DUTCH OVEN HAM. Campfire Cooking At My Off Grid Cabin.
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- Опубліковано 10 гру 2014
- In this video, I'm cooking a ham in my cast iron dutch oven at my backwoods cabin. Dutch ovens are great for camping and off grid situations. A small learning curve at first but once you master the art you'll be able to bake breads, biscuits, stews and just about any dessert dish to perfection on a bed of coals. Very handy item to have for the homesteader and wilderness cabins.
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Q: How do you have internet at your cabins? A: I have cell service at both cabins but it is spotty due to foliage and cloud cover. I can access the internet from my cabins but have to drive to a local wifi location to upload videos.
Q: How old is Frankie? A: Frankie will be 10 in April of 2018
Q: What video editing software do I use? A: Presently, all I use is Windows Live Movie maker but I’m considering trying imovie, Adobe Elements or SONY VEGAS PRO.
Q: How do you get your water? Did you dig a well? A: Presently, I haul water to the NY cabin but at the NH cabin, I drop a kettle into an old well that was dug by hand by the settlers in the 1700’s.
Q:What is your favorite brand of cast iron cookware? A: I prefer using vintage cast iron. My favorites are BSR and Griswold. If I had to buy new I would buy a Lodge Brand. I plan to purchase this dutch oven in the future:
Q: What do you use for refrigeration? A: We have a small gas refrigerator that we salvaged from an old Shasta camper and a custom icebox that I built into the cabin wall. We make ice on site with a propane freezer.
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Q: What do you use for cooking and heating? A: We use a Kitchen Queen 380 for cooking and heating during the winter months but we also have an antique gas stove in the cabin for when we don't need the heat from the KQ.
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What a show stealer that doggone Frankie is.For a high energy dog he is very well behaved.Love the way he sat patiently waiting for a bite of ham and when you gave him a piece he was so gentle taking it from you.Just shows me you have worked with him a lot and I respect you for that. The rest of the video also was top notch.Well made/edited and thoughtful as well as useful.You keep making them and i will keep watching and sharing them.
Thank you my friend, glad you enjoyed it. Yes Frankie is very gentle when taking a morsel. Not like my Lab that would swallow your hand ha ha. Frankie's a cabin boy through and through. Loves the woods as much as I do.
OMG! Today is March 11 2024. I thought I'd go back and look at the old Dutch Oven cooking Vlogs at the NY cabin. There was JC, Frankie, and the cabin. Nice flash back.
I'll be heading back up there later this month.
@@thebossoftheswampI'll bring the ribs and the MOOSE DROOL :))
@@zerkfitting Perfect :-))
Man and his dog enjoying the wildlife and wilderness !! Got his cabin, cooking outdoors a great simple dinner. It just doesn’t get any better !! Your video made me feel I was there and ironically I live in the smoky mountains of East Tennessee !! Thank you for such a refreshing and uplifting video !!
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time to say so :-)
Keep the old videos coming i really enjoy them and I'm sure many others do.
Man! It doesn't get any better than that. I LOVE cast iron cooking too.
LOVE the music your friend with the guitar is incredible
Thank you Julie.
cracking a cold one and enjoying another great video. Thank you
I've got a cold one going as I read this.
That picture of Frankie at 7:38 totally melted my heart. His eyes are shining with pure love--for ham or you, not sure which. Maybe for both?
Great video thanks you and Frankie touch more people's life more than you can ever imagine. God bless!!!
brought back memories of my boy scout days in the adirondacks. its been 45 years but i can still smell the biscuits. thank you . phattdawg
PhattDawg Trapping Gotta love the memories.
yuengling black and tan nice choice!
Hi Boss. Had to watch a rerun just to up my spirits. Thanks and take care
Boss slow down and relax!! I know that you want your video's to be the best but they are!! I can't wait until the next one! that's how great they are. Also would love to see a regular day at your homestead from sun up till sun down. Your awesome and we can't just get enough of you and Frankie!!!! Awesome Job "Boss" Thanks!!!
