1st leg of lamb in the camp oven

[craigtempo]

ok we got given a camp oven and its all seasoned now and ready to go so i thought ide do a roast in it tonight to try it out 

at home so il be using heat beads .its about a  1kg rolled piece .. de boned .

any help would be helpfull lololol

how many heat beads ? im thinking cook 1/2 hr then through in some vegies and cook for a further 1hr.  il probably put it on about 4.30 .. 5.00pm .

craig

[Bird]

Cant help you with times and beads, but if you post and address, Im sure some Swaggers would be only too happy to come around and taste it for you

[Variflex]

Guess it depends on the size of your camp oven,
My father in law did a lamb roast in the camp oven on our last trip, basically covered the lid with heat beads, took about three hours to cook but she was a great feed, Not sure what stage he put the veges in though,

[jeeps]

Do you have a trivot?

cheers

[craigtempo]

no i was going to put heat beads underneith and on top of the oven

craig

[two+four]

A trivot is a realy good addition to the camp oven especially when using coals out of a fire as they can be a lot hotter than heat beads. It will pretty much reduce any chance of burning to zip and give you a more even cook allround.

[toad]

 I reckon you are going to need 2 hours at least.
It will be good though.
A trivet or small cake rack on the bottom of the camp oven is recommended.
Bon appetit!

[darren]

Prob about 4 beads underneath and about 16 on the top.... but ive been told i dont know what i'm doing

[D4D]

but ive been told i dont know what i'm doing

my wife tells me that all the time 

[Bird]

no i was going to put heat beads underneith and on top of the oven

craig

dont put the roast on the inside of the camp oven in the floor of it... have it off the ground inside on a trivet as recommended so air can circulate and it doesnt burn to poo.

[two+four]

my wife tells me that all the time 

Are we still talking cooking D4D 

[jwb]

I hope you have lit your heat beads by now?

[jwb]

Seeing how it's only small pce i would use 10 beads on both top and bottom
and put veges in after 30 mins
re-check after another 60 + minutes
I always use a trivet both inside the oven and under it!

Although i usually have 1 oven for meat & 1 for veg
and use the excess meat over the next few days
and the excess vegies for bubble & squeak 

enjoy your feed
cheers

[StevenM]

How big an oven mate?

12"?

If so 15 on top , 9 underneath.

use the 3 up and 3 down formula for roasting.

Preheat oven for atleast 15 minutes.

Use a trivot and getthe lamb of the bottom.

Put the vegies and lamb in at same time and will take 1-1 and a quarter hours tops.

[Black Diamond]

Im drooling like Homer Simpson  I could do with a nice roast right now 

Look forward to hearing how she goes

[GOLDIE]

I use 12 on top and about 6 underneath that guves me approx 180. Good luck.

[StevenM]

Two things

Dont put oven straight on heat beads. It will snuff them out. You need a air gap. 10-15cm.

Also as veg are going in with meat then grab a piece of wire (coat hanger size thickness) and jam that under the lid to let some steam escape. Otherwise your veg will be steamed more than roasted

Show ua your end result too bud

[craigtempo]

WOW this is a great  site 

ok i have about 9 heat beads undernieth and about 9 on top . i have made up a trivit so all good .

lamb is cooking nicely and the vegies are about to go in . the oven is only a 10 inch job . i would have liked a bigger one but as i said it was given to me and i can alway buy a bigger one as well , which im sure i will 

the family next door is doing a pork roast and so we are going to get together and have a roast feast 

no pressure but they are using an conventional oven .... SLACKERS

craig

il get some photos.

[craigtempo]

its looking and smelling BLOODY FANTASTIC.

craig

[Gunna Do]

 

When it's cooked!!!!!!!

[Black Diamond]

its looking and smelling BLOODY FANTASTIC.

craig

Now im really Drooling 

[craigtempo]

hope i dont run out of heat ...i mite go and burn some more heat beads just to be safe 

cant find the camera cord to the computer ...has anyone seen it ?

craig

[StevenM]

Craig

only use heat bead heat beads and with a 10 inch, same thing, 3 up 3 down , so 13 on top and 7 under

[britts]

Bit late now that you're probably already eating but try this site.


http://www.aussiecampovencook.com/

Hope it goes well theres nothing like a camp oven roast

[GOLDIE]

Come on it must be cooked