Got a camp oven for my birthday last week. Am camping out on a farm at Gatton this weekend. Going to give this recipe a go on saturday. Thanks for the tips.
@@kathyd4384 Gday Kathy That’s wicked. Having a camp oven is fantastic. Pretty much cook anything in them Be sure to season it before cooking in it for the first time. Have a top weekend cooking. Cheers Tim
THANK YOU! Ive been looking for a straightforward intro to dutch oven use. Its surprising how many videos Ive watched that over complicate it. Ive made notes for warmer weather when I start using my new dutch oven. I appreciate your time and video!
Gday mate Yes, so many people way over complicate how to use a Dutch oven. They are a simple cooking appliance, and simple cooking techniques is all that’s required. Thanks mate, I really appreciate your feedback Cheers Tim
I have like 4 of these Dutch ovens and I don’t use them often enough. Seeing your videos gives me the inspiration to get using them again. Thanks for sharing.
Gday mate, I have two of them, but only use that big one for my camp oven cooking. Hope you get yours out soon and cook up some amazing meals in them. Thanks a lot mate for your feedback. Cheers Tim
That’s great to hear your first camp oven roast chicken worked out so well, you’re going to repeat it. It is such a nice meal in the camp oven. Thanks a lot for your feedback, I greatly appreciate it Cheers Tim
Mate next time wrap the chicken and veg with alfoil to keep warm for 5 minutes while you heat the gravey in the bottom of the camp oven mixed in with all the juices it'll take to the next level.
Gday Keith, Thanks mate, I’m glad you have found some handy cooking tips with using the camp oven. What will you cook in your camp oven? Thanks for your reply and dropping in from France. Cheers Tim.
Yeah mate, i have cooked many meals in the camp oven. The roast chicken is pretty high on the list as a favourite dish. Thanks a lot for your reply. Cheers Tim.
Loving your videos thanks Tim! Heading out West for 3 nights this weekend and have your '3 hour lamb shank recipe' and now this one lined up for dinners. Can't wait!!
Something so wonderful about cooking outdoors and with the Dutchy, Loved this video. Very ethused to try it. Subscribed. This is how it is done, friends.
@@cefarther3945 Yes, I couldn’t agree more mate. Cooking a meal in the camp oven on the coals of the campfire, is amazing. The flavours are sensational. Good luck with your cook up, I hope it goes well. Thanks mate. Cheers Tim.
Try garlic-infused olive oil. I use it all the time and the food tastes fantastic and you still can add extra garlic, know I do. I've also been told the chilli-infused olive oil is great.
G'day Derek, Thanks for that tip on the garlic olive oil. I must check that out. I just garlic and the flavour it puts out. Thanks again mate and for your reply. Cheers Tim.
Fantastic feel good video Tim, I actually did some of your scones yesterday and after burning the crap out of my roast last time i actually cooked the scones well after your last tips you gave me about not replacing the coals on bottom and placing oven too close to the fire, so im getting a real backyard chef now, Thanks again
G'day Paul, mate, thats unreal your scones turned out well. Certainly keep the camp oven back from the fire until you get the hang of cooking in the camp oven is a top idea. Only replacing the coals on the lid, works a treat. Thanks heaps for your reply mate, great reading you had success with your scones. Cheers Tim.
Gday Peter, No worries mate. Can’t beat cooking in the camp oven. I hope your first camp oven cook up goes well. I also have a video on tips when using a camp oven for the first time if you’d like to check that out. Thanks mate for your feedback. Cheers Tim.
Tim mate my wife and I did your chicken cook up in our fire pit using our camp oven and to say it's amazing doesn't do it justice 👍👍👍 Also my wife told me to tell you thank you.
G'day Chris, Thats wicked mate. Im glad that your roast chicken worked out well. It does taste so good, doesn't in when its cooked in the camp oven on the camp fire. Thanks heaps mate for your feedback. Cheers Tim.
I've got the fire pit on the go for Anzac day today because my wife and I have been craving for a camp oven cooked roast chicken for quite some time 👍👍
Beautiful, nothing like a camp oven roast. We just had skippy tonight with wild Australian blueberry sauce, asparagus and baby brussels fried in butter and all on a bed of mash. Will have to try cooking it while camping. Keep up the cook ups mate, loving them..
G'day mate, Now thats something Ive not tried in the camp oven. I reckon with what you cooked with in your meal tonight, that would be unreal in the camp oven. You'll have to give it a go mate. Thanks heaps for your reply and feedback. Cheers Tim.
I just made this after watching this video but without the veggies. It was bloody awesome. First time I've ever used a dutch oven. Will be using it a lot more now. Thank you.
Gday Jason Top stuff mate. That’s great the cook up video helped you out with your first camp oven cook up. You can’t beat a good roast that’s cooked in the camp oven on the campfire. Thanks a lot for your feedback mate. Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures the thanks are to you Tim. Your tips and instructions were spot on. We picked the chicken clean. Garlic and onions in the middle worked to perfection. All I need now it to perfect to art of keeping the fire going and how much to put round and on top of the pot. Think I may have had beginners luck but I'll take that. Thanks again from the Fleming's in the UK.
@@jasonfleming705 Sounds like you have really cooked up a storm in your camp oven mate. Making hungry thinking about it. I do have a how to use a camp oven video that you might also find helpful. Thanks again mate.
Awesome Timbo, camp ovens are the bomb! That chicken is amazing, and how simple is it to pop it all in and sit back and wait - the perfect way to camp cook. Gr8 M8!!