I'm putting on the winter fat as I type. Can't slow down much more than I already have lol.
JC I don't care what you video, I just want you to video :))) I never know what to expect but I'm never let down! Loved the moon over the tree it reminded me of my mom :)) I grew up on a mountain and I went home just before entering the Air Force to spend time with her. One night while sitting by a open fire in the yard watching the moon rise over another mountain she said with a tear "no matter how far away you go, remember if you miss me just look at the moon and know I will be looking at the same moon and you won't feel so far away". She passed in 2000 and I still remember her words every time I see the moon. You gave me a great memory tonight, thank you. Now I'm hungry for ham :))))
Reading that gave me a good feeling. Thank you for sharing that Melody.
I didn't film the moon myself so I had to rely on stock footage to get the scene I wanted but everything else was shot at the cabin. I sincerely thank you for all your views and comments. I always enjoy your responses.
The ham was delicious. I'll be eating it all week :-))~
Cast iron rocks! I cook just about everything in cast iron. :)
Couldn't agree more. The only things I don't use my rion for are scrambled eggs and acidic foods like spaghetti sauce. Everything else gets the iron.
Thank you for sharing. Just cooked my first turkey in my dutch oven on Christmas Day. Came out excellent (just a tad of scorching on the bottom though). Have a safe, happy and healthy 2015 and a big scratch to Frankie!
You,sir, live well. My Missus and me had just finished supper before we watched this video and we were both drooling by the time you sliced that ham. Nice one. Thank you and look forward to your next episode.
It looked as good as it tasted. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I just had breakfast, and now I am just about ready for lunch. Thanks for sharing, always enjoyable to watch.
Making ham salad right now :-)
Man, you're a character! Just got a dutch oven and was looking for some recipes when I stumbled on to your channel. Glad I did. Looks like you're living life right. Keep these cooking videos coming!
I'm really enjoying your dutch oven cooking. I've never tried this but plan to soon. Thanks for all the great How To information.
Once again you made my day .I too could smell the ham.
Lots of ham sniffin going on around here :e))
Thanks Boss. Great vid. Cast iron. Technology at its best.
I am Sharing your "Dutch Oven"
cooking videos with My Sister in law Chris , so she can pass them along to Her Sister Patty who is a
"Dutch Oven Nevada State Champion".......
I look forward to seeing more of your video series !
Thank You Sir !
Wicked Moon Rise. Living the life of Riley! Real nice JC, Thanks for sharing.
Thank you my friend. I had to rely on someone else's footage for the moon shot but gotta do that once in a while. I felt it was a good fit though.
Thanks for commenting.
My 15 qt Dutch Oven and home fireplace were my best friends during Hurricane Sandy. Did stews, Boston Baked Beans and baked bread while unprepared neighbors ate MRE's.
That ham had my mouth watering looked so good glad you and Frankie enjoyed it I love watching your life amazing Boss love your chickadees so sweet..
I'm heading to the cabin very soon and will be firing up the dutch ovens once again. Videos to follow :-)
That was funny when you got Frankie blinking. Good stuff, thanks for sharing.
He did the wink on his own and I thought it was priceless '-)
I have really been enjoying your videos. They are professional in quality, very educational and always help to take me back into the woods while I am at home. I laughed when you commented about the high demand from viewers for more videos. You are a one man show and that is what makes your videos so special in my opinion. Well, sorry...you and Frankie!!
I always miss the wilderness and through your videos I get a bit of that escape. Thank you.
I admire your practical approach to things and the advice you give helps me to put things in perspective in my life.
Thanks again!. Ron
Hey thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts Ron. I appreciate that. More vids on the way. All the best.
Good morning Boss i think this my sixth video this morning. You make great cooking videos. Thankyou.
Thank you :-)
Great vid. I'm also with the crew that enjoys each and every video no matter the content. Keep it fun for you; it will be fun for us. Thank you!
