I have camp Dutch ovens and stove top Dutch ovens and I have used both for decades. I have been know to use my camp Dutch Oven in my home oven and I have used my stove top dutch oven hanging over a coal fire from a tripod. Another good video. 👍👨🍳
Lots of old wives tales about how these pots got their names. The story I was told is that the Dutch built brick ovens in their homes so pots didn't need legs or lids for coals. Camp ovens sometimes called trail ovens were made for open fires Or hearth cooking with coals. Thanks for the video and the scriptures.
I must agree with the comment about 'if you have one, then chances are you'll get another'. I bought one just over a year ago that I needed to restore, and recall watching your vids for assistance, but now have several including one I bought today.
Great video Stephen. I have both, the Camp Oven and the Dutch Oven, various sizes of each. All food cooked in either style of oven just tastes so much better than in an ordinary pan. Maybe it's just my imagination, maybe it's the added smell of the wood or coals as they burn mixed with the aroma of the food cooking. I've missed you here lately,good to see you back. I loved hearing the history of the beginning of the Dutch Oven. Thanks for sharing. Stan
What ever the reason, food does taste better in cast iron. I have really missed being as regular as I've wanted too. Hopefully I will get back on schedule.
I find that I cut a round 1/2” plywood base for the camp oven. It fits into the caring case and helps prevent the legs from breaking. It also works as a trivet on table tops.
I saw somewhere that there is an alternative if one doesnt have the plywood circle. Just sit the lid on the bottom and the legs on top of the lid. It works well.
You are correct, the lid will help save the legs, however, I’ve found that the plywood trivet really helps save my but several times. Thanks for your suggestion. Skillet
@@shawnmendrek3544 To the contrary, I'm stronger than ever. Working in roofing really develops your core for life provided that you don't pollute your body with poisons like drugs, alcohol & cigarettes.
thanks for making the distinction between the two. the camp oven can be used in the kitchen as well even though its designed for the campfire. i don't have a regular Dutch oven for indoors except for Lodge combo cooker. combo cooker seems more practical for kitchen but i have used it for campfire cooking as well. both types are interchangeable.
Nice informative video for the folks who don’t understand these differences. I have Dutch and Camp ovens and believe they are both very good at what they are intended to be used as. For myself, I use the Dutch ovens for indoor use, mostly. My camp ovens are used for outdoor cooking only. Love both types.
I bought what was called a "dutch oven" and after this video found out it is a camp oven. I wanted one without legs, but the store only had the one with legs. Good news is, on my gas stove, the legs fit in between the grates and puts the bottom down on the grates. Same with putting it in my oven. Gonna try a recipe on the charcoal this weekend. Thanks for the informative video.
Amen brother. You can call my cast iron whatever you’d like, as long as it’s made in Canada or the U.S.A. BTW: I took your suggestion to use flax seed oil to season the cast iron, 5 times through the oven process later nothing sticks to them and I seem to be getting better crusts on my baked breads, cornbread and meats. Vegetables (onions) also caramelize easier. Awesome! Correction I said walnut oil when I meant flax seed oil.
I love the camp oven . I go camping with an older eagle scout. And he has like 5 of them stacked on each other cooking 4 course meals with a dessert. That's when I found my love to learn to use cast iron.
I have a dutch oven and different sizes of skillets or fry pans. Got them all 2nd hand at yard sales and took lots of time seasoning, but they are great now. Wish I had seen you years back! Thanks for all the great advice.
Some of us place a couple flat rocks to raise the flat bottom and invert the lid to hold coals...but...you have to Ben carful removing the lids so you don't dump coals inside when you are done cooking or need to check progress. Really want to get a camp oven...
I had a section in the video that briefly covered doing that but I was afraid it would complicate things too much, so I cut it out. Maybe should have left it in. It does work but you have to be careful. Lol
Thanks for the history lesson. You are correct about Camp vs Dutch ovens. And you are correct about one becomes another. I have five camp ovens in three sizes, and still wish I had another.
The quality of the iron is so much better, especially the older ones. Get one before they started preseasoning them and the surface will be smoother, and they will cook better and be easier to maintain.
All right, I'll give it to you. You've done your research and convinced me. I'm probably going to continue to call the camp oven a Dutch Oven, because "Carl". LOL I've been calling it that for at least 45 years and I'm a hard head. But never the less. I have been enjoying your video's and you seem to have your head screwed on pretty well. I have several "Camp Ovens" and a Dutch oven, ( It was hard to reverse that in my head.) some skillets and a couple kettles. I'm planning to start a series on Dutch Oven cooking, (camp Oven cooking) on my channel. I've been doing it with youth since 1985. Now it's time to pass on some of what I know. Great video. God Bless
i live on a long gravel driveway and I cooked on the gravel right in front of my garage.......I recently got the lodge cast iron table that holds up to two regular 10 or 12 size ovens or one 14 inch behemoth.......you put the coals and cook directly up on the metal surface of the table instead of having to bend over to the ground every time you make an adjustment.