G'day Murray, Yea spot on mate about camp ovens. I wouldn't go camping without one. They are the bomb alright. Lol That roast chicken was so good. Thanks mate for your feedback. Cheers Tim.
G'day Deane, It was pretty good and tasted amazing. The gravy in the hot water works well, and yes no dishes to wash up at the end. Lol Thanks for your reply mate. Cheers Tim.
Gday. Thanks for dropping in from South Africa. It’s great my videos are being viewed so far away. Roast lamb in the camp oven would be my favourite meal to make. Do you use your pot in the same way on the fire? Thanks for your feedback. Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures Hi Tim yes I do. The biggest differences I can think of is the lid does not have as much space for coals as a camp oven, the pot bottom is roundish and not flat so you have to keep in mind that all the liquid is concentrated in the bottom. (a small grid can be used if you want to keep your roast out of the sauce) Another difference is that managing coals under the pot is somewhat different. If I want to up the heat a little bit I add a few coals with a pair of thongs or just move some coals away to reduce the heat. Cheers Tom
@@tommiesteyn3520 Gday Tom Sounds like an interesting way of cooking mate. I do use a trivet in the bottom of my camp oven, that works well to stop the meal burning and helps to get heat flow under what’s being cooked. Thanks a lot for replying back about how you use your pot. Cheers Tim
Absolutely mate. There's no reason why you cant eat really well while out camping in the bush. That was a really nice camp oven cook up. Thanks mate for your feedback. Cheers Tim
G'day Wilbur, Same here mate. It will be soo good to make a camp oven meal on the campfire in the bush. Soon i hope. Thanks for your reply and feed back mate. Cheers Tim.
Just bought a Dutch oven so looking for camp food recipes. I may possibly adopt the phrase fair dinkum when cooling in the Scottish highlands in homage to the recipe 😂. Slainte Mhath 🥃
Gday mate, You’ll love your new camp oven. They are amazing to cook in. I’ve got plenty of camp oven cooking recipes on my channel to look at. I’ve even got a video showing you how to use a camp oven for the first time incase your unsure. Have fun cooking mate. Cheers Tim
G'day Wayne, Yeah mate, a camp oven cook up is great at anytime. But it's great using it in my backyard for the moment. Lol Thanks heaps for your reply and feedback. Cheers Tim.
If you don’t have any sand to throw your pumpkin into, how much sand and dirt should you add- just a pinch of sand and dirt? Any dead grass or insects? Kidding aside, a nice video with good information
Great cooking young felah,l must get a bigger camp oven to have a crack at cooking a healthy meal like that. I cheat and put my small camp oven in my normal gas oven,it helps keep the inside of my normal oven clean. Coals are the best for camp ovens but over the years l have seen people put their camp oven onto their gas cookers and it works fine as long as you have a trivet.😁😉
Greg Palmer Yeah mate, the bigger camp oven works well when it comes to cooking up a descent size meal. I’ve not tried the camp oven in the gas oven. Thanks heaps mate for your video feedback and reply. Cheers Tim
G'day Chuck, Yeah mate, it was a top idea to heat the gravy in the boiling water. Works really well and no washing up of the billy at the end. Lol Thanks heaps mate for your reply and feedback. Cheers Tim.
Its cooked through, but is wet on the bottom, where it simmered in its own juices. While that still tastes great! You have to raise that bird off the bottom of the over to keep the skin dry and crispy. Either use a few trivets or a lot of vegetables (which roast perfectly in the chicken broth!) To elevate to chicken. But the KEY is to vent the lid, a bit, and let out that moisture, towards the end of the cook time. That crispens the skin up, but doesn't dry out the chicken meat! Use a green stick, chop stick, skewer, something to vent the lid.
Mouth watering Batesy....great video mate and of course well done as always !! So simple....we should send you a challenge of something a bit more complicated to cook in the camp oven !! A trout? Venison? The list could go on !! Thanks again mate and stay well !!
G'day Craig, Im always up for a challenge mate. Lol Who's catching the trout first? Lol Thanks heaps mate for your reply and feedback as always. Cheers Batesy.
This looks fantastic and I just love your laid back manner but please be so kind as to educate me on the word "Dinkum" my dear fellow. Thank you kindly. Take care now. Blessings D
@@timbates4wdadventures Thank you kindly for the informal lesson in Aussie vernacular dear Tim. In South Africa we say it is "pashash" and I have no idea of its etymology ... LOL
Hi just need some advice, I am wanting to know the name of the apparatus I need to purchase to place coals in underneath the pot. I am cooking in my garden so do not want hotcoals & ash left on my lawn. The pot will be placed under a tripod. Would appreciate your advice. Thank you.
G'day Peter, It sure was a good roast chicken in the camp oven. Yeah i had the trivet in the bottom mate. Maybe you couldn't quite see it. Thanks for your reply. Cheers Tim.
Roast looks amazing and I love all the handy tips! A few questions if I may please. What size camp oven is this? Do you use a trivet under your roasts? And do you ever top up the coals on the bottom?
G'day Colleen, That cook up tasted every bit as good as it looked. Lol I think my camp oven is a 12in Yes i do use a trivet in the bottom. They are great for keep what ever you are cooking off the bottle, and stopping it from burning. Sometimes i will replace the bottom coals. But mainly just the tops ones. Thanks a lot for your reply. Cheers Tim.
love your video. im usually camping with my big canvas tipi with a wood stove up here in Sweden. got a new cast iron pot this christmas. i have a grate that i put inside the pot, that lifts 1/3 of the pot height from the bottom. but since i will be using the pot inside the tent, and i always have my tentmat connected. i dont want to be messing around with putting coals ontop of the pot since my pot dosnt have a rim on the lid...is it possible to get a good result from just having heat underneath?
