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Who’d have thought you could cook a Fray Bentos pie in the firebox .... what a versatile piece of kit .... used some birch and then a couple of smokeless fuel pieces , worked a treat .....
I’ve seen @Bopdude ’s and it looks great , he didn’t get on with it and I think it’s cumbersome ... firebox works with any fuel source , provides cooking options , camp heat and bush TV , packs flat , slides easily into your pack , carry fuel or gather on site ... get the deluxe set and the cook set and you have all you need in one set upThese do seem more 'proper' rather than the Biolite gimmick.
Directly on the pan base , was cooked perfectly just needed the pastry a bit crispier .... was still lush minddid you “gap” the bottom of the pie tin or rest direct on the pan base?
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The biolite is finicky about fuel and you have to load it from the top so it can interrupt cooking (both major drawbacks) but I have had good results with fuel like pine knots knocked off a tree trunk or small split pieces of wood without the bark. I've found it to be the least hassle to light of all my stoves and it will slowly charge pretty much any usb device. The cat litter pellet fuel doesn't allow enough air circulation so it creates excess smoke so I see no point in carrying the weight when it functions better on split twigs.These do seem more 'proper' rather than the Biolite gimmick.
I’ll give it a try .... got some pies in my suppliesWithout raising it a bit doesn't it effectively fry the meat at the base of the pie as opposed to baking it with the heat trapped in the pan (and minimal direct contact)
I’ll give it a try .... got some pies in my supplies