Barbecue cooking question

[catrinka]

I know that dutch oven cooking is the big thing here, but has anyone used a portable propane barbecue as an oven? And are there any recipe suggestions out there for it?

[jimqpublic]

I use a Weber Gas-Go Anywhere grill. It's handy and dependable. It makes great chicken and tri-tip. I put my Lodge cast iron griddle on top for great pancakes...

I've tried to use it as an oven but it doesn't work well. The bottom scorches. Since the lid is uninsulated and vented it just doesn't hold the heat in enough to have balanced top/bottom temperatures.

The only thing that I think might work is to use one of those "aircore" double layer cookie sheets to keep the bottom from burning.

Otherwise buy a Fox Hill oven for atop your stove and be done with it. I've heard only good reports about them. http://www.foxhill.net/

[apratt]

I have a coleman oven that you put on top of a stove. It works ok, got to really watch it to control the temp. I have only used mine about 6 times so far. I seem to have a problem sorching the bottom a little bit.

[JIML1943]

I was thinking about getting one of the double ovens.Iwas wondering if there is room to put a pie pan upsidedown on the bottom to deflect some of the heat from the burner to help the scortching problem.

[jimqpublic]

From what I've read by people who started with the Coleman and upgraded to the Fox Hill- There's no comparison. Coleman is uninsulated and folds (joints=air leaks). Fox Hill is insulated and doesn't fold, so it does a much, much better job of holding a constant temp.

This item might go on my holiday wish list.

[mikeschn]

We used the portable propane barbecue this weekend to grill burgers, melt the cheese, and toast the buns.

I'll bet you could use it as an oven if you did a couple simple mods...

1 - take off the upper grill

2 - put a cast iron grill on top of the grill.. perhaps even put a cast iron pot on top of the grill

But this is just thoughts, unproven concepts. Jim, are you planning on testing the concept and reporting back?

Mike...

[madjack]

I had never heard of the FoxHill ovens...they look to be a really fine camping oven...affordable as well........
madjack

[Dave Bob]

I dont have one but saw this Brinkman oven at walmart for about $50. The clickey is for sportmans guide, they are out of stock but I like the zoom feature.

Dave

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Cathy,
Before I got the dutch ovens, before I got the Flamineta and before I got hooked on slow smoke grilling... My kitchen oven went out, so what to do until I could get it fixed or get a new one???
I used the old outdoor propane fired BBQ, even did some baking in it.
(Probably the last time I used that darned thing)

[Ira]

I dont have one but saw this Brinkman oven at walmart for about $50. The clickey is for sportmans guide, they are out of stock but I like the zoom feature.

Dave

I own two of these. And this is a REAL oven:

Why shlep a big box with you that you're just gonna sit on top of a stove that you may be using for other cooking purposes?

This is a two rack oven, with electric starter, two decent sized racks, thermometer, and has its own propane supply? For around 50 bucks.

I'm in the process of converting one of mine into a smoker, to smoke ribs.