Thanks for the information. I always wondered why they called them Dutch Ovens. Your right, I just bought the Camp Oven after owning a Dutch Oven for a while. I always regretted not having the camp version. I just cooked up a great roast beef dinner in one and it came out great! I will keep following you on your channel. God Bless.
As usual, good job Stephen. Your terms and explanations make sense, even to a old country boy like myself. Lol. As you stated, get one Dutch Oven, then you would probably get another and maybe another. I've gotten four now and one recently acquired vintage camp oven. I think that camp oven is an older Lodge because of its handle, drippers and being unmarked except for 12 IN embossed on the lid. It needs a little TLC before it's ready to be used to cook a camp meal. But winter has already started in North Louisiana, so I'm not taking the grandkids camping anytime soon. Like the one that you show, mine has a rim around the lid to keep coals from scooting off the lid. But never have cooked using a camp oven before, I have a dumb question for you. Do the coals hurt the seasoning in any way? IE., after the cook, can you tell where the coals were located on the lid by difference in the seasoning color where coals were laying? And how do you clean the lid to remove all ash and coal particles? Idea for another video, maybe? Thanks for the videos, I enjoy watching them. I think that it's nice that you always end spreading the Word, especially now days. Your Louisiana friend.
Most people just use a good stiff brush to brush away the ashes from the outside. The seasoning on the inside usually holds up pretty well. As with all cast iron a certain level of regular maintenance is necessary. Maybe a little more so with the camp pieces. The main thing with the outside is protecting from rust more than holding seasoning.
Thanks for telling me the difference between a cast iron, Dutch oven and a camp stove... Not sure what is the best one, but with all the fire restrictions I'm thinking the Dutch oven to use with a camp stove... Anyway, I don't know if you still are working on your website, but if you are need help message me.
I was born and raised in the Bay Area, California. I work professionally in this place we call “The Silicon Valley”, but I can tell you, you can forget about having a decent home-cooked meal or stew that puts some warmth in your belly. I’ve been camping with friends in Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama. There is something very very comforting about a camp cooked meal surrounded by the chatter of Deep South dialect and the sound of laughing and the crackling of a fire-and that’s saying something considering I’m Asian. Racism? The best solution is to use common sense: when in Rome, do as the Romans and certainly don’t talk down to people in their town. This is a rule that applies to all cultures universally. America. We have our problems, but we’ll be here t’morrow.
Well said. A world traveler friend of mine from the UK once told me that most peoples want the same thing. To see there children have it a little better than them. There is something special about setting around a camp fire and sharing a meal together.
Best American made Dutch oven is a beautiful semi gloss black enamelled one made in New York's finger kake region by two artisans. It's called the Borough Furnace company. And it's cheaper and better than the Staub or Le Cruset ones. As for camp ovens, Paul Revere is purported to have invented the high rim lid that holds the coals in the top. I just discovered these two things on UA-cam! Thank you.
Interesting video. A few points... 1) I have never heard anyone call it a camp oven. And I have never head of a camp oven cooking group. I have, though, heard it called a dutch oven and there are dutch oven cooking clubs, and even dutch oven cook-offs. Everything I have always seen called a camp oven is a box that looks like a mini home oven. Some go on a camp stove and some use a fuel themselves. 2) The term "dutch oven" as referring to a cooking pot with legs and lid with a lip to catch the coals and ash, had been around since (colonial time) before camping as we know it was even a thing. That being said, it was still interesting, albeit lacking a lot of context and dates.
I have all four lodge CAMP ovens (8, 10, 12, 14).....for outside and two enameled cast iron stock pots with enameled cast irom lids for the stovetop and oven (3.5 Q and 7Q size)........I store the camp ovens stacked on top of each other largest to smallest on top on my mountain stone fireplace hearth and they look great there and don't take up too much space. ....the 14 camp oven can cook enough food for a CROWD and the 8" is great for just two people......over 2 gallon capacity on the 14" (I think maybe 300 ounces or 25-30 10oz servings).
I have a McClary no 7. It says x600 on the lid and x599 in the pot. I only recently started using it but I really like it. Where can I find out about my pot?
