Cast Iron Beckerheads, Sound Off!

The wheel drum pit is a great idea. I'm going to show this to my neighbor who has a garage full of scrap metal and see if we can come up with something similar that will be "city approved".
 
mrn8 said:
How's this for cast iron? It's an i-beam cut down with handles welded on. We set it on cinder blocks and cut down hardwood (mostly oak) into 1" strips and can cook most meals with about 1/2 of a standard sized split chunk of wood.

Heating up the venison taco meat, complete with oak splitting tool in the foreground:

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Breakfast of champions...one dozen eggs got whipped up and mixed with the potatoes and vegetables.

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Looks good to me
 
mrn8...i agree with TW...brilliant. and yes, this thread is excellent. thanks for all the great ideas guys.
 
You know, I don't remember who originally started this thread, but it's been a winner as far as I'm concerned.
 
Screw it. I can't compete with you guys and your I-beams and your giant rocks and your fake egrets. And now I can't even get credit for the conversation.
 
Guyon said:
Screw it. I can't compete with you guys and your I-beams and your giant rocks and your fake egrets. And now I can't even get credit for the conversation.
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When you see the guy that started this can you thank him for me?
Please.
 
Cast Iron Cooking with Wood and Alcohol. Don't let it stump ya, (ha! I crack myself up)

Part 1,

Well since everyone else is in BeckerVille this weekend, and I'm not. I decided to have a little fun, instead of feeling sorry for myself.

This is a two parter and the second explains the first.

Lately we have seen some pretty elaborate cooking set ups around here. But keep in mind, you do not need them to use cast iron. Or have a bunch of fun. It can be as simple or as complicated as you choose to make it.

This afternoon I went up in my woods and dragged out a stump from a pine tree that blew over last year.


Then I made two saw cuts to divide it into quarters,


Fold up a piece of birch bark, stuff it in the cut,


I added a small amount of lighter fluid, mostly because I was in a hurry. If the wood is dry it is not needed.


Light the birch bark,


After a little while the flame will go out and it will look like this,


But as long as you see this, it will be fine,


Now drink some of these and wait,


Soon enough it will begin to look like this.


After dark, it really got rocking,


Check the surrounding wood for Zombie Critters,


Have a couple more cold ones and enjoy the show!




While your wife tries to make friends with the Zombie Cat,


End of part one,
 
Part two,

Well in the morning this is what you have left,


Take your Lapplander or Pocket Boy and cut the posts off so they are of equal height.


Add your cast iron pan,


Grab your raw materials and have at it,


Add a little olive oil, and throw your sausage in the pan,


Chop up some veggies and slice up some swiss,


When the sausage is about two thirds done, add the peppers and onions,


Scramble up a couple eggs,


For some reason the shot of the eggs in the pan did not come out. But I just added the eggs into the sausage and veggies. I originally was headed to make an omelet, but wasn't sure I had enough heat left so I decided to go scrambled.


Throw your plate on top to warm and melt the cheese. It was 40 degrees out this morning.


Add a few twigs for some extra heat, set your plate with the eggs on top of the bread for grilling, and to keep warm,


Breakfast is served,


All from one stump, or if you don't have a stump a 24" to 30" long log will work just fine. Just leave about six inches of wood below your cut.


The beer is also a tool as your log should be at least one beer wide,


So twelve hours of enjoyment and a meal out of one piece of wood and a cast iron pan.
 
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Great use of a stump. You have some epic posts in this forum. I need to make more time to cook outdoors...
 
He keeps raising the ante. Sooner or later, somebody's going to get hurt. :p
 
Cool post LostViking, I have seen that done previously with a large log, they called it a Swedish matchstick or something like that, always wanted to try it out.. very cool!
 
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