Cooking in Cast Iron with Stacked Dutch Ovens - Outdoors with Trav

Cooking with briquets on multiple stacked cast iron dutch ovens.
Tools used in this video:
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[@michaelalexander3828]

A more responsible way to fire the briquets is to light a wad of newspaper under the chimney. This eliminates the need/use of petroleum distillates. 😀

[@kerplop2263]

OMG dude! you have inspired me to spend a few hundred bucks on cast iron and make a firepit in my suburban backyard

[@TurkeyCreekjackjohnson_]

😂

[@jt4369]

Holy crap. That’s enough food for the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving.

[@anyagupta7380]

Wow~☆ thanks for sharing!

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Thank you!

[@DaisyDukes11]

Just got my first Dutch oven, appreciate all of the information and tips you shared!! Thanks very much. :)

[@bcvahsfam]

Thank you! Great video! Food looks great!

[@bretbreakall1582]

That meal looked fantastic, great tips for using the dutch ovens, I have sampled first hand the delicious food that you have made from dutch ovens. This is a great way to have all of the family involved from the deciding of and preparation of the meals to of course setting around a camp fire and enjoying a great meal together. The memories and laughs made with family and friends from a meal like this will be a memorable treasure that is priceless. Another great video, Thanks for making it.

[@riispanisheyes6018]

I went from watching Grandpa Kitchen, to watching you. You Awesome😊👍🏼 I'm Philly girl

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Thanks for watching!

[@pinkyjohnson8437]

I love it you did good

[@deepsouthNZ]

great video Trav thanks mate

[@DA-eh9ce]

Yum Yum! Thanks for the tips.

[@johnagen3688]

Awesome!

[@joyfullife2905]

So smart!!!

[@edwilliams968]

# 12 Dutch oven... double the number of coals at 24. 1/3 on the bottom and 2/3 the coals on top for a 350 degree oven.

[@kokkiem]

P.S. the link to "your" mair Dutch Oven Lid Lifter, is giving another result...

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Thank you. I will look into that.

[@steveb855]

When rotating single ovens for hot spots the lid needs to be rotated too. Ex rotate the bottom left 90 degrees and rotate the lid right 90. degrees. Adapt accordingly for stackjng... rotating the lid below is the same as rotating the bottom of the oven directly above.

[@leonardogutierrez6836]

"How do I check the food is done? I take the lid off and look" this had me laughin for hours

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Expert advice =) Ha ha, glad that you liked it - thanks for the cool comment!

[@chrismcgady4978]

I had always thought it was 16 on top, 8 on the bottom of a 12 inch Dutch oven to get approximately 350 degrees. Not a huge difference from 12 and 12, but I’m curious if you have measured the internal temperature or if the 12 and 12 configuration is just what works for you. Also, great video!

[@kokkiem]

Hello from Belgium! Thats a tiny country in Europe 😆 where we are tri-langual (Dutch or Flemish, French from Wallonia and German in a tiny part of Belgium). Capital is Brussels, where the European Commission and Parlement are situated. Done with the presentation😁 I loved this video. I'm new with my own cast iron pots and pans since last summer. I hoped to 'create' a cooking place for brickets, wood and/or charcoal on a base of fire safe concrete (as it rains a lot, have lot of mud)... I'm hearing you that concrete (also fire safe concrete?) might not be smart? What I also curious about... how do you clean your DO's when outdoors with little access to water...? When I use mine, I use lots of water and my kitchen towels are still black! And which product do you use? 🙄 Thanks for the great video and the tip for the Mair Dutch Oven Lid Lifter!

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Hello KOKKIEM from Belgium! Thank you for your excellent comments & questions! You speak excellent English! Sorry, I don’t have experience cooking on fire-safe concrete. Please let me know what you discover once you try it. Good question about cleaning Dutch ovens with very little water. Three methods that I’ve used include . . . First, pour a little water into the DO & boil it to loosen any stuck-on food then wipe clean. Second, use salt as an abrasive to scour out the Dutch oven. Pour some salt into the DO and scrub clean with a rag or scrubbing brush. Lastly you can place the dirty Dutch oven with the lid on it into the briquettes/coals and simply cook the oven clean. Let cool & wipe out when done. Thank you & good luck with all your outdoor cooking adventures! Trav

[@kokkiem]

@@OutdoorswithTrav Thanks Trave for your answers and compliment! I might try to find an alternative for a fire-concrete underground... Thanks for the 3 cleaning options. I'll try them as soon as I'll start cooking outdoors again. You've been very helpful! Thank you. 🙏

[@hankh1610]

Well, no mention of the #8 2 qt. DO in the credits, ... must be new. (chuckle). Wondering what recipes you use for the #8 or is it your designated "Bean Pot" ?

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Hank H, Good eye on the 8-inch 2 quart Dutch oven. Yes that typically is my go-to Dutch oven for beans (which we’ve filmed but not yet posted an episode on my camp beans). I also use that 8 inch for several other things including smaller loaves of bread, doves, sauces, cornbread, scalloped potatoes & other smaller portions when there’s just one or two of you at meal time. Incidentally, that’s the oldest Dutch oven I own as it was a gift from my father who received it as a gift himself back in the 60s or 70’s. I’ll have to ask him if he remembers what year he got that thing. Thanks for commenting - happy trails!

[@hankh1610]

@@OutdoorswithTrav Trav, Howdy; Thanks for the reply, would be interested to see what else ya might decide to cook in the lil' fella.

[@johnagen3688]

@@hankh1610 me too! That little 2 quarter is a real ham!

[@joannnash847]

Can I ask what the metal tags are and their purpose on your ovens?

[@Giganfan2k1]

You mean the feet of the oven? If so they are to keep the bottom off the coals.

[@johnboyles4101]

the metal tags are I.d. tags to ensure you're D.O.s are not lost or stolen, especially at large events and competitions!

[@patrickr3589]

Chopped my right index finger off splitting cottonwood ,,,knotty

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Ouch! That's terrible.

[@peterlangston1371]

You don’t need to use matchlight or lighter fluid. Put charcoal in chimney starter put newspaper in the bottom and light. Once smoke goes from blue to clear your charcoal is ready