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Originally Posted by headquarters
I was wondering if anyone on the boards had tried to cookin a pit - a hole lined with stones that you fire with wood for a few hours ,and then place a parcel of meat etc in and cover with dirt to cook on the residual heat .
I hear some also place pots with lids secured inside and dig over with dirt .
Other ways of cooking outdoors or with archaic methods are also of interest.
Any information would be useful to me - I actually want to try it out for fun .
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Yes, there are several ways. One can use a "dutch over" or similiar cast iron vessels, this is also done with hot coals. Some scout masters with a troop i work with can even bake with this method.
A person can also use crockery for cooking.
And of course using tin foil which is common, wet burlap or banana leaves.
And then of course you calso use flat stones to cook on as well.
I have had pig, fish, clams, oysters, chicken, potatoes, onions, carrots and corn cooked in this manner.
My grandfather also had a method of cooking birds, wrap them in mud/clay and cook until it drys and wait then serve. I think he picked it up durring his travels in China in the 30s.
Really alot of it is like cooking in a slow cooker, long slow low heat.