Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: BWCA Food and Recipes :: jello-mold oven
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ManBehindThePlan |
Well, I brought the whole shebang to the wilderness, and it was a rousing success, especially with the boil&eat crowd I was with (everyone was responsible for their family unit, and the others brought Chinese pocket rocket stoves). I made sure to grease the pan well each time _ I brought the Parkay Squeeze after leaning this trick from an outfitter. Maybe next time I'll try ghee, but the squeeze bottle is pretty convenient. Mostly desserts to share, but I did cook some meals: - Pizza (I did mine with Jiffy pizza dough, dehydraded sauce, dehydrated beef, and pizza cheese - I couldn't fit in the mini pepperoni that I brought, as the pan was full) - Open Faced Strawberry Pie (again, Jiffy pie dough, dehydrated strawberries, sugar, and cornstarch) - this was amazingly good - a suggestion, though, is to put the strawberries, sugar, cornstarch and water in a cup to mix and then heat to warm, and allow to stand while preparing the pie dough. Also, a generous squeeze of butter over the dough goes a long way to make a sweet/salty/fatty/fulfilling dessert - My "I Found Blueberries" coffee cake - we found blueberries, and dumped them into the Duncan Hines "just add water" blueberry muffin mix. Again, a generous squeeze of butter over the top helped a lot - Chocolate/Chocolate Cake - I found a Chocolate chocolate chip cookie mix, which needed eggs and oil. A few dehydrated eggs, more butter, and baked - it turned out lots more "cakey" than I expected, but was all gone very quickly. One final tip - after I was done baking, I put the baked good right into the lake for a minute. The pan floats (you'd better watch it so it doesn't sail away), and it gave enough cooling to allow the cake to shrink back from the sides. |
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Old Hoosier |
Thanks to Dogwood Lady Old Hoosier |
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ManBehindThePlan |
quote OldFingers57: "That's an Angel food cake pan." Are you sure it isn't a Bundt? ;-) (Cue My Big Fat Greek Wedding) |
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billconner |
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HammerII |
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Frenchy |
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Lotw |
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Lotw |
I'll try the toast diffuser, I have one here. For the lid i have been using a 11" aluminum pie pan that I also use for the lid for My fry pan. It's fairly heavy and larger than it needs to be. I read in one thread that I might need holes around the outside edge too?? I'm going to try another round tonight. Possibly brownies again since I have some ice cream!! |
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FOG51 |
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billconner |
quote Lotw: "I had grand visions of perfect baked goods when I set about acquiring the necessary parts for the jmo. Real life experiences have been less than fairy tale. So far everything was over done around the center and never would finish around the outside. I built a diffuser from 1/16 aluminum, I put a large hole in the center, I think that was a mistake and I I'll make another one with smaller holes in the center. I also plan to open up the holes in the center tube of the jmo since the tube is the same height as the outside. It's fun to play with this thing but at my current skill level it won't be making any trips! What are you using for a stove? I use a dragonfly, no diffuser, and have had no burning issues. Cakes, muffins, pizza. Maybe the large center "tube" helps. |
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billconner |
I don't think the holes help. You want as much heat as possible at top - just like a dutch oven. I get pretty good browning on top. And one wicked hot pie pan. |
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buz |
Those are not staples, just a stiff wire pushed/threaded thru both pieces, back and forth, kind of like a sewing stitch. It holds them really well, no issues. You can find those silicone sheets at bed bath and beyond, and likely a lot of places on line if you look for silicone baking sheets. You could also honestly use some corregated cardboard for the outside ones, if you are careful for insulation. I did a couple of times in the fall/winter, worked well. But the inside one really removed any burning issues, so it had to be silicone, and works great in that regard, I dont have to work real hard on temp control, and the outside ones were left overs from the cut up sheet. I only use the inside one on summer trips. |
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ManBehindThePlan |
quote OldFingers57: " I'm wondering if you would get enough heat coming up the outside ring of the mold to cook adequately. I know you would get enough heat on the inside ring." To be perfectly honest, I wonder the same thing. I need to pull out the lantern to test it - it's a recovered garage sale item, and I'm sure I need to do some work with it. I do know one thing - I wouldn't bring it to the wilderness - the backpacking stove makes more sense there, but car/Scout camping... |
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OldFingers57 |
quote ManBehindThePlan: "quote OldFingers57: " I'm wondering if you would get enough heat coming up the outside ring of the mold to cook adequately. I know you would get enough heat on the inside ring." Let us all know on here how it worked out for you using the lantern with the JMO. I'm hoping you'll test it out at home soon. |
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Seaweed1 |
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HammerII |
