How to Season a Camp Oven Correctly

Start to finish camp oven seasoning by an expert

[@ozziecheesemald4976]

The ACOF 2024 Cooking Competition brings a new Camp Oven into my collection - time to get seasoning. Thanks Mate for another wonderful lesson on the care of our Camp Ovens. See you in October.

[@campovenking]

@@ozziecheesemald4976 yep, I will be there. Cheers

[@andrewsymons3819]

Great series of restoration videos. 👍 Kmart / Coles / Woolies / Spotlight etc have refillable oil sprayers. Work well and way more cost effective and you can add your preferred oil type.

[@campovenking]

Yeah thats a good idea actually.

[@paulminchington6111]

Just tried this with a new supposedly pre-seasoned camp oven on a gas BBQ - Wow!!! bottom of the pot is now like glass. Can't wait to start cooking in it 👍

[@campovenking]

Yeah mate, the pre seasoned thing is designed to stop it rusting before it sells and leaves the shop. After that they couldnt care less. You shouild always season a new one and ignore the preseason coat. Cheers

[@HeatherConnell-sr1lb]

Thanks a million Ron...your a champion 100%🍻

[@glenhehir3833]

By Jeez that came up well Ron. Great advice. Thanks mate.

[@TheWandererAUS]

Great clip mate! Great to see! no BS, just getting straight into it! An absolute pro mate, well done! Came up a beaut! 👍👏

[@GrotyGold]

Very nice it came up perfect. I have one just as rusty and will be following your advice to bring it back. Cheers Steve.

[@glenbaker4024]

What a brilliant result.

[@Philipk65]

Some really good tips there Ron. I saw one vid that said to go to 480f for an hour, then turn the oven off and repeat it the following day fo four days. Seemed a little to involved for my liking but seemed to work.

[@campovenking]

lol, I reckon that would just burn off the oil completely if you actually did it that way. I can do an oven an hour and with my new electrolysis set up I can go from rusty to fully seasoned in 6 hours

[@stephenwhitehouse5030]

That looks awesome mate

[@davidthomas1732]

You're the King

[@jeffwelsh1185]

Hey Ron, You see a lot of people sanding the inside of there cast iron smooth with sand paper before seasoning. Is there any advantage to that as far as a slicker surface after seasoning? And does it help with the non stick surface for cooking on? Great series of videos on restoration and seasoning.

[@BradGryphonn]

As my old man used to say, "looks just like a bought one!"

[@peterbroughill]

Hi Ron, I have a 15 inch and an18 inch to do, unfortunately I don’t have an oven big enough, can you do the seasoning in the open over a fire ? Cheers Peter

[@campovenking]

All my ovens were done over the fire years ago. A hot fire and mutton fat actually. I will do one on a video later in the year when I get a chance. Cheers

[@markhiggins3054]

400 d F or C?

[@campovenking]

450 celcius is the target temperature

[@Philipk65]

@@campovenking 450 Celsius? I think you mean Fahrenheit. Very few ovens go to that Ron. Most kitchen ovens max out at 250c which is 482f

[@campovenking]

@Philipk65 I meant celcius and always thought it was. Now I'm not so sure lol. I will check on the oven. 250 c doesn't sound hot enough as you can cook food at that temp.

[@Philipk65]

@@campovenking I did 250c on my Weber and I felt that through the welding gloves. By the way 480f is 250c.

[@Philipk65]

@@campovenking I do believe that pizza ovens can get near that hot though.