Bongo Fury

I'm liking going down the 'proper' camping route for cooking.

We've all really enjoyed using the Storm kettle to boil water.

Now I've just ordered a Dutch Oven to have a go at cooking a decent meal over a fire.

Has anyone else used one?

We're off to a site in a couple of weeks which allows fire pits. I'm hoping to put the dutch oven into the embers once the flames have died down.

Hello and welcome to a new experience in cooking. The point of a Dutch oven is that it is very efficient. You put coals or charcoal on the top and the bottom. The lid is designed for this. I can suggest two very good books.
101 Things to do with a Dutch Oveen by Vernon Winterton and Beginner's Guide to Dutch Oven Cooking by Marla Rawlings.

I use mine with a try pod over a fire pit and charcoal.
Good cooking, Bigbear.

Other Bongo members might be interested to know that I bought the oven and tripod in Stourport some years ago during a Bongo Bash. The hunting and shooting shop there stock the unusual but useful kit.
The best 'how to book' I think is the beginners guide as it covers very useful stuff in addition to menus.

Bigbear.

Thanks,

From reading it seemed to suggest a tripod could be used over a fire (flames) but that it could also be placed straight onto the fire once the flames have died down.

I haven't seen many photos of it directly on a fire though. I was hoping that I'd be able to use it on a fire pit once the flames had gone. I could then put some of the embers on top too. Will it work well like that? Or will it be too hot?

Hi, you can regulate heat by highering or lowering the tripod chain. Generally speaking controlling heat is by trial and error. Charcoal brickets are easier to use as they each have a definite heat output. The beginners book explains about this.
I realise that using found fuel is a much better experience (more satisfying) but as I say trial and error is the way forward. I have had a few burnt offerings
Good luck, Bigbear.

My wife was give one of these by our South African friends for her birthday. They call it a Potjie Pot. We are yet to use it, though plan to next weekend.

I also have a tripod grill thing with a fire pit that can be used as a bbq or over a fire or with a fire in the raised pit. It was also a birthday present (people obviously know we love camping and cooking). It is brilliant, I can't recommend it enough.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Landmann-Ltd-5 ... B0002DF1UO