Gday mate, Thanks for dropping in from Sweden. I also use what we call a trivet in the bottom of my camp oven. It does help to keep what you’re cooking off the bottom and not burning it. Very interesting way you will be using your new pot inside your tent. I’ve never tried cooking without coals on the lid. If you can keep the heat upto your pot without coals on the lid, it should cook ok. See how you go. Thanks a lot for your reply. Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures thanks for the reply mate! i will just have to give it a go then ;) the trivet i will be using is a ricecooker steaming rack made from aluminium, it fits perfectly in my pot. cant wait to try it out. so ill be running to the store and buy myself a pie to test it out on my normal stove at home haha
G'day Renae, No i haven't tried a spun steel camp oven. I have a few mates with them, and they like them. Ive always had cast iron, but it would be interesting to try one and see if they cook any differently. Thanks heaps for your reply and feedback. Cheers Tim.
Rubbing some salt on that chook would go a long way too. Actually I did one the other night rubbed with a little vinegar first as well, didn't have any lemons.
You will never have to worry about Vampires using all that delicious garlic . I love Dutch oven cooking and am purchasing my first Petromax, I am so undecided. The question is do I get a ft 3 or 4.5 ?
Haha lol I do like plenty of garlic when cooking in the camp oven. Good luck when you get your first camp oven. They are fantastic for cooking in Cheers Tim
That looks amazing can't wait to cook that in our camp oven. We love watching all your cooking vids. Can you tell me where you got the post with plate on it that you have over the fire with the billy on it Thank you
G'day Kerrie, It was one very tasty roast chicken. The camp oven makes things taste amazing. I cant wait to get back in the bush, and use the camp oven in the campfire. The cook set i have. I had it made by an old black smith about four years ago. He's now out of the business, and not making anymore. Maybe try and get someone to make you one up. Thanks for your reply and feedback. Cheers Tim.
Howdy again Timbo. Just home from work, another big day on another comms tower, I've really got to stop watching your cookups late at night 🤣😂 Rgs Wayne.
Onya Tim. Great job! I also live by the 10 second rule! I was wondering, how often do you top up the coals (apart from when you have lifted the lid), and do you just throw them on top of the old coals?
G'day Gary, Hahah :-) Yeah mate, ten second rule works well for me, thats for sure Lol I only top up the coals on the lid after i check whats cooking inside about every 20-30 min. Works a treat. Thanks for your question mate. Cheers Tim.
Phil McAvity Gday Phil, Yeah mate. It sure was a big hit not being able to go camping again Next stage I hope it comes for sure Thanks for your video feedback mate. Cheers Tim
Thats great Ben if you found that video helpful. Fair dinkum any roast will taste great in the camp oven. But a roast chook is unreal. I'll have to check what brand i have mate. Thanks heaps for your feedback mate. Cheers Tim.
G'day Rod, This video might help you out that a made a while ago. th-cam.com/video/Lgb09ERiRQM/w-d-xo.html Keen to hear how you go. Thanks for your question mate. Cheers Tim
Hi would anybody be able to tell me what I can place the coals in underneath the pot. I am cooking in my garden so do not want the coals on my lawn ( have young children.) I am gonna purchase a pot & tripod. I know it's seems a bit stupid asking this question but I live in England & nobody I know cooks This way. Thank you.
Gday You’d probably need some kind of metal drum that you could put the coals in and the put the tripod over the top and hang you pot from that. Hope that helps some what. Thanks for dropping in from England. Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures Hi Tim, Good Morning to you, thank you for your advice, I appreciate it. Weather pretty lousy here in little Old England, as usual ! Please send some of your Sunshine, Lol. Best Wishes to you & your Family. Colleen
In my area the rust on the outside would be even greater if we didn’t season the outside also. I guess I was thought that in Boy Scouts as a lad. So I just do it. Same with my cast iron skillets. Wash with hot water scrape out stuck on bits with wooden tools or stick. Then oil or lard rub it in till you can’t remove anymore oil back off, while pan/pot is still warm from the hot water. Inside and out. Place paper towel between lid and pot to allow some air to circulate. Then store.
@@johnpalmer6822 Are you near the ocean I’m guessing? Some great tips on how you clean your cast iron cooking gear. I’ve just not worried about the outsides. Thanks for your reply mate. I appreciate it. Cheers Tim.
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Finally a channel not about how to make the least amount of effort cooking while camping. Two thumbs up!
Thanks heaps mate.
A little bit of effort is all it takes to dish up amazing camping meals.
Thanks for your feedback.
Cheers Tim
Take a drink Everytime Tim says Fair dinkum. On ya mate
Thanks mate lol
Cheers Tim
Got a camp oven for my birthday last week. Am camping out on a farm at Gatton this weekend. Going to give this recipe a go on saturday. Thanks for the tips.
@@kathyd4384 Gday Kathy
That’s wicked.
Having a camp oven is fantastic.
Pretty much cook anything in them
Be sure to season it before cooking in it for the first time.
Have a top weekend cooking.
Cheers Tim
You Aussies have a fantastic way of explaining things. Cheers from Texas brother!
@@joshmitchell1002 Gday mate
Thanks very much for dropping in from Texas USA.
I’d loved to visit Texas some day.
Thanks for your feedback
Cheers Tim
The pumpkin bit that jumped overboard is what made me subscribe :) Looking forward to binging the rest over the holiday weekend! Cheers!