Thank you my friend. Keeping it fun is exactly my intentions.
you sir are living the dream i want to live,my hat comes off to you.keep em coming
+jessie flood Thank you kindly :-)
You've gotta love the cast iron cookware 😊
Wow great looking ham. Love to cook in my Dutch ovens. The more you use them and care for them properly the better they perform!! Another great video. Thanks for posting it!!
Couldn't agree more about the iron. That's why they call is "seasoning". A little over time.
Aladdin lamp!! And ham!!!!!!
WooHoo! Loved it! Great shot of the rising moon too.
Thank you my friend. The only thing I didn't shoot myself was the moon footage. I borrowed that clip but felt it was a good filler to close that scene with.
Another great video. Thanks for sharing and taking the time to upload a HD version.
Uploading in HD takes about 8 hours but I'm doing my best to do so.
I'm looking forward to the new ones.
I love your videos of simple living God bless
Herb Vazquez Happy to hear that. Thank you and God Bless.
making my mouth water just thinking of the smell. great looking meal. keep the great videos coming.
I could smell it cooking from25' away. The novelty never wears off from cooking like that.
Truly enjoy all of your work. Thanks for sharing.
Jack
+Jack May Thanks for commenting.
ham looked great! tators broke open perfect. another cool video from you! thanks for taking the time to share!
I wasn't sure how his would turn out since I didn't have the proper coals but it all came out excellent. I'm still eating ham over here.
You edit your videos very well for an ol farmer as they would say. Great stuff.
+Jeff Nordengren Thank you.
I want a bit of that ham. Looks mighty good.
Boss , your channel has got to be the best one on You tube . I check every day to see if you have posted a new one . I really like going over and over your past vids when you are building something . The cooking vids are great as well . What I'm I saying here , they're all great . We are so blessed to have a man like you sharing your know how with us . May God bless you and Frankie .
Henry, A sincere thank you for all your kind words. Really glad you are enjoying my videos and thank you for taking the time to say so.
Thanks! Nice looking meal.
Just subbed this week, mass native but have lived in Arizona the past 18 years your cabins bring me back!
Welcome to my channel Chuck. Thanks for commenting.
YOUR KILLING ME!! I NOW FEEL THE NEED FOR HAM AND EGGS.
THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT VID.
Getcha some. Making ham salad right now ;-)
Another good one. I was watching with my lil' guy on my lap, we both got hungry, that ham looked yummy.
Everything always taste great when cooked this way. Thanks for commenting.
Great video Boss, your video's always make my day. If only more of us would take the simple path in life, no matter where we live or what we do, and focus less on "material things". I have been adding to my cast iron collection, and you can't beat it for cooking. Glad to see frankie got a bite or two of the ham. Stay well !!
Frankie's getting his fill alright. I love ironware for everything but scrambled eggs and acidic foods like spaghetti sauce. All other foods get the iron.
Stuffing that ham in a microwave would not compare and wouldn't be half as rewarding as cooking it in 20 degree weather.
Always great info. Ty
It's awesome you threw this up my father in law and I were talking about cast iron this morning as I was cleaning out my cast iron pan from breakfast. People of my age group (I'm 27) don't know cookware let alone cast iron. We're to into McDonald's. For the last 3 years it's what I've gotten for xmas. Have 2 pans and a grill pan and this year is a Dutch oven. Love every peice I have. Use almost daily. Not just fancy wall art lol.
It makes me feel good to cook my food in the same ironware my grandparents used. This dutch oven is just a cheepo but my vintage stuff will be shown soon.
Thanks for commenting.
Another great video Boss!
Thank you.
I find your videos soothing and reassuring... many of the things you do, I do also, (like it or not) because we are rural, retired and living on a fixed income, thrift rules here. So good to see the ideas you share. that cold box, I LOVE, thinking about something like that for next year. I have the perfect spot on the north side of my house.
Mmm Mmm looked good!! Thanks for showing the cast iron clean up too.
Good indeed. I'm ready for ribs again :-)
Can't wait for winter outdoor cooking. Thanks for the video Bozeman.
