12 volt oven news.

Lyn,

I spoke to Glenn yesterday about the weekend. We should be able to make it.

Jenny's already ordered dimmies for lunch on the trip.

Cheers,

Jim.

That's great Jimbo, will be great to catch up

Hey Lyn...and Jumbo (may as well stick with it now)
I haven't used the 12 volt oven yet, couldn't see past using it for pies, and figured it wasn't worth taking just for that, especialy when space is so hard to find, but now you have me rethinking the whole thing.

Lyn what brand of doughnuts were , were they thawed or frozen, and how long did they take??

Put me down for a copy of "Jumbo's guide to 12volt cooking" too

Glenn

Glenn,

Two thawed pies take about 45 min. They need to be turned over a few times as the heating element is on the bottom only. Doughnuts would only take about 20 min if thawed I'm guessing.

Cheers,

Jim.

Thanks Jim,
Could you do the same thing as your dimmie idea with franks, to make hot dogs? The kids arent big Dim sim fans

Hi Glenn

The doughnuts were just jam filled ones, I think they had Homer Simpson on the box, they were frozen, we were leaving camp early - 7am and I put them in the oven then, and we stopped about an hour or so later, and I had turned the oven off just before then, so that the jam was red hot...they were scrummy....

Hotdogs take about 20 mins or so, it's a trial and error thing really....we've done sausage rolls too

Lyn

Donuts...guuurrrg! Ok I have to take this oven now, might even leave the camp oven and stove at home

I could never leave the camp ovens at home Glenn...I'd be lost without them..haahhaha....

Sorry guys, I just dug the oven out of the garage and have a couple more questions. How far can you fill it? Do you just do a couple of pies or donuts in the bottom half, or can you stack them up to fill the top half as well?...hoping to do 4 pies in one hit.

Hi Glenn,

yes you can do 4 pies, we just rotate them around,what we did, when we were out driving we had 3 ovens, and we stacked them up withfrozen pies and sausage rolls, we drove around for about 40mins and when we stopped we rotated them, then we'd continue to drive and when it was lunch time they were ready. If they're thawed, roate them about 15-20mins and once you open the oven you'll have a pretty good idea how much longer it will take.

Lyn

oh and with the doughnuts it was a packet of 6 and they all went it, with no probs at all...I just rotated them after about 20mins and I just kept checking them to make sure they were ok.

Jimbo,

The top section of my oven gets hot too, in fact very hot, so I have been trying to think of a "separator" that would allow the top pies to be cooked from the top, and the bottom pies to cook from the bottom, thus speeding up the cooking process.

Glenn,

Things that can be cooked in oven include:

Pies, pasties, sausage rolls, doghnuts, dim sims, hot dogs, lasagne, left overs heated. I take mine every where as you never know when it will come in handy, especially in some outback places where all you can buy from roadhouses is frozen bread and pies.

Cheers

Glenn

yes I found that my top bit gets hot too, burnt myself a couple of times when I wasn't being careful....don't know what could be used as seperator though....

The top bit getting hot can only be heat radiating up from the bottom. There is no power running to the top to power an element, only hinges in between the two parts.

I reckon one of those small deboned legs of lamb, some onion, baby potatoes, chunks of carrot, some peas, salt and pepper in an oven bag would go OK too. Stick it in at about 10am. Stop for lunch at 1pm for a nice bit of slow roasted lamb and veggies; bit like a pot roast.

I'll have to give it a try.

or a small chicken roast,

the top sure does heat up then...certainly generates some heat as I burnt my hand on it....

Alan,

Marathon are good, Golden Wok are better and Chien Wah are the best of the commercially made IMO. None compare to a decent home made Chinese Restaurant one.

Now, your Dim Sim Floaters. What a sensational idea. Reminds me of the "Short Soup" you used to get in Chinese Restaurants; a clear broth with little dimmies in it. I've got to knock up a batch.

Cheers,

Jim.

Jimbo, I might be wrong, but werent they call ed Wong Tongs or something in the short soup.
Getting hungry now..

Yeah, Won Tons I think. Fancy name for little dimmies.

Bang on Wombie,

I've searched high and low and can't find a suitable foil tray. The ones that will fit are just OK for a meal for one.

The same foil trays will only hold 5 dimmies, hence my experiment with the oven bags.

Cheers,

Jim.

Dick Smith Electronics

This is the one I've got Geoff

I got ours from Jaycar

Is it the same one Lynda?

Sure is Paul, I think I paid $20.00 for it, on special, I've also seen them on ebay

You wont' regret it Moggs,....and let's face it, a pkt of 4&20s and doughnuts don't really take up that much room...do they?...

Lyn

Hi Lyn,

Yeah, I know...I won't regret it...I suppose it doesn't take up as much room as the microwave and pop-up toaster that has come along on some trips :) It's amazing how much stuff gets accumulated for thsi camping thing!

it's all good...

4&20s and doughnuts don't take up any room at all when they're inside the oven. Diamonds are forever but 4&20s and doughnuts aren't.

Diamonds are way too crunchy I've found... :)

Sorry Kerry,

I know I'm a bad man. But just think of your excuses; "sorry I'm fat dear, it's all Jim's fault that I eat hot pies all the time".

You must remember whilst you were whinching Cary up that hill in the bloody cold of Gembrook, I was muching on a red hot Pie and Sauce. Then so was Adam.

Best $25 I've ever spent.

Cheers,

Jim.

LOL, it might take a bit longer winching him next time as only one hand will be free - pass the sauce would ya Jim!

I had a go at this a number of years ago, made out of a coupla cardboard boxes and tin foil....limited success, I'll have to try version 2 one day