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stephendedwards
12-02-2007, 22:14
Hi,
anyone know where I can get a dutch oven from in the UK, oh and not at silly prices please.
Thanks
Stephen
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAST-IRON-DUTCH-OVEN-COOKING-BUSHCRAFT-CAMPING-POT_W0QQitemZ320080574241QQihZ 011QQcategoryZ98846QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
have you tried ebay stephen :lmao: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAST-IRON-DUTCH-OVEN-COOKING-BUSHCRAFT-CAMPING-POT_W0QQitemZ320080574241QQihZ 011QQcategoryZ98846QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
ady
http://www.excite.co.uk/directory/recreation/outdoors/camping/cooking/dutch_oven
SnaggleTooth
13-02-2007, 01:05
Don't big box stores in the UK carry them? I picked one up at my local superstore (granted it's canadian) for about 10$ CAN. I personally think that 25 pounds is WAY too much for a chunk of cast iron.
Try here http://www.polimil.co.uk/acatalog/U...s___plates.html
They are a fist class company, I have ordered loads from them and never had a problem, this includes five Mandella microwaves (dutch ovens) and they are of the highest quality. :)
Pignut had a good one at the members meet. I think the price was OK too.
Might be worth dropping him a PM.
British Red
13-02-2007, 05:42
I've got one from the e-bay supplier listed but mine had feet and a recessed lid (handy for heaping coals on). It is a good bit of kit - took a little seasoning but very nice
Red
OzaawaaMigiziNini
13-02-2007, 05:56
Not sure about in the UK, but I have an old fashioned 10 inch one from Lodge Logic. Cost me $90 Canadian, but it's American Cast Iron, and will last forever compared to the Made in China stuff I find in most stores. It's the nice kind with a ridge on the lid to hold coals ontop for even baking.
Try Antique shops mate. Got myself an old cast iron skillet that is still in perfect condition for $7.00! :eek: :D
British Red
13-02-2007, 06:00
Cast iron is rare over here in second hand shops. BB did find a fantastic skillet once that tooka fair bit of restoring but its a very unusual find
Red
OzaawaaMigiziNini
13-02-2007, 06:04
Really? would think with such an old history you guys would have more cast iron laying around than anyone else... besides Germany...
OzaawaaMigiziNini
13-02-2007, 06:05
I've never walked into an antique store and not seen a piece of cast iron, gimme a bit of time, and I might find you one Stephen. Don't hold your breath on it though, I'm a slow walker :lmao: .
Not sure about in the UK, but I have an old fashioned 10 inch one from Lodge Logic. Cost me $90 Canadian, but it's American Cast Iron, and will last forever compared to the Made in China stuff I find in most stores. It's the nice kind with a ridge on the lid to hold coals ontop for even baking.
I'm a bit lucky in this respect ;) as I got a Lodge Logic 'Dutch Oven' and cast iron frying pan at a US Armed Forces Base Exchange Shop. The oven was $20 and the frypan about $15.
Being a bit tight, I would not have paid full retail price for either. I've no idea if Lodge Logic have a dealer in the UK but I suspect P&P would be pretty horrendous from the US.
Really? would think with such an old history you guys would have more cast iron laying around than anyone else... besides Germany...
Anything like that would probably be sold as a twee-looking ornament, rather than as a practical cooking utensil. You can imagine the mark-up on an ornament in an antique shop... :eek:
I've got one from the e-bay supplier listed but mine had feet and a recessed lid (handy for heaping coals on). It is a good bit of kit - took a little seasoning but very nice
Red
I have the same model by the sounds of it and rate it highly. I was given a camp cookery book for Christmas (all pink frilly aprons etc :lmao: ) and have only glanced through it really, but the chapter on Dutch Ovens says that the ones with feet and a lipped lid are for camp cooking, the flat-bottomed ones for stove-top.
I suppose in all honesty you could use both for either purpose, but putting coals on the lid for baking is a definite plus IMO.
I have the same model by the sounds of it and rate it highly. I was given a camp cookery book for Christmas (all pink frilly aprons etc :lmao: ) and have only glanced through it really, but the chapter on Dutch Ovens says that the ones with feet and a lipped lid are for camp cooking, the flat-bottomed ones for stove-top.
There's a book by an Australian guy called Jack Absalom which has a shedload of Dutch Oven (or 'Camp Oven' as they call it) recipes. This is him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Absalom
clcuckow
13-02-2007, 17:21
Really? would think with such an old history you guys would have more cast iron laying around than anyone else... besides Germany...
Don't for get that part of that history include 2 world war in which for moral there was a load of scrap metal drives. All you have to do is walk about towns here to see where Victorian railing where cut down, When you think that the nearest big town to me (Warrington, Cheshire) even melted down their Crimean War memorial how many old cast iron pot and pans do you think went into the pot as well.
The real shame was that most of the metal recovered was of very low quality and almost useless. It was mainly used to make people feel apart of the war effort.
Back on the dutch oven I know it is not a oven but I love my 8" Skillet and lid that I got here http://www.4x4touring-gear.com/ProductCategory.aspx?id=144
http://www.unbeatentracks.com/pots.htm
I saw some ovens on this site, I don't know if these are good prices, but there seemed a decent range
hmmmm at some of those prices I think an old gas bottle and an angle grinder may need to be used ? ilan
Spikey DaPikey
14-02-2007, 01:53
My girlfriend has just brought these, and is very happy with them :) Very quick dispatch as well.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TWIN-SET-CAST-IRON-STEW-CASSEROLE-COOKING-POT-CAMPING_W0QQitemZ320028280677Q QihZ011QQcategoryZ98846QQcmdZV iewItem
Surrey Yeoman
15-02-2007, 03:00
Funny, I always thought a Dutch Oven was when you broke wind in bed and pulled the duvet up over your girlfriend's head. :lmao:
Yeoman
(Cheque please...... :sad6: )
Roving Rich
16-02-2007, 22:39
I've got 3 - one from a boot sale, a huge oval one off the gypsies at stow horse fair, and a 3 legged one as a leaving present from my last job :)
The three legged ones are available in town here - Maidenhead, off the shelf in various sizes, from the South African shop...
http://www.southafricanshop.co.uk/catalog.do?categoryName=Potjie %20Pots
A bit far for you ? not sure where you are in Wales, I'm over to the Gower in a couple of weeks, if its any help.
Cheers
Rich
ika a Whiro
18-02-2007, 20:28
Hi guys, dont know if any of you have used these guys, we bought some bit for a big hāngī we had last Waitangi day, they delivered real quick and were bloody nice eh.
http://www.sanza.co.uk/apps/shop/shop.asp?sc_id=417
Cookie.
Albert the Dog
24-02-2007, 12:54
hmmmm at some of those prices I think an old gas bottle and an angle grinder may need to be used ? ilan
Don't suppose you have any plans/drawings for one of these ? I would love to get my scouts involved in the making.
AtD
Oops did not look very hard :eek: