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Topic: Basic field kitchen
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Hugo
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Member # 510
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posted 03-29-2004 02:38 PM
   
Hiya!Question for the crowd: what would you consider to be the essential cooking instruments for a basic field kitchen? My idea runs like this: 1-Preparation:
-Cooking knife (HE-like, medium)
-Cutting board
2-Cooking:
-fire pit (built on site...)
-large skillet (copper? cast-iron?)
-iron grill
-cooking pot (could this be dutch oven?)
3-Serving:
-serving bowls (wooden or pottery)
-4-5 "dipping" bowls (set or all different?) That's it! Would this be sufficient? What else would I need? I intend to cook pretty basic stuff in the wild, with many things pre-made/prepared beforehand. Thanks!! Hugo
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Woodcrafter
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posted 03-30-2004 10:40 PM
I dont think that dutch ovens are 14th or 15thc. For the look, go here http://www.historiccastings.co.uk/
but don't bother ordering anything. Orders are not filled... long story.
There is another site or two (that I currently cannot find) that sell the same look in cast iron, which would be very expensive them days, bronze being more affordable, but still pricy. Pottery cook pot is always affordable, but tricky to use. You must increase the heat gradually, and refrain from sudden temperature changes like sticking the pot right into the fire or dumping out all the contents from a boil.Skillets can be pottery, as well as bowls. They did have sets of items, but after much use, the sets may break and be replaced with non matching pieces. So miss matched would be fine. Wood is least expensive, then pottery on up to gold depending on wealth. Tools of the trade should be a ladle, skimmer, flesh hook, large knife, stir sticks. Hope this helps. -------------------- Woodcrafter
14th c. Woodworking
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Gandi
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posted 11-10-2006 04:18 PM
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Originally posted by gregory23b:
Ah and I have a lovely bronze posnet care of them, lurvely.
no, you probably have one of his skillets as we haven't finished working on posnets with him yet matey  hopefully he'll be adding them to his line soon!
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gregory23b
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posted 11-12-2006 08:50 AM
I have a posnet, maybe I have the supplier wrong. Or am misdescribing the posnet, a three legged thistle shaped pot?Ah, now having looked at the site, it is the same people and we have a 'cauldron' I was told to call it a posnet for some reason.
oh and the shoes are too tight, unless we are doing feet binding, in which case count me out.
-------------------- history is in the hands of the marketing department - beware!
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