingstones 12 inch bedourie camp oven tentworld. The books starts out with some basic dutch oven cooking information. Livingstones bedourie 10 huge range of camp ovens at australias best online camping store. Livingstones and hillbilly, plus everything you need to kit out, protect and transport your oven. If its only lightly rusty you can just use some steel wool and some elbow grease, if its really rusty the other methods below will be better. Camp ovens lowest price free delivery snowys outdoors. Due to my being on the road a lot and sometimes in isolated areas of australia, bear in mind that i sometimes cant post your order for a few days after purchase. Around the end of the 18th century new, more compact stoves were designed, using either coals or wood for heating heres a beautiful example. I think i just about cooked everything you could imagine in it over time. Mar 10, 2014 gday mick from the cast iron boys here.
Translation of australian words for saddles, whips, swags, camp. If youre looking to save on space, a portable double burner stove is a great option. The town started in the 1880s as a major water hole and rest stop for drovers and. Has anybody made their own camp oven or bedourie or have plans for one the cook has taken to making dampers and loves the idea of camp oven cooking. Bedourie is home to the famous bedourie camp oven which the australian government claimed significant and uniquely australian in 2001, and are sold at the visitor centre year round. Bedourie camp oven 12 spun steel dr livingstone camping. How to cook in a bedourie camp oven with out and about. Use the coleman camp oven to cook a roast or dessert, or to simply keep food warm until the others get back. Droving camps in a bygone era came up with the idea of making a spun metal camp oven. Bedourie oven 10 spun steel dr livingstone camping cooking 4 in 1 oven frypan. About the author in 1995 craig lewis and cathy savage threw in their day jobs and took the plunge to bceome fulltime writers and photographers. The main thing i look for when buying a camp oven is a decent lip that you can put coals on. Bedourie oven 12 spun steel dr livingstone camp camping cooking picnic. I learnt to camp oven cook in a bedourie camp oven.
Stay away from a design like this, you will need to scrape the coals off every time you check your roast. This station found that when the cast iron camp ovens fell off pack horses, or were dropped, they often broke, so they invented the bedourie which would not break. Dr livingstones 12 inch bedourie camp oven dr livingstones the bedourie. Camp ovens come in a variety of forms but the most common is the cast iron, flatbottomed oven with the wire handle. Looking for what to do things on your next getaway. In australia, a bedourie camp oven is a steel cookpot, shaped and used like a. There are recipes for cooking meats, vegetables, breads, and desserts in the dutch oven. Carrying on the legacy, dr livingstones bedourie 12 camp ovens are tougher than ever. Birdsville bedourie betoota the diamantina facebook. The first step is to preheat your oven over the fire, then take it aside and add some olive oil, then add the meat to cook. Camp ovens are great for cooking up a delicious hot meal when youre out enjoying natures charms. I ever used any camp oven before so it might be stand around and learn.
A day trip to bedourie, where the bedourie camp oven was invented, to check out the thermal pool and the local history, had the group head past a stand of waddi trees, a rare and ancient species of australian desert flora and only found in three isolated areas. Droving camps in a bygone era came up with the idea of making a spun steel camp oven. The beyond outdoor bbq plate is an ideal size for cooking up a hearty breakfast and comes complete with tongs, a spatula, and butane gas which packs. History that moves you why ball weight is important. The lid has been designed to go over the oven to avoid ash and it is deep enough to be used as a frypan inside find a free dvd of. Seasoning your camp oven all camp ovens must be seasoned after use in order to seal the porous surface and effectively make it as close to nonstick as possible. Camping oven practical cooking with our camping oven for. This highquality steel bedourie is a lighter option compared to a cast iron camp oven, cooks the same, and is just as easy to use. Jul 10, 2016 tear and share bread scrolls a great little recipe to share with family and friends either around the campfire or as demonstrated today, you can easily use your camping gear inside in the oven. This became the famous bedourie camp oven named after the town bedourie out in the diamantina area in the out back of queensland.
Ps she loves your site derek and if we dont make something up the southern. Australian camp oven cooking is an essential ingredient for every bush cooks tuckerbox. A camp oven is the best way to cook many onepot meals in one easytouse device. Australia the film general info australia the film the story on our. But here in oz, the absence of animals traditionally raced, such as horses and dogs, is no hindrance to holding a race meet although all these races are held in australia, ive yet to experience the pleasures of cane toad or cockroach racing. The following photos show a modified bedourie camp oven and camp oven lifters. Bedourie camp ovendr livingstones spun steel 12 camp oven the dr livingstone range of bedourie camp ovens are made from heavy gauge spun carbon steel that will not crack or break. Robert also includes ordering information on products that he manufactures for use in cooking in the dutch ovens. I thought since i was looking for another i might look at spun steel. I thought the next logical step would be to make our own oven instead of buying one and im a tight wod. These books include subjects ranging from saddles, horses, stockcamps and. Cast iron boys where known as the young face of camp oven cooking and there aim was to promote it via live demos, facebook, youtube and our website.
In australia, a bedourie camp oven is a steel cookpot, shaped and used like a dutch oven. You can make so many dishes in here including stews, roasts and stirfries. Australian camp oven cooking, boiling billy by jo clews. Cooking with camp ovens fair dinkum dampers books, camp oven cooking these two popular camp oven cook books are filled with creative content to help the camp fire cook deliver and explore beautiful mouthwatering camp oven recipes. Mick is australias leading author and promoter of all things camp oven cooking. In fact it was my first and only one for many years. The owner was concerned that his bedourie was going to tip over and shower him or his family with hot coals. Get the best deals on camping ovens when you shop the. Masterchefs go bush for camp oven championships abc news. Cockroaches, cane toads and camels are generally considered physically andor temperamentally unsuited to commercial racing. Camp cooking is all about creating simple, nutritious meals using as few utensils as possible.
The coleman camp oven is designed to fit on coleman liquid fuel and propane camp. Obviously most people have cast iron, and there are only two downsides imo, weight and cleaning. Cooking with camp ovens ozwit ozwit camp oven cooking. Cooking with camp ovens ozwit camp oven cooking camping. We need your help to get our cookbook camp oven the essential recipe collection printed, all you have to do is pre order your copy today. But for a small community, bedourie has some truly excellent facilities and is known as the administration centre of the diamantina region. Take your bush cooking up a notch and check out what makes bedourie camp ovens, the legend that it is. Dutch ovens have been used as cooking vessels for hundreds of years. Product title coleman camp oven oven average rating. Whether you are christening your first camp oven on an ozpig in the back yard or catering for a bush wedding, theres sure to be a recipe in the camp oven recipes collection to entice the culinary senses and broaden the outdoor cooking abilities of people from all walks of life. Named after bedourie, queensland, the bedourie ovens were developed as a more robust, nonbreakable alternative to the castiron dutch ovens.
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