Spun steel cookware

[loanrangie]

Looking at ditching the heavy rarely used cast iron dutch oven and getting a spun steel bedourie instead, 12" with lid and trivet can replace a number of other heavy items with the bonus of being easier to keep clean and seasoned.
The aussie made southern spinners look like good value.

Bedourie Oven | Southern Metal Spinners | Spun Carbon Products (https://southernmetalspinners.com.au/spun-metal-products/bedourie-oven-12/)

[87County]

Looks good - I can confirm that you won’t regret the change from cast iron iron after you use it.

My Dr Livingstone's Bedourie by Southern Metal Spinners must be over 30 years old - I'm pleased to hear that they're still doing them -makes a great baked dinner as well as a great damper :)

Mine came with a lid lifter - it is also an essential bit of kit.

They say that the lid can be used as a frying pan - I've never tried this.

[DiscoClax]

Had never heard of them. Have just trawled through their website for the last hour instead of sleeping. That looks like great gear and at a reasonable price. And, best of all, made here :)

[timax]

My biggest fear would be uneven cooking. Thats the great thing about thick cast iron. Id want to read some side by side reviews after trying unsuccessfully to cook porridge in a titanium pot.

[trout1105]

I have been told that these cook the same things as a conventional camp oven but you need less heat.
I have got one sittig at home that I haven't tried out yet But I will give it a try when I get back home.

[87County]

My biggest fear would be uneven cooking. Thats the great thing about thick cast iron. Id want to read some side by side reviews after trying unsuccessfully to cook porridge in a titanium pot.

Uneven cooking hasn't been a problem, burn a good sized cooking fire down until it has nice hot coals and then gently shift that fire off the fire site (enough to get a good size spot with clearance for the bedourie). Then place the full bedourie on that hot ground, and keep the shifted fire going on one side to provide coals, and put no more than a small shovel load of coals on top of the bedourie and let a small overflow of coals fall down around the base. Top up the coals that are on top as they cool and allow the ash to fall down the outside.

It's not something that can be achieved on a luncheon stop :) - it is more a destination thing than for providing a quick meal.

- and you need your fire going early to heat the ground and get good coals.

As with a cast iron camp oven, a shovel and leather gloves are essential management tools.

[weeds]

We have a hillbilly spun steel camp oven....well handed down from parents.

Have only used with heat beads to date

[loanrangie]

I found snowys have a good deal , 12" oven with trivet and free postage for $69.

[Vern]

I have been told that these cook the same things as a conventional camp oven but you need less heat.
I have got one sittig at home that I haven't tried out yet But I will give it a try when I get back home.Bingo, that is correct. Love my spun steel camp oven

[Vern]

We have a hillbilly spun steel camp oven....well handed down from parents.

Have only used with heat beads to dateHave the same, its great, i actually need to bust it out and use it, its been a while

[loanrangie]

Looks like i better order one , thanks for the info.

[trout1105]

I ordered mine online and stupidly got it sent to my home address instead of getting it sent to King Ash Bay.
I am looking forward to learning how to cook with these.and will just have to wait untill we eventually get back home.

[Ranga]

Had mine Dr Livingstone's for about 8 years. Cooks fine, doesn't take long to get the hang of it. Works great on a gas stove, and we use the lid as a fry pan all the time. The only slight issue I've found is when using the handle it's unstable - it seems the hooks are attached too low on the body making the centre of gravity wonky. I've contacted them about it recently, and they seemed genuinely interested in rectifying the problem, but I haven't got back to them with the required details.

My mate has one of these Large Aussie Camp Oven | 12” | Spun Steel | Oven, Frying Pan, Hanging Pan, Boiling Pot & Trivet - 4WD Supacentre (https://www.4wdsupacentre.com.au/products/cooking-gear/large-aussie-camp-oven-12-spun-steel-oven-frying-pan-hanging-pan-boiling-pot-trivet.html) and he's very happy with it.

[LRD414]

Amazing timing for this thread. I just bought their 10” camp oven through Snowys for $55 including trivett. It’s seasoned and ready for its first use this weekend coming. Good to hear positive stories.

Scott

[loanrangie]

Had mine Dr Livingstone's for about 8 years. Cooks fine, doesn't take long to get the hang of it. Works great on a gas stove, and we use the lid as a fry pan all the time. The only slight issue I've found is when using the handle it's unstable - it seems the hooks are attached too low on the body making the centre of gravity wonky. I've contacted them about it recently, and they seemed genuinely interested in rectifying the problem, but I haven't got back to them with the required details.

My mate has one of these Large Aussie Camp Oven | 12” | Spun Steel | Oven, Frying Pan, Hanging Pan, Boiling Pot & Trivet - 4WD Supacentre (https://www.4wdsupacentre.com.au/products/cooking-gear/large-aussie-camp-oven-12-spun-steel-oven-frying-pan-hanging-pan-boiling-pot-trivet.html) and he's very happy with it.

Been looking at them and cant decide if i want to get the more compact bedourie or the larger camp oven.

[loanrangie]

Amazing timing for this thread. I just bought their 10” camp oven through Snowys for $55 including trivett. It’s seasoned and ready for its first use this weekend coming. Good to hear positive stories.

Scott

I've been looking all thru their website and for the life of me cant find the package deal i saw on the weekend, can you put up a link please.

[LRD414]

Been looking at them and cant decide if i want to get the more compact bedourie or the larger camp oven.

I went for the larger camp oven because the handles for the lid and oven appear more practical than the Bedourie. Also I can store the saucepan we always take camping inside the oven.

Scott

[LRD414]

I've been looking all thru their website and for the life of me cant find the package deal i saw on the weekend, can you put up a link please.

Dr.Livingstones Aussie Camp Oven - Small 10 inch | Snowys Outdoors (https://www.snowys.com.au/aussie-camp-oven)

[loanrangie]

Dr.Livingstones Aussie Camp Oven - Small 10 inch | Snowys Outdoors (https://www.snowys.com.au/aussie-camp-oven)

Thanks , i must have ****ed up i thought the bedourie came with the trivet but now i see its the camp oven.

[123rover50]

I made my own.
Mixed and matched various stainless pots. Found a flat one for a lid and it doubles as a frypan as well.
Welded on loops for the fencing wire handles and use multigrips for the frypan handle.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1919/43686867330_4b9d1e8579_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/29ysBCw)camp oven (https://flic.kr/p/29ysBCw) by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/141809689@N05/]

[87County]

well done 123r...

Trivets ! ... they didn't come with trivets when I got mine, but I found a circular cake rack of a size of which suffices to keep the jointed hogget leg out of the draining fat.

So, all is not lost if you didn't get a trivet.

[loanrangie]

Just ordered the 10" camp oven and a couple of mesh walls for our coleman gazebo while i was at it, looking forward to giving it a test run once i season it.

[LRD414]

Well mine got christened tonight. Pork roast with veggies. Very good.

Scott

[loanrangie]

Great service from Snowy's, ordered Friday midday and delivered this morning just after 9am.