I used to make the greatest meals, breads, bannock, and fruit breads in a Dutch oven when I was a kid as a scout.  I gave that up of course portaging the BWCA and Q as an adult.  I had a brain storm (ouch!) recently that a person could talk a thick gage aluminum foil with and construct a type of Dutch oven, lay it in the coals, and bake some tasty concoctions.  Has anyone tried this before?

I didn't know about the aluminum version of the old cast iron.  Do you know what the weight would be? This would be a great idea.   A light weight vesion can be packed nicely.  If it were thin gage metal it could be a GREAT idea.  Thanks for the input.  I will keep my eyes peeled.    Any good receipes that you can remember.  I remember the cherry cobler as being dynamite, and stew - like Diney Moore type.  My mouth is watering now

I do remember one of the trips we had a sour doe batch going,WOW did that ever make some nice pancakes when it as added. I think it came of the sour doe batch at the Sommers Canoe base that they had gong for quite a while. Yah, cobblers and pot pies( biscuits on top )were a real hit . We even baked a cake for one  the guys b-days. BOy I am going to have to dig out the old trip journal if I can.

cedarboy

I have used the GSI 10" dia. cast aluminum oven for years.  They weigh 4lbs and they also work great for frying fish.  They are available on line from Campmor (usually not in the catalog).  Be sure to take some baking pans (aluminun foil disposables work fine)for making cakes or breads.  These will fit inside the oven and greatly improve the baking quality.  Creating some air space between the bottom of the dutch oven and the cake pan will also improve baking quality.  I usually just use some small rocks or pebbles to do this.

Most of the time we use the "just add milk" baking products available in grocery stores.  We try to avoid the mixes that require egg.  If you take eggs on your trip, don't forget the brownie mix.  Our favorite is the Martha White Blueberry Cheese Cake supplemented with fresh Blueberries.

Just saw the GSI dutch ovens at SW tonight. They had 10 and 12in in both reg and anodized alum. I really like the idea of frying in the 10in. Helps to leave a pan at home. It was nice and lite weight.   I like the idea to use the dis.pans,nice one.

cedarboy