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Post by twicebitten on Oct 19, 2012 9:28:02 GMT -7
You've tried coating the outside of the cooking pans with liquid soap before cooking? I don't carry liquid soap while back-packing due to trying to pack light and keep it simple. I usually just rinse out or scrub my pot with sand and water to clean it. I've never used any soap on cast iron because I heard it cuts the seasoning. I clean them with hot water and a bristle brush. When clean, I dry and apply a light coat of cooking oil. Well it sounds like you know the method and have decided you'd rather scrub with sand than carry the soap. I don't use soap on the inside of cast iron either, I think it's the first thing you learn about cast iron. But if you decide the few ounces are worth it, it sure makes cleaning up the outside of those pots easy, and keeps everything else from acquiring the soot and grime in your pack. |
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Post by Georgia Survivor on Oct 20, 2012 21:26:30 GMT -7
Question- When you cook over a fire with cast iron, does the flame and carbon off the fire mess up the seasoning on your Dutch oven/ skillet/ cast iron pan? I ask because when I back-pack, the fire leaves a hot, black mess on the exterior of my aluminum pot. It has to be scrubbed off with sand or else it gums up everything in my pack. I wonder if it would jack up the seasoning on the exterior side of the cast iron causing rust issues, only one functional side of a skillet, ect? Since cast iron is too heavy to backpack, one does not need to worry about smoke (soot) on the outside of your pot. It does not mess up the seasoning of the cast iron. After cooking, clean the inside as usual (no soap), then just rinse off the outside with water, dry, and then rub with a little vegetable oil. You're ready to store for your next use. O.S. |
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Post by ncguy on Oct 21, 2012 3:19:18 GMT -7
I really like the Dakota Fire Hole to cook on. My favorite though is usually open fire, sometimes I use a grill resting on logs, sometimes I justs use the logs without a grill. Once I cooked a steak right on the partially burned firewood, no problem doing it this way and the taste was awesome. I've already baked in the ground by burying coals. And if you haven't eaten a baked potato or yams wrapped in foil and placed in embers, you're missing out big time, the best!  Many times I have eaten hot dogs straight from the coals  Not because I put them there  when is someone going to invent a square hot dog ;D just nibble it square then cook it ;D When backpacking mostly a alcohol stove (cat can stove) Car camping mostly a 2 burner type propane stove and a little open fire cooking. |
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Post by tjwilhelm on Oct 21, 2012 7:57:41 GMT -7
Does anyone spray paint the outside of their camp-fire cookware with hi-temp, black paint, such as BBQ-grill paint? I once read about folks doing this and making it easier to keep their cookware clean; but, I've not tried it yet, myself.
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Post by jimmyq on Oct 21, 2012 9:30:01 GMT -7
My cast iron can get fouled by the smoke residue but it depends on what wood I burn, for instance I would never cook over pine.... After use I give them a wipe or two with a damp cloth, let them dry and stow them.
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Not because I put them there 
when is someone going to invent a square hot dog ;D