Haha lol
Thanks a lot mate.
It was a great cook up.
Cheers Tim
Luv the way U picked that pumpkin up off the ground & dusted it off. I would do the same.
Absolutely pick it up.
Brush it clean and good to go. Lol
Thanks for your feedback.
Cheers Tim
THANK YOU! Ive been looking for a straightforward intro to dutch oven use. Its surprising how many videos Ive watched that over complicate it.
Ive made notes for warmer weather when I start using my new dutch oven.
I appreciate your time and video!
Gday mate
Yes, so many people way over complicate how to use a Dutch oven.
They are a simple cooking appliance, and simple cooking techniques is all that’s required.
Thanks mate, I really appreciate your feedback
Cheers Tim
Thsnks again Tim!
@@SU-452 no worries at all.
I also have a video on tips for using a camp oven.
You might also find that video helpful.
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventuresIve just saved it to watch later (it popped up on my feed!). Thanks again !!
@@SU-452 no worries at all.
I have like 4 of these Dutch ovens and I don’t use them often enough. Seeing your videos gives me the inspiration to get using them again. Thanks for sharing.
Gday mate,
I have two of them, but only use that big one for my camp oven cooking.
Hope you get yours out soon and cook up some amazing meals in them.
Thanks a lot mate for your feedback.
Cheers Tim
This bloke is so old school Aussie. Love it. He cooks up pretty good too 👍👍👍
love your video's mate, perfect for people starting to get into camp cooking!! Can't wait for more cook ups, Cheers! 👍
G'day Jarred,
Thanks mate for your reply and feedback.
I have a lot more camp oven cooking videos in mind to get done.
Cheers Tim.
I remember my mum adding a dash of white wine over the top when you add the veggies. Nice flavour
Great video!
G'day Sarah,
A dash of white wine would be a nice addition to this cook up.
Might try it some day.
Thanks for your feedback.
Cheers Tim
I'm going to cook this recipe for the second time next week at camping. It is that delicious. Cheers!
That’s great to hear your first camp oven roast chicken worked out so well, you’re going to repeat it.
It is such a nice meal in the camp oven.
Thanks a lot for your feedback, I greatly appreciate it
Cheers Tim
Mate next time wrap the chicken and veg with alfoil to keep warm for 5 minutes while you heat the gravey in the bottom of the camp oven mixed in with all the juices it'll take to the next level.
Ahh righto mate. Thanks a lot for that tip.
I will give the a go for sure.
Thanks heaps for your feedback.
Cheers Tim
Thanks,man for all the great tips,as I am new to camp oven cooking, 🏕🔥🤠 Keith,France,🍷🍷🤠
Gday Keith,
Thanks mate, I’m glad you have found some handy cooking tips with using the camp oven.
What will you cook in your camp oven?
Thanks for your reply and dropping in from France.
Cheers Tim.
Fair dinkum Batesy, that meal looks fair dinkum amazing. Fair dinkum.
Haha lol.
It was amazing mate.
You can’t beat any meal cooked in the camp oven.
Thanks mate for your feedback and reply.
Cheers Tim.
Roast chicken! My absolute favourite! Good job mate.
Yeah mate, i have cooked many meals in the camp oven.
The roast chicken is pretty high on the list as a favourite dish.
Thanks a lot for your reply.
Cheers Tim.
Thank you it is so helpful learning from your backyard - plan on doing this for next weekend. Cheers!
No worries mate.
You have a great cook up this weekend.
Cheers Tim.
Loving your videos thanks Tim! Heading out West for 3 nights this weekend and have your '3 hour lamb shank recipe' and now this one lined up for dinners. Can't wait!!
Gday Tony
That’s gold mate.
I hope your cook up turns out well
It’s a great camp oven meal, that’s for sure.
Thanks mate for your reply.
Cheers Tim
Amazing 😮 can’t wait to try this weekend camping!!
Sounds good mate.
Hope your cook up turns out well.
Thanks for your feedback.
Cheers Tim
Something so wonderful about cooking outdoors and with the Dutchy, Loved this video. Very ethused to try it. Subscribed. This is how it is done, friends.
@@cefarther3945
Yes, I couldn’t agree more mate.
Cooking a meal in the camp oven on the coals of the campfire, is amazing.
The flavours are sensational.
Good luck with your cook up, I hope it goes well.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim.
Try garlic-infused olive oil. I use it all the time and the food tastes fantastic and you still can add extra garlic, know I do. I've also been told the chilli-infused olive oil is great.
G'day Derek,
Thanks for that tip on the garlic olive oil. I must check that out.
I just garlic and the flavour it puts out.
Thanks again mate and for your reply.
Cheers Tim.
Fantastic feel good video Tim, I actually did some of your scones yesterday and after burning the crap out of my roast last time i actually cooked the scones well after your last tips you gave me about not replacing the coals on bottom and placing oven too close to the fire, so im getting a real backyard chef now, Thanks again
G'day Paul,
mate, thats unreal your scones turned out well.
Certainly keep the camp oven back from the fire until you get the hang of cooking in the camp oven is a top idea.
Only replacing the coals on the lid, works a treat.
Thanks heaps for your reply mate, great reading you had success with your scones.
Cheers Tim.
Thanks for sharing your cooking got some great ideas and this will be my first try using your method with my new oven cheers mate👍🏿
Gday Peter,
No worries mate.
Can’t beat cooking in the camp oven.
I hope your first camp oven cook up goes well.
I also have a video on tips when using a camp oven for the first time if you’d like to check that out.
Thanks mate for your feedback.
