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Even though I own a furphy i don't see the major difference with other quality cast iron ovens, other than the large price tag.
I was lucky enough to get one some time ago from the old's, my mother even made a huge canvas carry bag for it. Got one of those tripods as well, although i use that more for the billy than the oven.
Secret to camp ovens IMHO;
1. Keep them oiled
2. Become a fire master, it's all in controlling your heat and duration.
cast iron
i don't own one yet, have been grabbing one off a guys down the street
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I want a Furphy, big fan of there water tanks used in the early wars,
it is sad that the expression, "telling a furphy" is slowly being weeded out of our common tounge,
I have the cheap castiron pot wich does ok, but this year we want to up grade to the furphy, nothing wrong the the casty but Furphys are like the camping worlds Nike or rip-curl, they are very trendy right now to be seen with a Furphy sitting in the back of the landy.
if you go with iron buy a bulk thing of cheap cooking oil from bilo, to keep it from rusting, and invest in the oven bag for them, so soot, oil and gook dont get in the car when it is pack up time,
Unfortunately all the Furphy ovens are now made in China, so unless you can get one of the original ones it wont be much different to anything else.
Just doesn't seem right "Furphy Oven Made in China" stamped on one. 8O
Sugar, China, I wonder if they tell furphys over there?
it is sad in a way,. cause it is like Furphy sold out by having them made over there,.. and it is like China is Selling out by having them printed on in english,. At least we wernt at war with China when the Furphy became popular,
We have a couple of cheap cast iron ovens that have lasted 20+ years now. Its all about controlling the heat and usually you don't require anywhere as much heat as you think, but need even heat.
Keep the oven clean and make sure its dry before putting away oil is not so important then.
Cooked everything from roasts to pizzas to bread and cake.
Forget the tripod a couple of lengths of star picket are all you need.
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We just about always cook in a pit/trench, that way once finished there is almost no trace of where the fire was.
Bushie
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cast iron for us
and add 1/2 bottle of Stones Green Ginger Wine to your oven https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ :wink:
**** no mate, its to deglaze the oven https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ :wink:
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Love the cast wouldn't have anything else
Cast iron for us, makes a magnificent stew and roast
Have a couple of cast iron ones one about 12" and one about 18". Also have my brother in laws made out of a truck rim about 24" and damn huge. All work well.
A great camp oven book is Cooking in a camp oven by Jack Absallom (spelling may be suspect)
It is amazing when you cook a camp oven for someone who has never had one.
The latest Furphys are Chinese made or so Ive heard but they still of the same quality. They are significantly heavier and more robust that the other brands Ive seen (actually most camp ovens you see are cast alulinioum nowadays)
You can tell an older model Furphy because the have the year it was cast stamped on the lid. Mines a 92 model. New ones just have "Furphy" and the size (no made in China written anywhere).
SOmeone above said they miss not being able to put coals on the lid. I don't know why he said that as both old and new versions have lips on the lid to enable you to do just that.
Thanks for the advice re vegie rack.