Coals on top or not

[Bob]

It is not as clear cut as you thought TD

LOL

[threedogs]

It certainly is a can of worms, from most answers I gather its better not to have COT if drinking, and as we we know if you ask someone are they plist or not you'll always hear them say she'll be right, Thus your ashes in your meal. Then you'll get a cook from the circus with a bad case of wobbly boot and its into the tuckerbox for the baked beans, Still more answers to come, not clear cut yet 50/50 I reckon

[Bigrig]

Coals on top ... period ...

It's a camp "oven" ... not a camp "stove top"!! lol

Truth be told - I've never done it myself .... Sandra and Bec always sort that, always have coals on top (I think ... yep, I drink a lot!!), and it's always to die for!!!

[gmoneeeee]

Sober = COT, Drunk = NCOT works everytime

I very much agree and approve of this message.

[The BigFella]

Depends on what I'm roasting, usually COT but if it calls for a longer softer roast then NCOT.
Complicated aye,,,,,,,,

[oncedisturbed]

If you have a look at the aussie camp oven forums, there is a section dedicated to the amount of coals / heat beads to use and relevant timeframe. Basically depends on what you are cooking at the time whether you have COT / NCOT - some COT and more underneath or the other way round.

[threedogs]

I like baking bread at camp so COT for that, some do their roasts in oven bags then brown for last 1/2 hr or so,so more COT
Roast pork would require COT to produce a decent crackle
. Either way I dont care as anything cooked well in a camp oven is the winner.
next debate is trivet or no trivet, lol

[happygu]

I have always put coals on top, but you guys have opened my eyes to the possibilities ....... oooohhhhh, the possibilities

[TPC]

I like baking bread at camp so COT for that, some do their roasts in oven bags then brown for last 1/2 hr or so,so more COT
Roast pork would require COT to produce a decent crackle
. Either way I dont care as anything cooked well in a camp oven is the winner.
next debate is trivet or no trivet, lol

I have always had coals on top and I drink a lot when camping but never get ash in my meal. (or to drunk to notice)
I will often have no or little coals underneath depending on what I am cooking.
Roast I have the trivet in and coals on top and underneath, leave it for 1 hr and its perfect.
Lamb shanks I have no trivet, coals on top only changing them every 1/2 to 1 hr and cook for about 2 1/2 to 3 hrs and they are perfect.

[Avo]

I use COT most times but you have to be careful of not tipping the coals in when lifting lid off.Somehow I am good at this without trying to hard.never got crackling happening in the campoven but,amature obvisiously