I have a flat bottom Dutch oven with a gate mark and a camp oven for a lid. It’s 13 inches across and weighs 47lbs. Is it uncommon for a flat bottom DO to have a lid for coals? And did the old ones come that heavy? 47lbs
Thank you for yet another great informational video. I have been collecting cast iron for the past few years while really taking an interest this last year. The collection has grown tremendously along with a new electrolysis tank. The quality and craftsman ship with some of this iron is simply amazing. Would that Oregon Trail spider I have be considered a camp oven due to it's legs and original purpose? Thank you again for all the great information. I think when I look up the definition of 'cast iron' in the Webster It's your school photo. Keep up all the great work brother...
Thank you for the information. I just stripped and seasoned my # 14 camp oven. Unmarked but has C O on it with made in USA. Could you please do a video on what they call bean pots. I just found 2 unmarked with gate mark and short legs. One has BB under with an offset pot belly bottom. If you can help me identify it. Thanks.
The #14 is most likely a Lodge. Lodge did use initials to signify their pieces. C O for camp oven. I am not sure of the maker on the other piece but the offset was designed to cause it to take up less room on the stove by turning it toward the out side.
@@castIroncookware Thank you. I just don't belong to any other social media other then UA-cam. Tbus makes it hard for me to share pictures . Yesterday I found a hammered unmarked #3 skillet. My small collection I have found down here in Miami thrift stores and flea market. Many of the trucks bring it down from up north to our thrift stores here.
If you're cooking over a campfire it really makes no difference if your pot has legs or not, A heavy cast iron pot full of food will not sit above the coals on a fire on those little legs unless it is on a stone or steel surface. The only real difference is the ring on the lid for holding coals. An exception would be my African Potjie pots that have substantial legs 3" to 4" long that they will sit on dirt and allow you to place coals under it and they have a bit of a rim to place coals on the lid also, check one out, they have many advantages for outdoor cooking - I love mine!
Awesome explanation and history lesson Stephen. Although I usually refer to my camp ovens as just Dutch Ovens I try to explain the difference to newer C.I. people. We had a UA-cam meet up in October and I was able to give a class and got some people that were intimidated by C.I to realize that there is nothing to be intimidated by using C.I. Thanks again for all the great videos and spreading they word. ~ Billy
I just noticed that somehow the little Red button was not pushed. I don't know what happened because you are one of our favorite channels. Well it is fixed now. I guess I need to go see how many videos we missed.
It is always funny to see what kind of commercials that UA-cam puts on there. I don't think that they quite understand that most cast iron people will never spend money on those pans but the commercials do cover a lot of the cost involved in producing the videos. I am thankful for that.
theoretically, you could stack all four different sized camp dutch ovens and cook with coals going all the way from the bottom level and in between every level to the top oven and even put coals on the top of the top oven......you could have four different meal items.....one in each oven.
Thank you so much for all your information. I have a question .... I have a Dutch oven that was gave to me. My problem is it has been spray painted black and has a crack in the bottom. Is it worth trying to restore it. If it is can I put it on my grill to burn it off? Thank you so much!!
Thank you for doing this video. I just got a Dutch oven. I’ve always wanted one. I’m 61 years old and I’ve been given one from a friend. I’m going to have to clean it up and season it, but I’m so happy to finally get started cooking with one. Could you give us a few basic recipes for Dutch ovens. I only have an electric stove and I don’t go camping anymore. It’s the one without the legs. Id love to see you make some biscuits. Also, baked beans would be a great thing to know.👍
Great videos. I appreciate you channel. Just started collecting at Christmas. Picked up 30 pans since then and have about 2/3 restored. Been using them to cook with and enjoy the unmarked Wagners and the BSR the most. One quick correction for you on your Han Dynasty. The beginning was 206 BC rather than 2006 BC. (I might have misunderstood you, but I think I heard 2006 BC.) Just for your info as you continue to educate others on the wonderful world of CI.
Do they make them with the camp type lid but without the feet. Seems like that would be the best then it would lay flat on a trivet I always feel like I’m snagging and bumping the legs on things when moving it 😂
Well I found my holy grail of dutchovens today. A griswold #10 tite top. Not an old one like I would have wanted, but it was $40. It's an unmarked with the made in USA stamp so I suppose it's a Wagner made. Needs some work but it will get there.
Speaking of lids, I love to make roasted chicken soup in a 7 quart Dutch oven in my regular oven at 300 degrees for a few hours. I bought my 7qt Dutch oven on Amazon and the lid is flat with no spikes. However, every time I use the lid to make soup it is completely black and brown when I clean it, as if the seasoning has melted off due to the steam. Is there a way to prevent this? Is it safe to eat?
The lids do take a harsh treatment from steam. I usually give them a protective coat before use. I use my Easy Beezy seasoning but a good cover spray with non-stick oven spray helps.
