Baking on top of a wood stove

[kman]

I've been looking into ways of baking on top of a wood stove and I was wondering if anyone had a way of baking things. Mainly bread. I found this device so far. I was also thinking a dutch oven but not sure you can bake bread in that.

[Jenny]

I found this device so far. I was also thinking a dutch oven but not sure you can bake bread in that.

You can - that's what the lip around the lid of the dutch oven is for. You pile hot coals from your fire onto the lid, and the bread inside is baked top and bottom. It's easier on a hearth or campfire, of course. :p


sDg -

-K

[kman]

You can - that's what the lip around the lid of the dutch oven is for. You pile hot coals from your fire onto the lid, and the bread inside is baked top and bottom. It's easier on a hearth or campfire, of course. :p


sDg -

-K

Sounds challenging inside the house! I just ordered this 6 quart enameled dutch oven. Seemed like a wicked good deal for $35. I figure I can at least do chili, stews or what not with it.

[pthomas65]

I cook inside my woodstove and have been for years. I wrap my food in aluminum foil and put in right on the hot coals. Taste delicous.
Potatoes cook in about 1/2 hour and about the same time for a chicken breast.

[coastie]

There is a great book called woddstove cookery that was published by Country Journal back in the 70s or 80s. It is all about cooking on your air tight woodstove. I will look up how they bake in it. IIRC the use a large roasting pan and you bake in that. We did it probably 7 or 8 years ago. It worked but it was a lot of monitoring.

Found a link and they show the oven on the cover. I was wrong it was a dutch oven.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Country-Jo.../dp/0393000761

[Hiltonizer]

artisan breads are common in a dutch oven.. there's also this if you want loaves:

http://www.breadtopia.com/store/oblong-la-cloche.html

[ACfarmer]

Timely topic as we just got back from vacation... we were at the family camp in northern maine the last couple of weeks and made a point of using the dutch overn for half of dozen meals or so. I usually make cobbler (or cake for the kids) but my wife tried some non-traditional meals in the dutch overn. We made a few pizzas, a southwestern corn tortilla meal, a breakfast casserole, and some misc other items. While I usually just use coals from the fire pit, I did try traditional charcoal as we found many dutch oven recipes even gave you the number of briquets to us....I still prefer the coals though.

[OPM]

The cookware you bought is designed for modern kitchen. What others are talking about and what I think you want is the campfire style Dutch oven similar to this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...13DV1MZ2DQNN9E

You can do lots of dishes in such oven, including bread. There are even clubs dedicated to Dutch oven cooking. Lots of books, videos and classes available for learning the art of Dutch oven cooking. Here is just one of many recipes.




PS – there are other ways to bake bread in emergency situation, but using the true Dutch oven is one of the easiest and most reliable methods.

[porkpiehat]

there are also these..

http://www.coleman.com/product/camp-oven/2000009191

[Rancho]

good stuff people!! I love using the wood stove for cooking. My brother has the stove I grew up around and 90% percent of our meals were cooked in that thing..