Gotta love campfire chow :e))
very calming video
Your such a cool guy. I want to learn to do this and I'm thrilled you did a show on it.
Awesome thanks . While my mouth is just watering. Blessings .
I loved your idea for the lid lifter on the Dutch oven so much I’ve decided to only buy my lodge 12” without any extras. Thanks I love your ideals.
No extras needed :-)
i used to cook that way all the time when i was on the reservation.
Time to get the ironware out.
Hey Boss...good to see you again! So, my wife has really gotten into the cast iron...it's about all she cooks with any more! Great stuff and still cheap enough to pick up older stuff at yard sales! Everything she get's needs to be taken down to base and re-conditioned, but she's got it to a science now so, no worries. About the olive oil seasoning. Back in the day, I suspect olive oil was not available to the settlers and trappers so, what might they have used? Bear grease? Lard? Must have had to be something available and renewable I would imagine. Thanks for another great one...oh, and throw Frankie a ham bone!!
Oh my! Ham is one of my favorites! Nice video, looking forward to more dutch oven cooking!!
I've got plenty of leftovers ha ha.
I use my dutch oven a lot. Chicken & dumplings is my family's favorite. Nice add in of Franky winking after playing your guitar. Take care and have a Merry Christmas.
Glad I stayed up a while and ended up catching this vid. Thanks Boss!
Glad you enjoyed it. I'm still eating ham over here.
water has never touched my cast iron pots to clean them. they wipe right out . they are very well seasoned
I love all your videos! I find them to be very informative and relaxing. Keep up the awesome! Thanks
Thank you. Glad you enjoy them.
Great! I’m ready to go to bed and now I’m hungry again!! 😂 Great Video! 🥰 to the 4 of you...
I could smell that ham all the way from Boston and Man did it smell good. Really look forward to all your videos, your channel is one of the few I thoroughly enjoy. Thanks Boss for sharing, Franky seemed to enjoy your cooking, he knows who butters his bread.
Thank You,
Vinny
Let me start by saying, your living the way I hope to one day. Glade I found your channel. Lot of helpful videos. Love the dog. Waiting for the next video. Thanks.Ronnie,Texas.
RDM1978 Thanks Ronnie. More on the way soon.
Very enjoyable
Oh my gosh that looked so good. I just love all of your video's. No pressure but like Melody said, I just want you to video it. Love it. Hi Frankie. Janice
The ham was awesome. Still eating it too and so is Frankie :-)
I'm glad I found your videos
Good stuff
Thank you!!!
+Denny Clifton Welcome to my channel :-)
I'm a very recent subscriber to your channel, and hubby and I have been watching your videos from the beginning. This particular video is one of my favorites so far. We've been using cast iron cookware for most of our many years of marriage, but we haven't had a bona fide dutch oven. I hope to purchase one before spring when we can start using our backyard fire pit. The ham looked gorgeous! And, oh, the moon, with that beautiful song in the background! Thank you so much for what you do to make your channel so wonderful. You're our new favorite :-)
Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.
Livin' the dream.
I only cook with cast iron,love it!
Boss every morning I check your sight for a new video. At 2 am you instantly put a smile on my face. I to have a dutch oven and enjoy cooking with it.Thanks for the clean up tips,I'm thinking I need to dig mine out,clean her up and give it a go. Thanks for all the great videos,I'll be patiently waiting for the next one. O yea, give Frankie a pat for me. Have a great Holiday.
Gotta love the ironware. I need to find a deeper dutch oven for large pieces of meat like this. Glad you enjoyed the vid and thanks for commenting.
Another great video JC! I could smell dinner from here and it smelled great.
Tasted good too buddy.
That JC is one of my favorite meals. Man that made my mouth water. Later buddy and all the best.
Keep the Dutch Oven ones coming! I just got one for myself and I can't wait to start trying it out!
I'll be doing more on the topic soon. Congrats on your new oven Tara. You'll love it.
