Please let me know what you think of the new Firebox Cast Iron Cook-All (still deciding on the name). My first testing video for this new product prototype was more detailed as to all the features and functions, here's a link for your reference: https://youtu.be/jB-mQQxWqps In this video I use it on, or should I say in, a campfire. In my previous testing video I used it exclusively with the 5" G2 Firebox Stove. So far I'm loving it! Please comment your thoughts below.
While imagining the many cooking techniques possible on my latest camping gear creation, Emma (our carnivore child) came to mind. Lol, I need to do a mash-up video of her and I eating Beef Steaks at different locations over the years. She's a true connoisseur. I was able to entice her (with prime cuts) into doing a camp with me. The original plan was to sleep overnight at the truck then hike in to a beautiful little trout fishing lake where we planned to spend another night. It's a good thing the mosquitoes were so bad that we decided to run away because later that day a record storm hit while driving home. I've never seen so much rain at one time! Buckets! We dodged a bullet for sure! Hopefully Emma and I will get a chance to make it to the lake before the end of the year. Her and I fished that lake about four years ago and she caught the biggest. I'd say it's about time for a rematch ;)
I've been designing bushcraft style camping products for over ten years now and I've got to say that these trips, where I learn what my product are like to live with is the very best part. I find myself realizing improvements and sometimes completely new possibilities that I feel gives my products an edge over bigger corporate style companies. Please take a moment to check out more of my hard work by visiting my website via this link: https://fireboxstove.com/
Thanks, Steve
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I don't know what's this. Road closed.
But look at all the tracks. People are still going up here.
I hope we can get through. It looks like they're working on it.
Here comes the guy.
Yeah.
There's no way to get up.
If you wait for the grader to come back down, it's supposed to be closed, but...
Well, it's raining pretty good now. I hope it's just an afternoon shower.
Good dogs.
Maggie's zooming.
Walk over and look at the lake?
Yeah.
It's pretty windy right now.
Yeah.
Maybe we better get that shelter up.
That's a good idea.
And we can tighten it up on the other side.
Yeah.
It's starting to rain.
Yep. How fun.
It is fun. Rain is fun.
Ash, come here. Come here.
Watch out, Bill.
Here you go. Lay down.
Good girl.
There you go.
The queen has found her throne.
Good girl.
Let's see if that'll work.
Hopefully, our stakes will thaw out in time.
Yeah.
Ooh, that's definitely working now.
Ooh, that one's beautiful.
Maggie! Do me! Do me!
He doesn't like me.
Bill's not used to hanging out with Emma.
Look at his hair standing up.
He's giving Emma attitude.
This is a beautiful lake,
but it winter killed.
There's no fish in it.
I'm watching you.
Maggie's getting her drink.
There we go.
Nope. He's interested in eating, not drinking.
I don't think I saw Ash or Junie get a drink.
I don't think so.
Oh, did she pour it on?
She's like, I'll carry it.
I think this fire's almost ready for stakes.
I've already done quite a bit of testing with our new pan.
We're going to do some more tonight.
You can see how well the firebox fits in there.
But we're not going to use the firebox.
I wanted to try it out just in the hot coals of a fire for grilling.
Just down on the coals, just like that.
Yeah, let me see that one.
Where do you want to put it in?
I'm going to move this big smoky thing.
Just dropping them on the fire.
Oh, that side's hotter.
Maybe I moved those coals to a place that wasn't hot.
I just didn't have hot enough coals.
Yeah, mine's cooking okay.
Yours is hotter, what, over here?
I think it's because I moved the coals onto the cold part of the ground.
Let's move it to where the fire was.
I think we'll have better luck up here.
So this one's up to temperature, I'm going to go ahead and move it off.
My stake's up to 135, so I'm going to go ahead and pull it off.
And we'll build up our fire.
We've got our fire good and hot now.
I'm going to put the cast iron back on.
And let it get hot.
Really hot this time.
I tucked her in.
Let's see what's going on.
Ooh, that's nice.
I think yours is pretty much done.
You don't want to go too far.
I don't want to overcook it.
Alright, I think the steak is done.
I actually got some little diamond marks on there.
How does it look inside?
Is there some pinkness?
Mm-hmm.
Cut this open and see what we've got.
Oh yeah, that turned out very nice.
Ash is like right behind you.
I know, she's just like staring me down.
Yeah, that's nice, edge to edge pinkness.
It's so good.
How'd your pinkness turn out?
Pretty much edge to edge.
Really?
Yeah, mine's a little more pink than yours.
Oh really?
Yeah.
