Using a solo stove + a cookie sheet with sand + a cast iron pan to make bread..

mart85

I have found a way to use a solo type stove with cooking pizza. I use a 20 inch cast iron pan, and underneath that I put 2 - 3 inches of sand in a pan. The sand diffuses the heat on the cast iron pan, I was able to cook this up in 40 min . The bread turned out awesome with that smoked flavor. I now have put in some peppers with cheese inside creating my own "hot pockets" for my next experiment. Took some bread over to a friend and they approved! Only took 1 load and 2 sticks for the first round I am sure that if I had more ready I could up production on this setup quickly... I hope to be able to make hot pockets that I can toss in the freezer for later.

mart85

This video is where I got the idea of how to build my solo stove ->

That said, I bought this $25.00 setup from Walmart and made mine..

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-4-Piece-Stainless-Steel-8-Quart-Multi-Cooker-with-Glass-Lid/2608877747?athbdg=L1103&from=/search

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_lyMqUNMyg

Ruth Ann Reyes

Wow, this is so cool!

Do you mind if I feature it in an upcoming Newsletter?

Ruth

mart85

Go for it. Please do credit the the guy on youtube who made the stove give a link to his channel, as he is the real genius. I just built on his idea.

LaurieLovesLearning

Interesting. I'll have to check this out when I get a moment.

VermontCathy

I haven't tried this type of stove, but I routinely make bannock fry bread in a skillet on top of a regular stove, and make homemade pizza crusts baked in a normal oven. The same techniques would work in a wood-fired Dutch oven or on top of a simple stove as heat source.

It's not as difficult to make bread and similar items as people think (or fear). Give it a try.

mart85

My normal way o making bread is a bread machine recipe that I have been using for a couple of years. The ability to dump in the ingredients and come back to fresh bread in 3 hours has me 100% sold.

I still use the bread machine to make the dough, but the dough came out too thick for what I want for a pizza crust. So... I switched over to making hot pockets with some success...

I was impressed at how fast this bread cooked in my oven.

dipat2005

thanks for sharing this unique idea!

mart85

Walmart now sells a knock off of this solo stove cheap...

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trail-7-D-Stainless-Steel-Integrated-Wood-burning-Camp-Firepit/3779892608

It looks pretty good.