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Post by cadesun on Jan 18, 2017 11:40:12 GMT -8
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I am looking for some sort of device to throw a cast iron pan into after cooking so I don't need to delay packing up my cook gear as much to let the pan cool after a meal. It would be used canoe and car camping.Any ideas?
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Post by dayhiker on Jan 18, 2017 11:52:42 GMT -8
WHy not just put some cold water in it?
(Maybe a metal ice chest?)
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Post by zeke on Jan 18, 2017 11:56:11 GMT -8
Find a stuff sack slightly larger than the pan. Cut 2 pieces of 1/4" plywood to fit inside the sack. Place the pan between the plywood. You might even add 3 sides to one of the pieces and the 4th side to the top piece. Slide the pan in, slide the top piece in place. Could groove the sides to accept the top, like drawer slides.
If space is a larger consideration, you might be able to make a cozy out of 2 Steiner blankets Sew around 3 outside edges, about 1/2" from the edge. Turn the blankets inside out for a better look. This carry sack will also provide you with a handy hot pad, either to pick up the pan, or something to rest the hot pan on while you dish out the food.
For car camping, or canoe camping, I'd go with the box with a sliding top. Attach all sides to the bottom. Put the pan inside, then slide in a top. Put the entire thing in a stuff sack. You could decorate the top with a checker board, backgammon board, or some other design to add a game to your camp. Drill holes in it and make your own cribbage board.
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Post by crawford on Jan 18, 2017 11:59:37 GMT -8
I agree on the welding pads. A friend of mine sewed a pouch for his. I would do it, but I sew like a chimp missing its thumbs.
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Post by tomas on Jan 18, 2017 12:03:06 GMT -8
WHy not just put some cold water in it? Thermal shock may cause a crack or a warp to occur. As to the initial question, once you're done cooking take the pan off the heat source and let it cool while you eat your meal. Is it still retaining a lot of heat at that point? |
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Post by dayhiker on Jan 18, 2017 12:06:06 GMT -8
Well you could just add a little water at a time, I have never had a problem doing that, or as you say you could let it cool while eating and then finish cooling it with some water.
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Post by cadesun on Jan 18, 2017 17:48:02 GMT -8
Wow! Great ideas! The wooden box is currently my top choice, but I am also building out my 4runner into a camper and have limited access to my shop. Is there anything consumer-oriented that I could retrofit with a little less work?
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Post by crawford on Jan 19, 2017 6:53:05 GMT -8
I came across a large hot pad, for use on a table, that was cloth, but actually had a sleeve built into the back so one could slide their whole hand in it. It was about 6" wide and about 10" deep. Don't know if you could find something like that in a larger size that you could slide your pan into it.
I think the welding blanket cut into a rectangle and simply folded back on itself, with the sides sewn, might work.
What about a simple canvas haversack that you line with welding blanket? Nothing to do but cut the blanket to fit it.
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Post by ErnieW on Jan 19, 2017 7:00:48 GMT -8
I haven't used a iron skillet even in my house for years. What are you cooking that couldn't be cooked in a conventional fry pan?
Also since I haven't used a iron skillet in so long, how long does it take to cool down to a point where it won't burn you or melt a stuff sack?
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Post by T4 on Jan 19, 2017 7:29:42 GMT -8
I saw one of these quite a few years ago, and been looking for one ever since without much luck. Essentially it was like a large oven mitt, but shaped a skillet and it had a zipper around the top. My wife just got a new sewing machine and she said she wants to learn how to do zippers well, maybe this would be a good first project.  And, to suggest using anything other than a cast iron skillet is just crazy talk. |
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Post by zeke on Jan 19, 2017 15:55:51 GMT -8
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Post by okmike on Jan 25, 2017 6:57:56 GMT -8
Lodge makes a dedicated insulated cover/carrying soft case for dutch ovens
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