Very True. I started started with a pair 12” Lodge Camp Dutch Ovens. Then an 8”; then a 12” deep and a pair of 14” deep. I do have an old Wagner for the kitchen. I Cooke a chicken a few nights ago. It was delicious! 🍻
I own 14D, 14S (x2) 12D, 12S, 10D, 10S, 8 (x2) Camp ovens and a 7 and 5.5 Dutch oven in traditional cast. I actually own about 110 pieces of cast iron. I have a mix of enameled and traditional cast. You’ve been warned - There are no 12-step programs to save you once you start cooking with and collecting cast iron. :-) I wish I had known about cast iron when I started out. I would have saved some money and had pieces that would last for hand-me-downs. I’ve since wisened up and won’t be going back to anything other than cast iron.
Victoria 👍 in my experiences the best finds come from garage sales, junk shops, flea markets, estate sales ... Then you get to do the fun part of cleaning restoring and seasoning, watching the transformation from rusted junk to cooking a good meal is super rewarding 👍
I've always heard camp oven called dutch ovens and dutch ovens called dutch ovens. We used both over campfires. Lol I must say I find the camp ovens more versatile for baking and dutch ovens for everything else provided you have a tripod
Correction!!! At time stamp 1:52. The Han Dynasty Began at 203 BC until 220 AD. Not 2003 BC
谢谢!
Who knew?🙁
@@bustabass9025 history teacher
I have camp Dutch ovens and stove top Dutch ovens and I have used both for decades. I have been know to use my camp Dutch Oven in my home oven and I have used my stove top dutch oven hanging over a coal fire from a tripod. Another good video. 👍👨🍳
So it's safe to put a camp fire dutch oven in the oven?
Lots of old wives tales about how these pots got their names.
The story I was told is that the Dutch built brick ovens in their homes so pots didn't need legs or lids for coals.
Camp ovens sometimes called trail ovens were made for open fires
Or hearth cooking with coals.
Thanks for the video and the scriptures.
I must agree with the comment about 'if you have one, then chances are you'll get another'. I bought one just over a year ago that I needed to restore, and recall watching your vids for assistance, but now have several including one I bought today.
I have a Dutch oven... along with many other cast iron pieces! I still use mine. You can't beat it!
Great video Stephen. I have both, the Camp Oven and the Dutch Oven, various sizes of each. All food cooked in either style of oven just tastes so much better than in an ordinary pan. Maybe it's just my imagination, maybe it's the added smell of the wood or coals as they burn mixed with the aroma of the food cooking.
I've missed you here lately,good to see you back.
I loved hearing the history of the beginning of the Dutch Oven.
Thanks for sharing.
Stan
What ever the reason, food does taste better in cast iron. I have really missed being as regular as I've wanted too. Hopefully I will get back on schedule.
I find that I cut a round 1/2” plywood base for the camp oven. It fits into the caring case and helps prevent the legs from breaking. It also works as a trivet on table tops.
Great tip. Thank you.
I saw somewhere that there is an alternative if one doesnt have the plywood circle. Just sit the lid on the bottom and the legs on top of the lid. It works well.
You are correct, the lid will help save the legs, however, I’ve found that the plywood trivet really helps save my but several times. Thanks for your suggestion. Skillet
Stranger: Wow, strong looking arms. What's your workout secret?
Stephen: I cook with cast iron everyday.
21 years in a saw mill. Lol
@@castIroncookware I got Popeye forearms from 20 years of roofing. LOL
@@shawnmendrek3544 To the contrary, I'm stronger than ever.
Working in roofing really develops your core for life provided that you don't pollute your body with poisons like drugs, alcohol & cigarettes.
thanks for making the distinction between the two. the camp oven can be used in the kitchen as well even though its designed for the campfire. i don't have a regular Dutch oven for indoors except for Lodge combo cooker. combo cooker seems more practical for kitchen but i have used it for campfire cooking as well. both types are interchangeable.
Yes, you just have to turn it so the legs will stick through the grates in the oven. So worth the effort.
Nice informative video for the folks who don’t understand these differences. I have Dutch and Camp ovens and believe they are both very good at what they are intended to be used as. For myself, I use the Dutch ovens for indoor use, mostly. My camp ovens are used for outdoor cooking only. Love both types.
I am hoping to do some outdoor cooking in mine myself but have just been so busy. Maybe in the off time during Christmas.
