EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

I had nothing to do this afternoon, so I decided to fire up the dutch oven and make biscuits while I was preparing a couple loaves of bread. I started my coals, preheated the oven, and popped in a $1 can of buttermilk cheater biscuits. I'm happy to announce that the biscuits turned out okay! They are a shade more brown than golden, but are a huge success given my previous failure at cobbler. The catchdog can rest assured he won't need to put away the evidence, these are fit for people to eat.

I'm going to get the biscuit thing down pat before I go trying other stuff. My buttermilk yeast dough is rising right now, but it will be baked in the regular oven today. I'll get there!

Cheers
M

Mandi asked me to post these pics for her.

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A photo of her helper, Tater...She said he was on fire watch, to make sure she did not burn down the chicken coop in the background ;D
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You need to fire that cooker pit behind Tater up!

I have been collecting a little pile of trash wood by that fire pit. I make my "campfires" in there and also have been using it to hold my extra coals in case the oven needs a few more or a few less. We haven't cooked on that pit since feb I think, but it sure makes a nice visiting fire. Chris uses his smoker pit for our barbeque meats.

Cheers
M

I need to get ahold of Jason and see if he will make one of those for my new back yard, that would work great for sitting out there when it is a little cool or you want to cook some burgers!
Matt

don't I recognize that pit from a trailblazers eons ago?  Ya mean somebody finally got a fire going in that thing?

I have an absolute weakness for coffee and some good biscuits.  My mouth is watering......

there you go, now break out the bisquck and make some cathead's

you might try setting the oven in the firepit with out the pan and just slide the coals under the oven , you could have all the extra coals around the outside and ad if needed. that would put it at a good working height too
 
 you got a good looking helper  ;)

more likely tater guarding to keep chris away lol mandy how about a call when you put on the korn bread and red beans.

There ya go, funny thing is that those biscuits are 100% spot on how I do mine, PERFECT. Now you've got a good idea about how much heat top and bottom, that's the first and hardest step.

Gonna try biscuits again so I know it wasn't a fluke. Then I may try craig's camp potatoes or mike's rabbit stew. I need to scope out the local ag barn first to make sure there are no cameras >:D j/k

Chris won't eat a squirrel or a rabbit, so I may be cooking for just tater and I.

I ruined a roast chicken last night in the cheater oven. Came out dry because I misread the directions. Cooked it for 1.5 hours and the meat thermo said it was hot enough. Cut into it and it was pink. Tried to get the bag closed on it and baked another hour, but it was tougher than boot leather. Good thing chris made some killer mashed potatoes.

Cheers
M

you've got to be kiddin me. 

Mandi, anymore cooking incidents? I think we need some pictures of Tater to make sure you have not fattend him to much.

Heres a link I found for you
http://www.cowboyshowcase.com/cowboy_chuckwagon.htm