How-to Manage Volcano Cook Stove Heat Temperature When Using Lump Charcoal And A Dutch Oven Tutorial скачать в хорошем качестве

How-to Manage Volcano Cook Stove Heat Temperature When Using Lump Charcoal And A Dutch Oven Tutorial

Learn how to use lump charcoal to cook a roast using a cast iron Dutch oven and a volcano grill and cookstove. This video is more about managing the volcano cookstove and less about the actual cooking. Knowing the principles of how the stove works makes cooking even easier. I’m cooking the roast in a Dutch oven using a trivet and a little bit of water to stop the roast from burning. The vegetables are added in late in the cooking process to prevent overcooking. Petroleum Jelly Coated Cotton Balls I light the lump charcoal using three petroleum jelly coated cotton balls, a ferro rod and a pocket bellows. I make the petroleum jelly coated cotton balls by putting some petroleum jelly and cotton balls into a sealed plastic bag and then move the cotton balls around in the plastic bag. The cotton balls quickly get covered with petroleum jelly. A well-known brand of petroleum jelly is Vaseline. To use the cotton balls, I rip them open so that the dry inside is exposed and then I place them on the lump charcoal and use a ferro rod to light the cotton balls. The pocket bellows add oxygen to the fire, which acts kind of like lighter fluid or some other accelerant. Be careful when using the pocket bellows, particularly if you have long hair, because blowing on coals can produce sparks. It might be a good idea to keep the hair tied back when working with fire. Safety Gear I wear welding gloves because it makes handling the stove and components much easier. Welding gloves save your skin from a burn if you accidentally touch hot metal like the hot Dutch oven or heat deflector plate. Safety glasses are also a good idea. Be careful not to accidentally touch the hot heat deflector plate when it is sticking out of the outdoor fire place. Heat Deflector Plate And Large Can Lid The heat deflector plate regulates the temperature of the Dutch oven. If you are getting too much heat, place a large can lid over the middle hole of the heat deflector plate. This restricts the vents in the heat deflector plate, which reduces the hot air moving upwards, which in turn drops the cooking temperature. Setting Up The Stove—Choose Safe Location I set up my stove in an outdoor fire place because it makes working with hot coals much easier. I just drop the coals in the steel outdoor fire place and then pick them up again with BBQ tongs when needed. The stove is set up far away from anything which might catch fire. Using Coals On Lid In Windy Conditions If you are cooking with coals on the lid and it’s windy, the lid has to be rotated every couple of minutes because one side of the lid will be hotter than the other side of the lid. Wind is like a pocket bellows, it adds oxygen to the combustion process and makes the fuel burn hotter. Rotating the lid equalizes the heat. Vents The volcano has vents on the bottom. The vents allow more or less air into the volcano, which makes the volcano burn hotter or colder. The more the vents are open, the more oxygen gets to the fuel and the hotter the fuel burns. If your stove has the propane burner hole in it, these vents don’t work very well. You have to plug the vent hole. I used a ¾ inch threaded pipe with a cap to plug the hole. These pipes are inexpensive and a short length can be bought at a hardware store. Interrelating Heat Control Components The stove is controlled by interrelating heat control components. One factor affects the others. If you put in lots of charcoal there will be more heat than if you add less charcoal to the stove. The vents control the oxygen supply to the fuel. The more oxygen you let in, the better the fuel will burn, and the hotter the fire. It is possible to put the Dutch oven right on top of the coals without using the heat deflector plate. If you use the heat deflector plate, it increases the distance of the Dutch oven from the coals, lowering cooking temperature. The heat deflector plate also has slots in it, which restrict the hot air moving upwards onto the Dutch oven, which in turn lowers the temperature. If you place a large can lid directly over the centre hole of the heat deflector plate, the hot airflow upwards is even more restricted, which lowers the temperature. Over time, the lump charcoal gets used up and burns less hot. If you place the white volcano lid over the Dutch oven, the hot air from the coals circulates around the stove, creating a hot air bubble around the stove. This works almost like a convection oven, and produces very even heat. One factor affects the others. You’ve got to know what you want (e.g. I want medium heat to cook my roast) and then manipulate the heat control components to get what you want. Make changes in fuel amount, vent setting, distance from heat, heat deflector plate, can lid, volcano lid or number of coals used on Dutch oven lid to control the heat. Manipulate heat control components starting from the bottom of the volcano and moving upwards. Thanks for watching and Have A Great Day!