You explained the history and use of the two ovens very well. Well done. I am just getting interested in Dutch oven cooking. Thank you
I bought what was called a "dutch oven" and after this video found out it is a camp oven. I wanted one without legs, but the store only had the one with legs. Good news is, on my gas stove, the legs fit in between the grates and puts the bottom down on the grates. Same with putting it in my oven. Gonna try a recipe on the charcoal this weekend. Thanks for the informative video.
You will have a great time and will most likely be hooked.
I bought 7 camp ovens today (14".12", 10" and four 3/4 qt. individual)... It's ironic you video popped up on my feed today ... Thanks for the info
Amen brother. You can call my cast iron whatever you’d like, as long as it’s made in Canada or the U.S.A. BTW: I took your suggestion to use flax seed oil to season the cast iron, 5 times through the oven process later nothing sticks to them and I seem to be getting better crusts on my baked breads, cornbread and meats. Vegetables (onions) also caramelize easier. Awesome! Correction I said walnut oil when I meant flax seed oil.
There is nothing quite as enjoyable as well seasoned cast iron.
I love the camp oven . I go camping with an older eagle scout. And he has like 5 of them stacked on each other cooking 4 course meals with a dessert. That's when I found my love to learn to use cast iron.
That is awesome!
I bought a used dutch oven made by lodge. Like the one you showed with the bail handle.
Looking for a camp oven for camping
I have a dutch oven and different sizes of skillets or fry pans. Got them all 2nd hand at yard sales and took lots of time seasoning, but they are great now. Wish I had seen you years back! Thanks for all the great advice.
You are absolutely welcome. Thank you so much for watching.
Some of us place a couple flat rocks to raise the flat bottom and invert the lid to hold coals...but...you have to Ben carful removing the lids so you don't dump coals inside when you are done cooking or need to check progress. Really want to get a camp oven...
I had a section in the video that briefly covered doing that but I was afraid it would complicate things too much, so I cut it out. Maybe should have left it in. It does work but you have to be careful. Lol
I appreciate all your knowledge about cast iron. Needed somewhere to turn to!
Thank you so much for watching.
I love cooking with cast iron.
I live in Alabama as well and I am new to cast iron. Do you have any recommendations for places I could drive to check out lots of castiron?
Thanks for the history lesson. You are correct about Camp vs Dutch ovens. And you are correct about one becomes another. I have five camp ovens in three sizes, and still wish I had another.
It is worse than Lay's potatoe chips. You can always have another one.
Both are must haves,just make sure there made in America.
Why just made in America
Why only made in the US?
The quality of the iron is so much better, especially the older ones. Get one before they started preseasoning them and the surface will be smoother, and they will cook better and be easier to maintain.
@@07jdom Because it is better than that cheapo china crap.
Beacause many of the China ones cause cancer
All right, I'll give it to you. You've done your research and convinced me. I'm probably going to continue to call the camp oven a Dutch Oven, because "Carl". LOL I've been calling it that for at least 45 years and I'm a hard head. But never the less. I have been enjoying your video's and you seem to have your head screwed on pretty well. I have several "Camp Ovens" and a Dutch oven, ( It was hard to reverse that in my head.) some skillets and a couple kettles. I'm planning to start a series on Dutch Oven cooking, (camp Oven cooking) on my channel. I've been doing it with youth since 1985. Now it's time to pass on some of what I know. Great video. God Bless
i live on a long gravel driveway and I cooked on the gravel right in front of my garage.......I recently got the lodge cast iron table that holds up to two regular 10 or 12 size ovens or one 14 inch behemoth.......you put the coals and cook directly up on the metal surface of the table instead of having to bend over to the ground every time you make an adjustment.
I need to get myself one of those tables.
Thanks for the information. I always wondered why they called them Dutch Ovens. Your right, I just bought the Camp Oven after owning a Dutch Oven for a while. I always regretted not having the camp version. I just cooked up a great roast beef dinner in one and it came out great! I will keep following you on your channel. God Bless.
As usual, good job Stephen. Your terms and explanations make sense, even to a old country boy like myself. Lol. As you stated, get one Dutch Oven, then you would probably get another and maybe another. I've gotten four now and one recently acquired vintage camp oven. I think that camp oven is an older Lodge because of its handle, drippers and being unmarked except for 12 IN embossed on the lid. It needs a little TLC before it's ready to be used to cook a camp meal. But winter has already started in North Louisiana, so I'm not taking the grandkids camping anytime soon. Like the one that you show, mine has a rim around the lid to keep coals from scooting off the lid. But never have cooked using a camp oven before, I have a dumb question for you. Do the coals hurt the seasoning in any way? IE., after the cook, can you tell where the coals were located on the lid by difference in the seasoning color where coals were laying? And how do you clean the lid to remove all ash and coal particles? Idea for another video, maybe? Thanks for the videos, I enjoy watching them. I think that it's nice that you always end spreading the Word, especially now days. Your Louisiana friend.
