oven thermometer

BBQ or outdoors Shop.

We use a digital infrared thermometer purchased from Jaycar. You point it at your tyres or camp oven to check the temperature. Works a treat on camp fire or stove and you don't need to drill any holes. Lynne

I use a similar bessemer pot with a vented lid on our gas cooker and find it great for a variety of meals including roasts and stews. I don't use a thermometer but an infuser to spread the heat is necessary when wanting a low, slow temperature.

BCF and many others have a simple oven thermo that you can put in the camp oven. Also try BBQ Galore

Thankyou to everyone for your suggestions ....... will go for the el-cheapo version from BCF or BBQ's Galore - it sounds like the one I'm after.

Happy Holidays to one and all!

avidcamper

I bought a thermometer off ebay a couple of years ago for my home made pizza oven.... it melted

I use the probe type meat thermometer - never thought to try anything different as it works for me and has lasted a lifetime.
Michelle

Talking to a bloke, while he was putting on a roast, a while back & I think he said he used baking paper or something to gauge his camp oven temp.
He was a bit of a camp oven fanatic. He owned 21 camp ovens & uses them as often as the average bloke uses a BBQ.
Someone else surely can enlighten us on what was traditionally used to gauge the temps.
I seem to remember my Mum talking about the colour of the baking paper being the foolproof gauge for baking cakes.

I use this



There are cheaper versions available. Works a treat for giving you the correct temperature of anything you are cooking and the wire attached to the probe is thin enough and strong enough to slide in under a camp oven lid