I like that Sheba, sounds so easy to put one together. Might give it a go. So you need a Pizza tray, a large colander and two cake racks. One to fit inside and one to fit on top. What do the heat beads look like and where do you get them.
You can buy Heat Beads and Firestarters in most Super-markets Marj , as well as camping stores of course. It's a cheaper version of the Cobb Cooker basically.
Cheers,
Sheba.
jetj said
03:45 AM Jun 18, 2012
Heat beads are available in most supermarkets, Big W, KMart. About 4 kg in a pkt.
Happywanderer said
03:48 AM Jun 18, 2012
I just googled heat beads. found they are charcoal briquettes. Thanks for that. I see they are not too expensive.
Cruising Granny said
01:55 AM Jun 20, 2012
The base looks like a steel doggy dish but the collander has a base of its own as well. The heat beads are available at the supermarket and camp shops. They look like little lumps of fuel. Just light them, burn them down until they look like coals and you're in business.
gunnago said
04:35 PM Jun 21, 2012
trouble with 44gall0n drum is space and wieght we also have gas cylinder and works a treat excelent fire also and fine 4 2people
Jack Mac said
07:08 PM Jun 21, 2012
Sheba wrote:
Would love to see the Pics if you can get them up-loaded Jack Mac. I don't go to e-bay.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Having trouble uploading pics of mine.
Dimensions:
Open 500mm x 380mm
Closed 410L x 260W x 350H and very light.
I get my heat beads from SUNBRIX in Rockhampton. Have to buy a carton of 6 x 4kg but even with delivery I think it worked out about half the price of retail. They also sell charcoal, briquettes etc.
Will upload pics when able
jetj said
09:10 PM Jun 21, 2012
I just went to the website of Sunbrix and found the following.
Sunbrix Announcement
After 20 years of manufacturing smokeless long burning briquettes for the local Australian market Sunbrix will cease it manufacturing operation at its Rockhampton plant by the end May 2012. Or sooner if stocks are depleted.
Out and About said
01:59 PM Jul 6, 2012
Try website www.idos.org for all sorts of information on dutch oven cooking. For a good article on using heat beads with dutch oven go to - Forums ; then FAQ and General Information ; then ( 5 subjects down is ) Dutch Oven Cooking 101. Happy cooking.
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countryroad said
08:32 AM Aug 31, 2013
I somehow ended up in a caravan forum and they were using 2 colanders 1 lge and 1 small, make your fire in the little one, twigs and gum leaves they say work well..won't have to buy heatbeads.put a wire cake rack over the smaller colander then can cook. boil
billy or use the bigger cake wire for the lge colander and use as BBQ .Always using the 2 colanders, have to try this at home. in the picture it was sitting on an exterior table with a sheet of paper under and was cooking for over 30 minutes.
The smaller colander sits inside the larger plenty of air holes then .
Supermarkets sell heatbeads in their BBQ section
johnq said
02:37 AM Sep 1, 2013
Maybe some remember the four gallon (18 litre) drums used by road gangs for cooking. They used to thrust steel tent spikes through a short way down from the open top to support billy or lidded pot. Cooking drums are all variations on the same theme of simplicity, portability and quick high heat for low fuel.
A smaller version is the 'hobo' stove which can be as simple as a Milo tin. These deliver fast, high heat for little fuel. The secret is in the air draft created. The road gang's drum was similarly cut to provide the air draft.
- Just Google and you will find the simple tried and true design. We used the makeshift stoves for years camping and the smaller versions when backpacking into the bush.
- Folding reflector shields for warmth fires are also a good idea that takes up little room. Saves a lot of timber fuel. Been around for many years.
You can buy Heat Beads and Firestarters in most Super-markets Marj , as well as camping stores of course. It's a cheaper version of the Cobb Cooker basically.
Cheers,
Sheba.
The heat beads are available at the supermarket and camp shops. They look like little lumps of fuel. Just light them, burn them down until they look like coals and you're in business.
trouble with 44gall0n drum is space and wieght we also have gas cylinder and works a treat excelent fire also and fine 4 2people
Having trouble uploading pics of mine.
Dimensions:
Open 500mm x 380mm
Closed 410L x 260W x 350H and very light.
I get my heat beads from SUNBRIX in Rockhampton. Have to buy a carton of 6 x 4kg but even with delivery I think it worked out about half the price of retail. They also sell charcoal, briquettes etc.
Will upload pics when able
I just went to the website of Sunbrix and found the following.
Sunbrix Announcement
After 20 years of manufacturing smokeless long burning briquettes for the local Australian market Sunbrix will cease it manufacturing operation at its Rockhampton plant by the end May 2012. Or sooner if stocks are depleted.
Try website www.idos.org for all sorts of information on dutch oven cooking. For a good article on using heat beads with dutch oven go to - Forums ; then FAQ and General Information ; then ( 5 subjects down is ) Dutch Oven Cooking 101. Happy cooking.
-- Edited by Out and About on Friday 6th of July 2012 01:59:54 PM
-- Edited by Out and About on Friday 6th of July 2012 02:00:26 PM
-- Edited by Out and About on Friday 6th of July 2012 02:01:00 PM
-- Edited by Out and About on Saturday 7th of July 2012 08:49:13 AM
billy or use the bigger cake wire for the lge colander and use as BBQ .Always using the 2 colanders, have to try this at home. in the picture it was sitting on an exterior table with a sheet of paper under and was cooking for over 30 minutes.
The smaller colander sits inside the larger plenty of air holes then .
Supermarkets sell heatbeads in their BBQ section
A smaller version is the 'hobo' stove which can be as simple as a Milo tin. These deliver fast, high heat for little fuel. The secret is in the air draft created. The road gang's drum was similarly cut to provide the air draft.
- Just Google and you will find the simple tried and true design. We used the makeshift stoves for years camping and the smaller versions when backpacking into the bush.
- Folding reflector shields for warmth fires are also a good idea that takes up little room. Saves a lot of timber fuel. Been around for many years.