Most people just use a good stiff brush to brush away the ashes from the outside. The seasoning on the inside usually holds up pretty well. As with all cast iron a certain level of regular maintenance is necessary. Maybe a little more so with the camp pieces. The main thing with the outside is protecting from rust more than holding seasoning.
You're the best, Sir!
Such an awesome cast iron enthusiast (and ambassador of sorts)!
Thanks for making my day again
You are absolutely welcome. Thank you so much for watching.
Thanks for telling me the difference between a cast iron, Dutch oven and a camp stove... Not sure what is the best one, but with all the fire restrictions I'm thinking the Dutch oven to use with a camp stove... Anyway, I don't know if you still are working on your website, but if you are need help message me.
I like both
Really neat history! That is pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome.
Thanks for the holy word at the end, appreciate it. Also, the history lesson was extremely interesting. Thanks again.
Excellent information, Stephen!! And thanks for sharing a bit of the Word with us, too, brother!!!
Thank you for sharing the word of the living God. May the precious Lord bless you
I was born and raised in the Bay Area, California. I work professionally in this place we call “The Silicon Valley”, but I can tell you, you can forget about having a decent home-cooked meal or stew that puts some warmth in your belly.
I’ve been camping with friends in Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama. There is something very very comforting about a camp cooked meal surrounded by the chatter of Deep South dialect and the sound of laughing and the crackling of a fire-and that’s saying something considering I’m Asian.
Racism? The best solution is to use common sense: when in Rome, do as the Romans and certainly don’t talk down to people in their town. This is a rule that applies to all cultures universally.
America. We have our problems, but we’ll be here t’morrow.
Well said. A world traveler friend of mine from the UK once told me that most peoples want the same thing. To see there children have it a little better than them. There is something special about setting around a camp fire and sharing a meal together.
I don’t camp enough to buy a camp oven and they are too heavy to haul.
But I do use my Dutch oven at home frequently.
Best American made Dutch oven is a beautiful semi gloss black enamelled one made in New York's finger kake region by two artisans. It's called the Borough Furnace company. And it's cheaper and better than the Staub or Le Cruset ones. As for camp ovens, Paul Revere is purported to have invented the high rim lid that holds the coals in the top. I just discovered these two things on UA-cam! Thank you.
Super interesting origin, I'm really glad you added that!
I heard that Paul Revere designed the charcoal lid for camp oven.
Thank you, sir. You just helped me justify keeping my Dutch oven, and get a camp oven as well. 👍🙏
Love the scripture! Thank you, sir!
Great information and thanks for sharing.
You're welcome and thank you for watching.
Interesting video.
A few points...
1) I have never heard anyone call it a camp oven. And I have never head of a camp oven cooking group. I have, though, heard it called a dutch oven and there are dutch oven cooking clubs, and even dutch oven cook-offs. Everything I have always seen called a camp oven is a box that looks like a mini home oven. Some go on a camp stove and some use a fuel themselves.
2) The term "dutch oven" as referring to a cooking pot with legs and lid with a lip to catch the coals and ash, had been around since (colonial time) before camping as we know it was even a thing.
That being said, it was still interesting, albeit lacking a lot of context and dates.
I'm glad I watched to the end to hear the message!
I have all four lodge CAMP ovens (8, 10, 12, 14).....for outside and two enameled cast iron stock pots with enameled cast irom lids for the stovetop and oven (3.5 Q and 7Q size)........I store the camp ovens stacked on top of each other largest to smallest on top on my mountain stone fireplace hearth and they look great there and don't take up too much space. ....the 14 camp oven can cook enough food for a CROWD and the 8" is great for just two people......over 2 gallon capacity on the 14" (I think maybe 300 ounces or 25-30 10oz servings).
Awesome collection!
Thanks for teaching me, I own a lot of Lodge cookware.
I have a McClary no 7. It says x600 on the lid and x599 in the pot. I only recently started using it but I really like it. Where can I find out about my pot?
I believe that the McClary is Canadian. There are a few Canadian cast iron Facebook groups out there that may be helpful.
I have a flat bottom Dutch oven with a gate mark and a camp oven for a lid. It’s 13 inches across and weighs 47lbs. Is it uncommon for a flat bottom DO to have a lid for coals? And did the old ones come that heavy? 47lbs
Thank you for yet another great informational video. I have been collecting cast iron for the past few years while really taking an interest this last year. The collection has grown tremendously along with a new electrolysis tank. The quality and craftsman ship with some of this iron is simply amazing. Would that Oregon Trail spider I have be considered a camp oven due to it's legs and original purpose? Thank you again for all the great information. I think when I look up the definition of 'cast iron' in the Webster It's your school photo. Keep up all the great work brother...
