"GmagicB" > wrote in message
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> "Gus" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Howdy Folks..
> >
> > Got a simple question here that may have a simple or a complicated
> answer...
> >
> > Had me an uncle back a while ago who was an super bakery guy... none of
> his
> > genes are in my bod. I would like to use the smoker (with or without a
> lot
> > of smoke) to "bake" some things like biscuits, etc.
> >
> > Anyone here have a good handle on how to proceed on that?
> >
> > (I make some dealies called "sleeping dogs" in the oven and they have
> > biscuits as a part, but I would really like to do them in the smoker if
> > possible)
> >
> > Best to all,
> > Gus Kilthau
> > Houston, Texas
> >
>
> Gus -
>
> A couple of years back I was on safari in Kenya. We had fresh bread every
> morning and at dinner every night cooked in an "oven," on a wood fire. The
> thing was essentially a sturdy metal box with racks on it, that was placed
> on the coals and heated to what must have been hot enough to bake. As I
> recall it was vented at the top, with an adjestable vent, but truth be
told,
> I'm hazy on the details.
>
> Now, this was on an open fire pit on the ground, so the space issue didn't
> really enter into the picture. It might take a bit of redesigning to come
up
> with something that would fit into a Klose or a Weber or whatever rig
you're
> cooking with, but I'm sure it could be done and would work pretty well.
>
> In any event, the camp cook worked miracles with it and the bread didn't
> taste the least bit smoky.
>
> Best,
>George

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Thank you, George...

I have a New Braunfels dealie, with the firebox off to the side. Can
certainly get it hot without too much smoke, but a little smoke taste in
these things would not hurt any at all, so tell my darn near worn out taste
thingies...

I guess that if I were to try to get the temp up to what the inside kitchen
oven wants, it would probably do OK, but others have told me that trying to
"bake" in the smoker simply won't work. I guess that it is worth a try.
All that can happen is that it turns out bad-tasting baked dough, but I'd
bet the birds and the squirrels out here would not mind that very much.

Thanks ... and maybe I should look back in Teddy Roosevelt's old book,
African Game Trails, to see what he and his nephew, Kermit, cooked up on the
trail... somewhat like you did.

Best to all,
Gus Kilthau
Houston, Texas
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