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Re: who has a stack of dutch owens?

Postby wagondude » Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:20 pm

At a Scouting event, we had a stack of three 12" DOs. I usually limit my stacks to two of the same size or three if they are each smaller going up. I don't think I would stack on a walker/satalite dish stand ( I'm 6' tall the stack would be too high to work). Plus it would just be too top heavy. Maybe Dean the Fogcrawler will chime in. I have no doubt he has stacked more than a few times.
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Re: who has a stack of dutch owens?

Postby Mike B » Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:24 pm

With DOs, you almost always put more coals on top than on bottom. So if you stack DOs, the one on top will have more heat on the bottom than it might need. This means if you are going to stack, put stews and such on top. Anything that requires more coals on the bottom than on the top.

That's too much for my poor brain, so I usually just use both places on my Camp Chef fire table, with no stacking.
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Re: who has a stack of dutch owens?

Postby asianflava » Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:47 pm

Like this?...and this isn't all of them.
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When I cook I don't usually do more than 2 high because it is already taller than the wind guard on my metal table. At the most I'll do 2 stacks of 2.
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Re: who has a stack of dutch owens?

Postby campmaster-k » Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:02 am

That is a cool stack. :applause:

I normally dont stack, it too hard to check stuff and stir stuff.
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Re: who has a stack of dutch owens?

Postby jmkjr72 » Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:44 pm

depends upon how many we are cooking for and what we are cooking
if its just 2 or 3 do we dont stack
but we normally have 5 to 8 do going so we stack 3 to 4 high normally
our record stack was 2 stacks of 8 do

spring camporee is coming up next month if i think about it i will snap a couple pics of our stacks
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Re: who has a stack of dutch owens?

Postby milliejohn » Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:39 pm

campmaster-k wrote:That is a cool stack. :applause:

I normally dont stack, it too hard to check stuff and stir stuff.


Totally agree, one or two pots at a time, side by side, been known to use roasting bags and cook different things in same pot, keep it simple.
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Re: who has a stack of dutch owens?

Postby nevadatear » Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:44 am

Clear bags used for roasting large things, like roasts or turkeys. Can be found at the grocery store with the foil. Safe for cooking
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Re: who has a stack of dutch owens?

Postby CAJUN LADY » Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:25 am

nevadatear wrote:Clear bags used for roasting large things, like roasts or turkeys. Can be found at the grocery store with the foil. Safe for cooking



And the cleanup is a breeze! :thumbsup:
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Re: who has a stack of dutch owens?

Postby Catherine+twins » Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:15 am

milliejohn wrote:
campmaster-k wrote:
Totally agree, one or two pots at a time, side by side, been known to use roasting bags and cook different things in same pot, keep it simple.


Roasting bags? I never would have thought of that! At home in my crock pots I use 6 inch cake pans to cook two levels in one crock, and I have used silicone baking cups to do several things side by side, but roasting bags sound like a great idea for the DOs!

OTOH, our camp cooking this summer will probably be limited to the solar oven (we are already having no-burn notices, and it is only April!), so this may be one for the "someday" file.

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Re: who has a stack of dutch owens?

Postby wagondude » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:02 am

They make bags sized for crock pots too. I give them :thumbsup: :thumbsup: . I hadn't thought of using them in the DO. Guess what is going to be added to my camp kitchen. 8)
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