The spiders are a different animal altogether. Of course they were designed to be used over coals and for camping.
@@castIroncookware Really designed to be used on a hearth.
Share the word and be a blessing!
Hey steve, Any good update on camp chef vs lodge
I use legs for campfire and heat ring for wood burner .
Thank you for the information. I just stripped and seasoned my # 14 camp oven. Unmarked but has C O on it with made in USA. Could you please do a video on what they call bean pots. I just found 2 unmarked with gate mark and short legs. One has BB under with an offset pot belly bottom. If you can help me identify it. Thanks.
The #14 is most likely a Lodge. Lodge did use initials to signify their pieces. C O for camp oven. I am not sure of the maker on the other piece but the offset was designed to cause it to take up less room on the stove by turning it toward the out side.
@@castIroncookware Thank you. I just don't belong to any other social media other then UA-cam. Tbus makes it hard for me to share pictures . Yesterday I found a hammered unmarked #3 skillet. My small collection I have found down here in Miami thrift stores and flea market. Many of the trucks bring it down from up north to our thrift stores here.
Just bought a Lodge wok, and don't know why this is better than my cast iron skillet.
Woks are awesome. You can cook nearly anything in them.
We have always called the one with legs a "spider". I've never heard them called camp oven. I'm learning a lot from your channel.
Most are called by multiple names. Spider is usually reserved for the ones with legs and a handle.
My set came with the Dutch oven style but has the flat lid like a camp oven so can put coals on top
I have one of those hybrid types too. I should have shown it but it is still a rusty mess.
If you're cooking over a campfire it really makes no difference if your pot has legs or not, A heavy cast iron pot full of food will not sit above the coals on a fire on those little legs unless it is on a stone or steel surface. The only real difference is the ring on the lid for holding coals.
An exception would be my African Potjie pots that have substantial legs 3" to 4" long that they will sit on dirt and allow you to place coals under it and they have a bit of a rim to place coals on the lid also, check one out, they have many advantages for outdoor cooking - I love mine!
Awesome explanation and history lesson Stephen. Although I usually refer to my camp ovens as just Dutch Ovens I try to explain the difference to newer C.I. people. We had a UA-cam meet up in October and I was able to give a class and got some people that were intimidated by C.I to realize that there is nothing to be intimidated by using C.I. Thanks again for all the great videos and spreading they word. ~ Billy
I just noticed that somehow the little Red button was not pushed. I don't know what happened because you are one of our favorite channels. Well it is fixed now. I guess I need to go see how many videos we missed.
We have to love the advertisement on this video for a "non-stick" pan.
It is always funny to see what kind of commercials that UA-cam puts on there. I don't think that they quite understand that most cast iron people will never spend money on those pans but the commercials do cover a lot of the cost involved in producing the videos. I am thankful for that.
@@castIroncookware My channel will never get ROI hah. Congratulations to you!
Just ordered Easy Beezy, hope to get the Griswold dutch oven I bought cleaned up 😳🎄
Awesome! I've been having a lot of shipping delays lately. I hove that yours arrives quickly.
I love your videos. I have a cast iron pot heavy no marking except No. 7 on the top cover. Wire hanger thing and little legs. How do I find its age?
You are welcome to send pics to my email and I will do my best to help ID it for you. lovemyci@charter.net
@@castIroncookware Thank you. It is an unmarked martin.
@@Jan-wj1vi I like Martins. They were made in Alabama. My home state.
Thank you for the information.
theoretically, you could stack all four different sized camp dutch ovens and cook with coals going all the way from the bottom level and in between every level to the top oven and even put coals on the top of the top oven......you could have four different meal items.....one in each oven.
ty for the videos and being a blessing. i am new fan.
Hit them thumbs 👍👍👍 as it helps his channel grow
Thank you. It really does make a difference.
Thanks for an very informative video. You really know what you are talking about !
Thank you and thankyou for watching.
Thank you so much for all your information. I have a question .... I have a Dutch oven that was gave to me. My problem is it has been spray painted black and has a crack in the bottom. Is it worth trying to restore it. If it is can I put it on my grill to burn it off? Thank you so much!!
The crack may make it unusable and thus not likely worth restoring.