Cheers Tim.
Tim mate my wife and I did your chicken cook up in our fire pit using our camp oven and to say it's amazing doesn't do it justice 👍👍👍
Also my wife told me to tell you thank you.
G'day Chris,
Thats wicked mate.
Im glad that your roast chicken worked out well.
It does taste so good, doesn't in when its cooked in the camp oven on the camp fire.
Thanks heaps mate for your feedback.
Cheers Tim.
I've got the fire pit on the go for Anzac day today because my wife and I have been craving for a camp oven cooked roast chicken for quite some time 👍👍
G'day Chris,
Great day for it mate.
Hope it's a good cook up.
Cheers Tim.
Beautiful, nothing like a camp oven roast. We just had skippy tonight with wild Australian blueberry sauce, asparagus and baby brussels fried in butter and all on a bed of mash. Will have to try cooking it while camping. Keep up the cook ups mate, loving them..
G'day mate,
Now thats something Ive not tried in the camp oven.
I reckon with what you cooked with in your meal tonight, that would be unreal in the camp oven.
You'll have to give it a go mate.
Thanks heaps for your reply and feedback.
Cheers Tim.
No! Not Skippy
Yees love that ten second rule 💪😁🔥🔥 thanks for sharing awesome content 👍👍
Maria Manuel
Haha :-)
Yeah have to be quick to pick it up inside the ten seconds. 😊
Thanks for your reply and feedback
Cheers Tim.
Australian camp oven cooking at its best.
Absolutely mate.
You can’t beat camp oven cooking for amazing flavours.
Cheers Tim
I just made this after watching this video but without the veggies. It was bloody awesome. First time I've ever used a dutch oven. Will be using it a lot more now. Thank you.
Gday Jason
Top stuff mate.
That’s great the cook up video helped you out with your first camp oven cook up.
You can’t beat a good roast that’s cooked in the camp oven on the campfire.
Thanks a lot for your feedback mate.
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures the thanks are to you Tim. Your tips and instructions were spot on. We picked the chicken clean. Garlic and onions in the middle worked to perfection. All I need now it to perfect to art of keeping the fire going and how much to put round and on top of the pot. Think I may have had beginners luck but I'll take that. Thanks again from the Fleming's in the UK.
@@jasonfleming705 Sounds like you have really cooked up a storm in your camp oven mate.
Making hungry thinking about it.
I do have a how to use a camp oven video that you might also find helpful.
Thanks again mate.
@@timbates4wdadventures thank you. I'll look it up later. Much appreciated.
@@jasonfleming705 no worries mate.
Awesome Timbo, camp ovens are the bomb! That chicken is amazing, and how simple is it to pop it all in and sit back and wait - the perfect way to camp cook. Gr8 M8!!
G'day Murray,
Yea spot on mate about camp ovens. I wouldn't go camping without one. They are the bomb alright. Lol
That roast chicken was so good.
Thanks mate for your feedback.
Cheers Tim.
That is a big chicken! Sounds yummy!
Roast chicken cooked in the camp oven is so nice.
Makes a very tasty meal.
Cheers Tim
Nice work pal👌
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
Bloody fantastic mate ! I'm off to woolies to buy a chook for my camp oven !
Gday Tim,
Haha lol
No worries mate.
It’s a great cook up that’s for sure.
I hope your roast chook turns out well.
Thanks for your feedback.
Cheers Tim
That looks so yummy there tim thankyou for the share and all the little tips you gave 👍
Anton Tekare
Gday Anton,
Thanks for that.
It was very tasty as all camp oven meals are. Lol
Cheers Tim.
You did a good cook up there Tim. Looked pretty good. Good idea with the gravy, nothing to wash up.
G'day Deane,
It was pretty good and tasted amazing.
The gravy in the hot water works well, and yes no dishes to wash up at the end. Lol
Thanks for your reply mate.
Cheers Tim.
Timbo bloodylove this channel your a bloody rippa to watch 👍✊️
Thanks mate.
Im glad you are enjoying my videos. I really appreciate your feedback.
Cheers Tim
Fantastic boet! In South Africa we like our 3 legged pot. Did a leg of lam over Xmass. Came out spendid. Like you videos!! Great tips you give!!
Gday.
Thanks for dropping in from South Africa.
It’s great my videos are being viewed so far away.
Roast lamb in the camp oven would be my favourite meal to make.
Do you use your pot in the same way on the fire?
Thanks for your feedback.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures Hi Tim yes I do. The biggest differences I can think of is the lid does not have as much space for coals as a camp oven, the pot bottom is roundish and not flat so you have to keep in mind that all the liquid is concentrated in the bottom. (a small grid can be used if you want to keep your roast out of the sauce) Another difference is that managing coals under the pot is somewhat different. If I want to up the heat a little bit I add a few coals with a pair of thongs or just move some coals away to reduce the heat. Cheers Tom
@@tommiesteyn3520 Gday Tom
Sounds like an interesting way of cooking mate.
I do use a trivet in the bottom of my camp oven, that works well to stop the meal burning and helps to get heat flow under what’s being cooked.
Thanks a lot for replying back about how you use your pot.
Cheers Tim
Wonderful! Only tip from this old cook is that you would have a far superior gravy making it from the juices from your chicken and veg!
Yum.
Who says you can't eat like a King or Queen while camping.
Absolutely mate.
There's no reason why you cant eat really well while out camping in the bush.
That was a really nice camp oven cook up.
Thanks mate for your feedback.
Cheers Tim
Looks unreal can’t wait till we can get back in the bush and do these things again 👌
G'day Wilbur,
Same here mate.
