Hello,

I'm involved with a group that does backcountry volunteer trail projects.
We haul our gear with llamas and typically cook for 25 or 30 people for 2 to
4 days at a time. We've considered using a dutch oven for tasty baked
items. Gosh, what a treat that would be!

Weight is an issue. We already have a two burner aluminum camp chef stove
that puts out 25,000 BTU's per burner. The stove only weighs 11 LBS,
although the propane tank we carry is pretty weighty.

Can you recommend a large dutch oven (suitable for cooking for 20+ people)
that can be operated on top of a propane stove. I was imagining some kind
of rectangular box that we could sit on top of our two burner propane stove,
with a lid to circulate heat above the food for baking purposes. I can't
seem to find anything except overs that are round and/or designed to be used
over fire. Most dutch ovens seem to be made of thick heavy metal (cast iron
or aluminum). Are there any dutch ovens that have thin metal, but still
have good heat distribution?

We primarily want to use the oven for baking. We already have large kettles
that we use to cook wet/stewy sorts of food.

Any suggestions are welcome!

Ed Self