Thank you for doing this video. I just got a Dutch oven. I’ve always wanted one. I’m 61 years old and I’ve been given one from a friend. I’m going to have to clean it up and season it, but I’m so happy to finally get started cooking with one. Could you give us a few basic recipes for Dutch ovens. I only have an electric stove and I don’t go camping anymore. It’s the one without the legs. Id love to see you make some biscuits. Also, baked beans would be a great thing to know.👍
Apologies, I hit the screen by accident lol
Thanks, very informative. Nice work.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your knowledge, and the word of God.
Is it possible to use the camp oven on the stove top indoors also?
Awesome cleaning..
Great videos. I appreciate you channel. Just started collecting at Christmas. Picked up 30 pans since then and have about 2/3 restored. Been using them to cook with and enjoy the unmarked Wagners and the BSR the most. One quick correction for you on your Han Dynasty. The beginning was 206 BC rather than 2006 BC. (I might have misunderstood you, but I think I heard 2006 BC.) Just for your info as you continue to educate others on the wonderful world of CI.
You are correct, misread the date. I should have said 206 BC.
Thanks for this channel. I really enjoy it.
Think you for watching.
Do they make them with the camp type lid but without the feet. Seems like that would be the best then it would lay flat on a trivet I always feel like I’m snagging and bumping the legs on things when moving it 😂
Great video! Very cool! THANK YOU!
I wish to have like this cast iron pan
Well I found my holy grail of dutchovens today. A griswold #10 tite top. Not an old one like I would have wanted, but it was $40. It's an unmarked with the made in USA stamp so I suppose it's a Wagner made. Needs some work but it will get there.
Thanks for the street lesson did not know that
Is the process of seasoning the same for the camp oven as for the Dutch oven?
Yes. You can do either type in the oven or over a camp cook fire.
Speaking of lids, I love to make roasted chicken soup in a 7 quart Dutch oven in my regular oven at 300 degrees for a few hours. I bought my 7qt Dutch oven on Amazon and the lid is flat with no spikes. However, every time I use the lid to make soup it is completely black and brown when I clean it, as if the seasoning has melted off due to the steam. Is there a way to prevent this? Is it safe to eat?
The lids do take a harsh treatment from steam. I usually give them a protective coat before use. I use my Easy Beezy seasoning but a good cover spray with non-stick oven spray helps.
@@castIroncookware Thank you for your help! I appreciate it and I really enjoy your content!
You ain't kidding where one leads to another!!! 12", 10", 8", 12" deep, 10"" deep and so and so on ..... Addictive ain't it!?!?!
Very!
Very True. I started started with a pair 12” Lodge Camp Dutch Ovens. Then an 8”; then a 12” deep and a pair of 14” deep. I do have an old Wagner for the kitchen. I Cooke a chicken a few nights ago. It was delicious! 🍻
I own 14D, 14S (x2) 12D, 12S, 10D, 10S, 8 (x2) Camp ovens and a 7 and 5.5 Dutch oven in traditional cast. I actually own about 110 pieces of cast iron. I have a mix of enameled and traditional cast. You’ve been warned - There are no 12-step programs to save you once you start cooking with and collecting cast iron. :-) I wish I had known about cast iron when I started out. I would have saved some money and had pieces that would last for hand-me-downs. I’ve since wisened up and won’t be going back to anything other than cast iron.
I got a cast iron Dutch oven last year for Christmas and never really know what to make in it. They are kind of small.
Here's the difference, one has legs the other does not.
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Great video thank you for sharing 🤘😎🤘
Good vid, my wife has been cooking on cast iron I just started with cooking with it outside, look forward to more vids and will checkout your website
Awesome!
I love this channel
I would like to know where I can purchase some good iron cookware ??????
Victoria 👍 in my experiences the best finds come from garage sales, junk shops, flea markets, estate sales ... Then you get to do the fun part of cleaning restoring and seasoning, watching the transformation from rusted junk to cooking a good meal is super rewarding 👍
great explanation!! Cheers
Nice info. I did not know this. Thanks for calling my country of birth the Netherlands (and not Holland).
You're welcome. I did not actually understand the importance of that until I researched for this video.
Thank you!
You are absolutely welcome.
I did not know that. We just bought a camp oven.
I own a few of both. Got number 9 grizwold in my dunk tank getting stripped.
#9 Griswold. A great piece to have.
Wow, buenisimo video, saludos desde México
I like cast iron when I can find it
We always called the one with legs a fish fryer.🤷♀️
I've always heard camp oven called dutch ovens and dutch ovens called dutch ovens. We used both over campfires. Lol I must say I find the camp ovens more versatile for baking and dutch ovens for everything else provided you have a tripod
No matter what you call them they both work great but each one has its strong points and weaknesses.
Thank u
Amen for faith mate from Ozzie down under.
What a blessing! Thank you.
You're welcome and thank you for watching.