It will be soo good to make a camp oven meal on the campfire in the bush.
Soon i hope.
Thanks for your reply and feed back mate.
Cheers Tim.
Gotta have a simple manual thermometer on hand. Poultry is at the top of the dial. Good vid mate feels like I’m camping with ya👍🏼
Thanks heaps mate.
Great cook up.
Thanks for your reply
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures Cheers mate weather coming house chores this weekend no camping😁
@@saltydog888 yeah I might have a bit of the same to get done.
Just bought a Dutch oven so looking for camp food recipes. I may possibly adopt the phrase fair dinkum when cooling in the Scottish highlands in homage to the recipe 😂. Slainte Mhath 🥃
Gday mate,
You’ll love your new camp oven.
They are amazing to cook in.
I’ve got plenty of camp oven cooking recipes on my channel to look at.
I’ve even got a video showing you how to use a camp oven for the first time incase your unsure.
Have fun cooking mate.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures cheers Tim. I will be sure to binge watch my way through the channel and note down recipes. Plenty of garlic for me too. 🥃
@@summittaedae2323 cool mate.
Enjoy watching my other camp oven cooking videos.
Don’t forget, plenty of garlic. lol.
Good onya Tim,that’s the way to have a feast.Nothing better mate👍🙂
G'day Wayne,
Yeah mate, a camp oven cook up is great at anytime. But it's great using it in my backyard for the moment. Lol
Thanks heaps for your reply and feedback.
Cheers Tim.
I love this Recipe
Thanks for that.
Roasting a chicken in the camp oven tastes amazing.
I appreciate your reply and feedback.
Cheers Tim.
excellent
@@Luis2870 no worries mate.
It’s a great cook up in camp oven.
Cheers Tim
If you don’t have any sand to throw your pumpkin into, how much sand and dirt should you add- just a pinch of sand and dirt? Any dead grass or insects?
Kidding aside, a nice video with good information
Great video Tim,
Loving the cook ups
Gday Greg,
Thanks mate.
I’ll do a few more camp oven cook up videos.
I appreciate your feedback.
Cheers Tim.
Great cooking young felah,l must get a bigger camp oven to have a crack at cooking a healthy meal like that. I cheat and put my small camp oven in my normal gas oven,it helps keep the inside of my normal oven clean. Coals are the best for camp ovens but over the years l have seen people put their camp oven onto their gas cookers and it works fine as long as you have a trivet.😁😉
Greg Palmer
Yeah mate, the bigger camp oven works well when it comes to cooking up a descent size meal.
I’ve not tried the camp oven in the gas oven.
Thanks heaps mate for your video feedback and reply.
Cheers Tim
Delicious fella👍🍻🇦🇺🤘🔥
I see ya took the water in billy idea👍 love ya vids mate
G'day Chuck,
Yeah mate, it was a top idea to heat the gravy in the boiling water.
Works really well and no washing up of the billy at the end. Lol
Thanks heaps mate for your reply and feedback.
Cheers Tim.
Not using a knife proofs it all, finger leaking good. Get this funny growling sound from inside. Thank,s Tim. Enjoy !
Potshot
Yeah mate, it pulled apart just nicely.
It was a really good cook up.
Thanks for your reply mate.
Cheers Tim.
Thanks for sharing 👍
No worries at all mate.
Glad you enjoyed the video.
It’s a great camp oven cook up.
Cheers Tim
Nice Tim , I’ve had dinner but still making me hungry !
Hahah :-)
It was a good meal, i tell ya. Lol
Cheers Tim.
Its cooked through, but is wet on the bottom, where it simmered in its own juices. While that still tastes great! You have to raise that bird off the bottom of the over to keep the skin dry and crispy. Either use a few trivets or a lot of vegetables (which roast perfectly in the chicken broth!) To elevate to chicken.
But the KEY is to vent the lid, a bit, and let out that moisture, towards the end of the cook time. That crispens the skin up, but doesn't dry out the chicken meat! Use a green stick, chop stick, skewer, something to vent the lid.
Late to the party, but what a primo vid! Learning heaps!
Thanks mate.
Glad you found the video helpful.
Cheers Tim
Loving these cook up vids Batesy, thanks for your efforts.
G'day mate,
Thanks heaps for your reply and feedback, i greatly appreciate it.
Cheers Batesy.
Mouth watering Batesy....great video mate and of course well done as always !! So simple....we should send you a challenge of something a bit more complicated to cook in the camp oven !! A trout? Venison? The list could go on !! Thanks again mate and stay well !!
G'day Craig,
Im always up for a challenge mate. Lol
Who's catching the trout first? Lol
Thanks heaps mate for your reply and feedback as always.
Cheers Batesy.
@@timbates4wdadventures Carry on Cooking !!
Awesomeness!!!!!
Gday mate,
That was such a nice cook up in the camp oven.
Thanks for your feedback
Cheers Tim
looks amazing Batesy
G'day Shannon.
Thanks mate.
Tasted amazing.
Cheers Batesy.
Damn you Batesy I'm out here driving my truck starving and you cook this beautiful chicken. Bloody awesome mate
jarrod jones
Gday Jarrod,
Haha 😂 sorry mate.
Was a damn good cook up.
Thanks for your reply and feedback
Cheers Batesy.
Yep he has a tendency to do that, he's videos should start with a warning 😊😃
Waykat Services P/L Melbourne
Haha 😂
I’ll add a warning in the next cooking video, if I think of it. Lol.
