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Knowing your fire and
how to cook with it
Slow Camp
Oven Cooking
TIP:
Cooking on your Ozpig is a lot of fun, but for best results
it’s important to know your fire and the best cooking
methods to complement it. Here are a few handy tips to
get you started.
A good belly of coals will maintain the Ozpig’s temperature
for steady cooking.
If the cooking surface is too hot, simply place heat diffuser
underneath the BBQ plate or cooking pot to reduce the heat.
To reduce the heat for a slow simmer when cooking with a pot
or Camp oven, place the heat diffuser under the BBQ plate or
directly under the pot or Camp oven.
For a high heat needed for deep-frying in a wok, use soft
wood cut into smaller pieces. Use 5 – 6 pieces at a time in a
criss-cross formation, to ensure oxygen can reach the middle
of the fire.
For chargrilling use a moderate fire with a large bed of coals
and a small flame. Heat the chargrill before using it and
remember it’s always easier to add more heat rather than
trying to reduce it.
When using the heat bead basket, ensure the charcoal is fully
alight before you start cooking. Control the temperature by
opening or closing the door, or use the heat diffuser. The heat
bead basket puts the heat directly under the cooking surface
and works well for Camp oven cooking.
Use a moderate fire for cooking pizza on your Ozpig. Put some
baking paper down on the BBQ plate, place your pizza base
on top and then turn your wok upside down and place over
the top. Warm the pizza base and flip it to brown both sides.
Add your sauce and toppings and place the wok over the top
to cook the pizza. You can also place hot coals on top of the
wok to brown the pizza.
Camp oven cooking requires
high heat to begin with, so
a medium – large sized fire
is ideal.
Once you’ve started cooking,
allow the fire to burn down
to maintain a moderate heat.
When the meal is cooked most
of the way through, place the
Camp oven on the side plate
and use as a slow cooker.
At this time you need a large
fire in the chamber and ensure
the Camp oven is touching the
side of the Ozpig at all times -
remembering to rotate it
every half hour.
If you open the lid, place the
Camp oven back on top of the
stove for five minutes to build
up any lost heat. When baking
place hot coals on top of the
Camp oven lid to brown
your food.
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