quote Seaweed1: "I had good luck with an angel food cake pan and a pan to fit over the top. That's all goodwill had when I went. Only problem is it bends easily. So it needs body work after a few portages. " Like a pound cake can? |
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OldFingers57 |
quote ManBehindThePlan: "quote OldFingers57: "That's an Angel food cake pan." Bundt pan usually looks like this |
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billconner |
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ManBehindThePlan |
FOG51:I think it's against the wilderness rules to use a thermometer That's not a thermometer - it's a functional lid lifter :) Thanks for the ideas - I've seen your pizza idea, and laughed quite loud about it. It is truly brilliant! This morning I did it without the diffuser, and it worked even better. The Coleman Exponent has a small conical flame, which runs directly up the mold pan without an issue - I was just a bit too cautious last night. I made a "holy cow we found blueberries" coffee cake: The second photo is the one tip I learned from Cliff Jacobsen (just happened to have his book from the library today, in the section where he talks about improvised ovens). He said to put the mold pan in another shallow pan of water to cool it off for a few minutes to remove your baked goods - it really worked, and allowed the cake to fall right out, after a little edge knifework. I'm 25 days from Mudro EP now, and can't wait to impress my comrades - thanks for the excellent suggestion! |
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billconner |
If you have coals, just pile those on top of pie pan on a skillet or pot like a dutch oven. I think the jmo (and several similar commercial products) are for burners. It does work on a gas range or Coleman suitcase stove. |
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Seaweed1 |
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HammerII |
quote Seaweed1: " like this " thats pretty cool I've never tried one of the bigger "pound cake" styles. I had thought the opening in the middle was to narrow to allow enough heat to reach the top for even cooking |
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OldFingers57 |
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dogwoodgirl |
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hooky |
quote dogwoodgirl: "I do this over the coals all the time, works like a charm!" Thanks! |
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OldFingers57 |
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OldFingers57 |
quote ManBehindThePlan: "quote Humdinger: "The goofiest thing I want to do... is modify my coleman lantern to cook JMO on the top." I'm wondering if you would get enough heat coming up the outside ring of the mold to cook adequately. I know you would get enough heat on the inside ring. |
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Old Hoosier |
The bottom diffuser on a camp fire also removes all the smoke smell risk. Once you learn the technique - the sky is the limit. Pizza, brownies, muffins, biscuits/gravy, fudge, cakes, on and on. Old Hoosier |
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ManBehindThePlan |
I went to the local Goodwill, and found this nice little set - paid $4 total. Added a hole and a thermometer ($9), and just made some brownies that the wife said were to die for. You guys rock! |
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FOG51 |
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billconner |
Or this one Tweaks |
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buz |
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ManBehindThePlan |
quote Old Hoosier: "I cook over a camp fire - not a burner. But a great diffuser to use is simply another metal pie pan. Put one on bottom as a diffuser and one on top for holding topside heat." Great point, and now I must go back to Goodwill. I think I would need this for a stick stove too, both to keep my temps inline, and my food from smoking. Hmm - maybe it would be good to leave the smoke in for some dishes, like your biscuits and gravy... Something more to try this weekend! |
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ManBehindThePlan |
quote buz: " I'm still looking for the silicone sheets to doctor my rig up like yours. How well do the staples hold on the circles? I was also wondering if I could glue it with some silicone, at least the outside one. It may not matter for this trip (early August is a warm time), but I think winter would be quite different. I noticed quite a temperature variation when the wind blew over the pan; whether it was a lack of insulation or a flame change I do not know. |
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billconner |
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Humdinger |
JMO work great on fire grates where the whole thing sees heat. Mine always goes because it nests in the cook kit and its a treat on a long scout trip. The goofiest thing I want to do... is modify my coleman lantern to cook JMO on the top. |
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ManBehindThePlan |
quote Humdinger: "The goofiest thing I want to do... is modify my coleman lantern to cook JMO on the top." That is an AWESOME idea! In fact, I think if you have a sufficiently old lantern, it would take no modification at all! The 1940's 220 lanterns had a much smaller "stack" on them, which would perfectly set up the JMO: I just took a peek at my stash of lanterns (I'm up to 6 now), and I have one of that vintage. Stay tuned - I'm stealing your idea! (Side note - could this be the JMO version of the Easy Bake Oven?) |
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OldFingers57 |
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Lotw |
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