This looks fantastic and I just love your laid back manner but please be so kind as to educate me on the word "Dinkum" my dear fellow. Thank you kindly. Take care now. Blessings D
Gday Derrick,
Fair Dinkum is just an Aussie way of saying something is good.
This was a great cook up.
Thanks mate for your feedback.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures Thank you kindly for the informal lesson in Aussie vernacular dear Tim. In South Africa we say it is "pashash" and I have no idea of its etymology ... LOL
Hi just need some advice, I am wanting to know the name of the apparatus I need to purchase to place coals in underneath the pot.
I am cooking in my garden so do not want hotcoals & ash left on my lawn. The pot will be placed under a tripod. Would appreciate your advice.
Thank you.
Looked delicious Tim, you didnt use a trivet??
G'day Peter,
It sure was a good roast chicken in the camp oven.
Yeah i had the trivet in the bottom mate.
Maybe you couldn't quite see it.
Thanks for your reply.
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures Ah thanks
@@Peter-ml1is no worries mate
Roast looks amazing and I love all the handy tips! A few questions if I may please. What size camp oven is this? Do you use a trivet under your roasts? And do you ever top up the coals on the bottom?
G'day Colleen,
That cook up tasted every bit as good as it looked. Lol
I think my camp oven is a 12in
Yes i do use a trivet in the bottom. They are great for keep what ever you are cooking off the bottle, and stopping it from burning.
Sometimes i will replace the bottom coals. But mainly just the tops ones.
Thanks a lot for your reply.
Cheers Tim.
Is there a tip for timings? How do you know how long to cook it for?
@@kathyd4384 I do have a video on tips using a camp oven.
Maybe check that out.
I just cook it the same time as in the oven at home.
love your video. im usually camping with my big canvas tipi with a wood stove up here in Sweden.
got a new cast iron pot this christmas. i have a grate that i put inside the pot, that lifts 1/3 of the pot height from the bottom. but since i will be using the pot inside the tent, and i always have my tentmat connected. i dont want to be messing around with putting coals ontop of the pot since my pot dosnt have a rim on the lid...is it possible to get a good result from just having heat underneath?
Gday mate,
Thanks for dropping in from Sweden.
I also use what we call a trivet in the bottom of my camp oven.
It does help to keep what you’re cooking off the bottom and not burning it.
Very interesting way you will be using your new pot inside your tent.
I’ve never tried cooking without coals on the lid.
If you can keep the heat upto your pot without coals on the lid, it should cook ok.
See how you go.
Thanks a lot for your reply.
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures thanks for the reply mate! i will just have to give it a go then ;) the trivet i will be using is a ricecooker steaming rack made from aluminium, it fits perfectly in my pot. cant wait to try it out. so ill be running to the store and buy myself a pie to test it out on my normal stove at home haha
@@ZoranBerntsson that steaming rack you made, will work a treat. Top idea.
Haha pies in the oven go really well mate lol.
@@timbates4wdadventures It works like a charm mate! thanks for the inspiration!
@@ZoranBerntsson fantastic mate.
Good vid!! Thnx!
Thanks mate.
I appreciate your feedback.
It sure was a nice cook up.
Cheers Tim.
Magnificent
It sure was.
You can’t beat a camp oven cook up.
Cheers Tim
Loving these backyard cookups. Have you tried a steel spun oven? I was thinking about switching over for weight. Your thoughts?
G'day Renae,
No i haven't tried a spun steel camp oven.
I have a few mates with them, and they like them.
Ive always had cast iron, but it would be interesting to try one and see if they cook any differently.
Thanks heaps for your reply and feedback.
Cheers Tim.
Would love a sponsor to give you a spun steel one to compare. I’m also undecided on which way to go. Cheers Bud
Rubbing some salt on that chook would go a long way too. Actually I did one the other night rubbed with a little vinegar first as well, didn't have any lemons.
Gday mate
That would be a nice addition for extra flavours.
Thanks for watching the video and for your feedback
Cheers Tim
You will never have to worry about Vampires using all that delicious garlic .
I love Dutch oven cooking and am purchasing my first Petromax, I am so undecided. The question is do I get a ft 3 or 4.5 ?
Haha lol I do like plenty of garlic when cooking in the camp oven.
Good luck when you get your first camp oven.
They are fantastic for cooking in
Cheers Tim
That looks amazing can't wait to cook that in our camp oven. We love watching all your cooking vids. Can you tell me where you got the post with plate on it that you have over the fire with the billy on it Thank you
G'day Kerrie,
It was one very tasty roast chicken. The camp oven makes things taste amazing.
I cant wait to get back in the bush, and use the camp oven in the campfire.
The cook set i have. I had it made by an old black smith about four years ago. He's now out of the business, and not making anymore.
Maybe try and get someone to make you one up.
Thanks for your reply and feedback.
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures Hillbilly cookware have a similar system that I have used for a few years now - they are based in Victoria - Ferntree Gully
did I note a trivet-like device in the bottom of your oven?
@@apistosig4173 yes mate.
They are very handy for keeping what you’re cooking off the bottom so it doesn’t burn.
Cheers Tim.
Looks pretty good Batesy
G'day Mark,
Thanks mate. It was really good. Lol
Cheers Batesy.
Howdy again Timbo.
Just home from work, another big day on another comms tower, I've really got to stop watching your cookups late at night 🤣😂
Rgs
Wayne.
Waykat Services P/L Melbourne
Gday mate,
Haha 😂
They taste amazing mate. Lol.
Cheers Tim.
damn that looks awesome mate!