You have a life style that is envious to a large amount of people, probably more envious than those who aren't. As I have told you before I also own a fairly good sized farm and have often thought of putting some sort of cabin back ib the woods to more or less have a retreat to avoid the hectic lifestyle associated with the problems of the times. I am also a lot older than you are (71 and almost 72 years of age) and still in fairly good health that would allow me to do all the work involved in building such a project. As of now I am gathering the materials needed to this task and when all is gathered, I will start unless some unforseen ailness strikes. Great videos you produce, Keep on producing them, I enjoy each one you post, immenselly
Thank you my friend. Not sure if you are the one who wrote in the past but your message familiar. I'm sure if you ever build that cabin you won't regret it. My cabin is only a few miles from my homestead but it's a whole other world in itself. I treasure my time there and sure you will do likewise in yours. Best of luck to you.
Yep most likely it was me, I am always awestruck at what you have accomplished in life, myself I think I started too late, but hopefully I'll have that getaway place before the time for me to check out of this world arrives.
Nortekj If you're the one I'm thinking about, you live in KY. I have some Utube friends I'd like to meet that also live there. Maybe I'll come pound a nail or two with ya if you ever get to building that retreat. I go with my gut feelings and they tell me to do so :-))
Happy tails my friend.
That was beautiful boss cooking ham I have couple Dutch ovens which I will be using in a week when I'm off lovem gonna cook ham And chicken at different times I'm looking forward to enjoying the food mmmmm! Thanks for some hints boss !
awesome vid thank you for your time
And thanks for commenting.
This right here. You're livin the dream.
I wonder why I haven't saved this vid to my Camp cookin file yet. Doing it right now
Thanks :-)
Thanks JC
If you had poured that boiled water from all the drippings into a bowl I bet ol Franky would have been a happy camper, I know my ol Walker Hound loves it.
It probably would have given him the shits ha ha. He got enough ham anyway :e))
Thanks for the vid JC. You continue to inspire me.
Greetings from Australia.
Thank you my friend. All the best.
Boss I love the way everything taste great however what empresses me the most is the taste of the carrots they are the sweetest I have ever tasted!
Another great cooking video JC! I literally tasted that ham... mmm mmm I can only imagine how tasty those carrots were as well! I grow all of my veggies here at the cabin and nothing beats cooking regularly year around with your own! Nice tips with regards to the outside temperature. I am glad you emphasized the importance of non-use of detergents with these cast iron cookware! The importance is highly underestimated, and the olive oil tip for a light seasoning inside and out is key to the iron lasting for a lifetime and then some! I am looking forward to many more videos JC... as always, thank for sharing!
With a proper bed of coals I wouldn't need to add the wood but I didn't get there early enough so had to improvise. I need to find a deeper dutch oven for large foods like that. The lid was pressing against the ham so I new it would scorch on top. I'm still eating ham ha ha.
Looks good enjoy❤️🇨🇦👍
nice dinner outdoors
call me everytime off the year
good video bossman
It's very rewarding to cook like this. I enjoy the challenge.
No matter what videos you do they are all great.
Thank you my friend. Glad you enjoy them.
Great Vid Boss!!! Merry Christmas to you and Frankie & Family!!!!
I could smell that ham from here. It was a beautiful thing.
The cabin yard had nice aromas that day :-)
yes you are one man but so loved
Thank you
Wow . . . I've just come across this channel, thumbs up to these videos!
Thank you and welcome. Please share my channel with others.
Just make videos about the things you're passionate about. Those will be the ones we want to watch, I bet.
you have some of the best videos on utube
+jessie flood Thank you Jessie :-)
Another top shelf video my friend
Thank you kindly.
Good video excellent cooking tips and it was a great looking ham
+Texas Style Cuisine Thank you, glad you enjoyed.
Good job Boss, getting into cast iron cooking myself, don't have a dutch oven yet but I use all the same ways of caring and cleaning my pans as you do, works great !
Gotta love the ironware. I'm sure you will enjoy the dutch oven when you find one.