[Philmont] 6qt Pots...

Excellent post and excellent suggestion on the steel plate.

Joe
JAJansenJr@gmail.com

On 10/31/07, Kevin Mineart <kjmineart@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> The 'scorchability' tends to follow the heat transfer charateristics of the
> particular materials you're considering. The aluminum is the worst because
> it transmits (and loses) heat very rapidly whereas the cast iron and ceramic
> materials tend to transmit slower but also hold the heat longer. It's a HUGE
> trade off, light and scorchy or heavy and 'not scorchy'.
>
> One thing I do on the camp stoves my troop uses (granted, not backpacking
> style stoves) is to have a 1/8 inch thick stainless steel plate 5 to 6
> inches in diameter that we put over the burner so that the heat is spread
> around the steel plate before hitting the aluminum pots we generally use. We
> just keep the plates right with the stoves. This also helps with thinner
> stainless steel cookware.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Joseph Jansen <jajansenjr@gmail.com>
> To: Philmont List Member <Philmont@troop47.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 4:22:36 PM
> Subject: [Philmont] 6qt Pots...
>
> What would be nice would be cookware that doesn't scorch easily.
> Nothing like brillo scrubbing out burnt food on the inside of a pot.
> Part of the game is to have
> a material that spreads heat evenly and doesn't build up in one spot.
> Dutch ovens are successful at this some of the time but this may be
> due to the thickness of the dutch oven wall which doesn't admit
> transmission of heat in one spot (at least some of the time).
> Aluminum seems to scorch easily; stainless steel less so. Ceramic
> crock pots are wonderful in the home - an all day slow cook results in
> tender, flavorful meals. Wonder if there is a backpackable crock pot
> equivalent.
>
> Joe Jansen
> JAJansenJr@gmail.com
>
> On 10/31/07, Andre Houser <ahouser@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think that the 9 inch skillet doubles as the lid.
> >
> > Andre Houser
> >
> > Daniel Smart <bhamdans@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Looks like Texsport sells a 6-qt pot in its 4-person Heavy Duty Cook Set.
> > It appears to NOT have a lid, but could use one off a 8 or 10qt Open
> Country
> > set. Best news, only costs $14.00 for the set. You get some other stuff
> > that the Troop might be able to use in their sets.
> >
> >
> http://www.texsport.net/four-person-heavy-duty-aluminum-cook-p-487.html
> >
> > Only other one is the now obsolete Open Country Billy pot which is
> heavier,
> > and much more expensive, and becoming hard to find.
> >
> > -=Dan=-
> >
> >
> >
>
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