Im gonna have to try the old camp oven roast chook too!!
:D
G'day mate,
The looks were as good as the taste.
Made for a good lunch the next day.
Thanks for your reply mate.
Cheers Tim.
Onya Tim. Great job!
I also live by the 10 second rule!
I was wondering, how often do you top up the coals (apart from when you have lifted the lid), and do you just throw them on top of the old coals?
G'day Gary,
Hahah :-)
Yeah mate, ten second rule works well for me, thats for sure Lol
I only top up the coals on the lid after i check whats cooking inside about every 20-30 min.
Works a treat.
Thanks for your question mate.
Cheers Tim.
That looks unreal I'm jealous
Thanks mate, it was a very nice cook up. Lol
Cheers Tim.
Good video mate but shame about the no camping news this morning aye 👍
Phil McAvity
Gday Phil,
Yeah mate.
It sure was a big hit not being able to go camping again
Next stage I hope it comes for sure
Thanks for your video feedback mate.
Cheers Tim
Awesome vid mate 👍 learnt so much and heaps of great tips in there 👌 what brand of camp oven do you use/recommend?
Thats great Ben if you found that video helpful.
Fair dinkum any roast will taste great in the camp oven. But a roast chook is unreal.
I'll have to check what brand i have mate.
Thanks heaps for your feedback mate.
Cheers Tim.
Hey mate what's the best way to season a camp oven
G'day Rod,
This video might help you out that a made a while ago.
th-cam.com/video/Lgb09ERiRQM/w-d-xo.html
Keen to hear how you go.
Thanks for your question mate.
Cheers Tim
Nice video but I would be a bit worried about all of the flies that were visiting the chicken while preparing the garlic stuffing
@@markburrell great cook up.
Flies are just part of bush cooking.
Cheers Tim
MR BATES IT LOOKED IF YOU WOULD HAVE A LITTLE LIQUID IT WOULD MADE IT,S ON GRAVY AND THE STEAM WOLD HELPED ALSO IVAN FROM ILLINOIS.
Why’s it all capital letters??
Cheers Tim
Hi would anybody be able to tell me what I can place the coals in underneath the pot.
I am cooking in my garden so do not want the coals on my lawn ( have young children.) I am gonna purchase a pot & tripod. I know it's seems a bit stupid asking this question but I live in England & nobody I know cooks This way. Thank you.
Gday
You’d probably need some kind of metal drum that you could put the coals in and the put the tripod over the top and hang you pot from that.
Hope that helps some what.
Thanks for dropping in from England.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures Hi Tim, Good Morning to you, thank you for your advice, I appreciate it. Weather pretty lousy here in little Old England, as usual ! Please send some of your Sunshine, Lol.
Best Wishes to you & your Family. Colleen
@@SuperDudley88 thanks Colleen
I hope your weather begins to improve. Lol.
Cheers Tim.
what kind of wood do you use in your back yard?
G'day Darren,
Its been wood i have brought home from past camp trips.
Provides a good coal base thats for sure.
Cheers Tim.
did you use a trivet in the bottom of the oven?
Yes i did.
I always use a trivet.
Cheers Tim.
You need a minimum 9 quart to roast meat
Oh, look at that
It’s good
Cheers Tim
The 10 second rule requires you to blow on it before consumption.😄
Sometimes. Lol
Cheers Tim
She's a bit pink Batesy...
Gday mate,
Just on that bottom bit. Still tasted amazing.
Half went for diner, the other half went for lunch the next day :-)
Cheers Tim.
how many acres you live on timmie
I would still eat that potato
Haha lol
So did I mate.
Cheers Tim
Tim that’s not ‘some’ potatoes, that’s ONE potato cut into four pieces. Not enough even for one person!
Jon
Gday mate,
One spud cut is enough for me, with everything else I had going on.
Cheers Tim
Tim Bates 4wd Adventures Haha! Sure. Great vid mate.
Jon
Thanks mate.
Camp oven cook ups are the best.
Dutch oven invented around 1700
@@danielvelasquez8484 they are the best thing ever invented.
Cheers Tim.
Nice, quality thongs too. 🇦🇺👍🍺🍺
Haha lol
Yeah they work well.
Cheers Tim
oil the outside of your oven
G'day John,
Why mate?
Cheers Tim.
In my area the rust on the outside would be even greater if we didn’t season the outside also. I guess I was thought that in Boy Scouts as a lad. So I just do it. Same with my cast iron skillets. Wash with hot water scrape out stuck on bits with wooden tools or stick. Then oil or lard rub it in till you can’t remove anymore oil back off, while pan/pot is still warm from the hot water. Inside and out. Place paper towel between lid and pot to allow some air to circulate. Then store.
@@johnpalmer6822
Are you near the ocean I’m guessing?
Some great tips on how you clean your cast iron cooking gear.
I’ve just not worried about the outsides.
Thanks for your reply mate. I appreciate it.
Cheers Tim.
Tim Bates 4wd Adventures not near an ocean. In rust belt of Illinois. We get high humidity in our area. In summer we may have 90* f+ with 95% humidity. Car frames don’t last long if not washed regularly from salt used on our roads in winter.
@@johnpalmer6822
Ahh over in the States.
That’s harsh climate conditions alright.
Thanks for your reply.
Too pink still?
Why didn't you just make a gravy instead of pouring that nasty garbage all over that awesome looking meal?
We all live and learn mate.
I don’t do that anymore and haven’t done for a long time
Cheers Tim.
It aikt a roast without yorkie puds!! 😆
@@shaineriches4369 what are they?
Cheers Tim