Wow, because I thought yours got a little bit high on the temperature.
I know.
I wonder if it's because yours rested longer.
Maybe.
Yeah, that's definitely medium rare.
Yeah.
Yeah, it's cooked all the way through though.
Looks nice.
Let me get everything set up here.
On my motorcycle trip, I tried making monkey bread in a cup.
Yeah?
And it did not work.
What happened?
I had a bunch of cream in there, so it was just too much cream.
Yeah.
Alright, so let's put our lid on.
See how these pans lock together?
Yeah, the little two little bumps.
Oh really?
And you can pick up both pans.
Oh nice, I didn't know you could do that.
Alright puppies.
Nope.
Good girl.
Alright, you stay back.
Nagi, sit.
Oh good girl.
And an egg.
Alright, let's take a look at these cinnamon rolls and see how they're doing.
See if you can get under an edge.
They look perfect.
They're brown.
Oh yeah.
Yeah, let's take them off the heat from underneath.
Yeah, definitely.
We'll just let them work from on top.
Pick up the whole thing.
Move it over here off the heat.
Okay, we can smell those cinnamon rolls.
That usually means we better check it.
Ooh, look at that.
Make sure they don't burn in on the bottom.
Oh, the bottom is beautiful.
I think I can just pick them up.
Ooh, look at that.
Nice.
It's nice that the cast iron pans are about the same size as your vacuum seal bags.
Yeah.
Then you know what will fit.
Nagi, it's frosting, you don't want it.
Well, let's see what happens to those beauties.
Put the lid back on.
Wow, that's a lot of cream cheese frosting.
Holy smokes.
That's what we want.
Here, do this one.
Oh yeah.
Those are good.
Belle.
That's our support.
What are you going to do now?
You're a bad goat.
Mosquitoes are everywhere.
Don't get scared, Nagi.
So good?
So good.
Ooh, perfect.
Let's see under them.
Maybe just flip it all the way over.
Yeah.
Oh yeah, look at that.
I think I'm going to get this fire going again.
Okay.
So when you grab them like this, and then you can turn them over.
Oh nice.
Let's just see if that's creating air space.
Nice.
Maybe we should let this lid cool down.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
I'm going to set it down here.
I don't want the dogs to get into it.
I'm going to let that lid cool down.
If you need to move that, just grab a handle.
I will.
Move it.
I want to hurry and get a shot of that lake, though.
It's beautiful.
Good morning.
It's about 7 a.m.
And it rained most of the night.
The mosquitoes are just thick.
Let's just stick with the plan of making a smoky fire.
Try to get the mosquitoes to go away.
And we'll make our biscuits and gravy.
This fire isn't doing a good enough job of smoking.
I decided to come over here and make some coffee by the lake.
We've got this new bag.
It's the perfect size for the coffee kit, but it can also be made into a chest pack.
And so I'm just testing this out.
This is just a prototype.
Just giving it a try.
But so far, I'm really liking it.
So, we'll get the nano out.
Take the nano sticks off.
And put them through the kitty corner.
Here's a good spot.
Right there.
Just like that.
Grind the coffee right into the coffee press.
Hmm.
Coffee time.
Okay, let's go.
Ashton Jr. came out to see Maggie.
Hey, Maggie.
It's us.
Milk here.
Just vacuum sealed it.
Just kind of a safer way to transport something like milk.
Well, it's a little frozen still.
I pre-made this sausage roux mixture.
So I just cooked the sausage.
Added a bunch of butter.
And then added a bunch of flour.
And then cooked that.
So this is probably more than we need.
So I'm going to put in...
Let's start with about half of it.
And then we've just got to keep it moving.
Here we go.
Let's see how this tastes.
Ooh, that's hot.
Hmm, perfect.
Emma's asleep.
So I think I'm just going to make one up for myself.
I was thinking I would just eat right here in this pan.
Kind of fun.
Our lovely biscuits.
None of the sausage is coming out.
It seems to sink.
There we go.
I've got that crunchy crust from how brown the bottom's got.
Hmm.
Very nice.
Hmm.
Alright.
Here you go.
Mmm, that's really good.
Mmm.
Biscuits and gravy time.
Okay, you stay.
Good girl, you stay.
Is this what you want? Stay.
Stay.
Okay, go get it.
That was difficult.
You got it, huh?
Yeah.
Speedy girl.
See how fast that cloud's going over, making the shadows?
Yeah.
Look at that, that's pretty cool.
We're moving so fast.
Sit.
Good girl, good girl.
Stay.
I did one overhand knot.
That's what's making it hard.
I do that.
