This easy home made field oven is constructed utilizing the lid to an apple field and bakes utilizing solely 10-14 charcoals. It’s an efficient option to bake utilizing charcoal. Charcoal is cheap and shops properly indefinitely. The apple field oven is for outside use solely!
NEVER, NEVER, use charcoal indoors because it produces lethal carbon monoxide!
How you can Make an Apple Field Charcoal Reflector Oven
Supplies Wanted
All that you must create this cheap charcoal reflector field oven is an apple field lid from a grocery retailer, heavy-duty aluminum foil, aluminum foil tape, spray adhesive (optionally available), a cooling rack or folding camp grill.
Directions to Construct an Apple Field Oven
Most grocery shops gives you an apple field free for the asking. A sturdier field might be made by putting the underside inside the highest – doubling the energy.
On this model, we constructed a window utilizing an oven secure bag. Discover the notches minimize on the underside of every aspect to permit for ample oxygen movement to the charcoals. We used spray glue to assist stick the aluminum foil to the cardboard after which sealed with aluminum foil tape. Cowl each little bit of the field or it’s going to burn. The tape is useful for fast repairs when the foil tears from use.
You will have a rack to position the meals on so it sits a bit of above the new coals. You possibly can place a regular metallic cooling rack on cans stuffed with grime or rocks to make them a bit of extra secure at every nook. We use a modified transportable grill, which is pointless however makes it very handy and durable.
Lit charcoals are positioned on the aluminum foil. We improve the effectivity (and preserve gasoline) by putting an inverted grill liner on prime of the aluminum foil earlier than including coals to cut back warmth conduction from the bottom. Get artistic and use what you could have out there.
Place meals on prime of the rack as proven. Place the apple field reflector oven on prime and permit to bake. Keep away from peaking … you lose a whole lot of warmth once you elevate the lid.
Our frozen lasagna turned out excellent! Nonetheless, we encourage you to experiment as a result of it takes a bit of time to determine it out. Once I took the lasagna out the coals had been nonetheless sizzling, so I made a decision to bake brownies utilizing the identical coals. The brownies by no means bought fairly achieved as a result of the coals died out. They’d have been effective if I had slipped some new coals in there. It’s all a part of the training course of.
This can be a photograph of the apple field reflector oven whereas baking. Discover that it’s troublesome to visualise the meals by the window. I most likely is not going to put home windows in once more.
A towel or small blanket positioned excessive of the field will improve insulation. Don’t use artificial materials that burn at low temperatures. Don’t cowl the vents on the backside. The coals want ample oxygen to burn properly. By no means use indoors!! Charcoal produces massive quantities of carbon monoxide.
This oven is a good cheap instrument for cooking outside in an emergency. It’s straightforward to construct and use. This home made oven bakes utilizing solely 10-14 charcoal briquettes.
Management the temperature through the use of one coal for about each 35 levels desired. The oven will preserve temperature for 45-55 minutes. Slip recent coals beneath as wanted for longer cooking occasions.
350 levels = 10 coals
400 levels = 12 coals
Study Extra About Cooking with Charcoal
Take a look at these posts to be taught extra about utilizing charcoal as an emergency cooking gasoline:
Charcoal: Cheap Gas for Outside Emergency Cooking
Charcoal – The Largest Bang for Your Gas Buck
