Build and Cook with a Dakota Fire Hole - PEP BB rocket.sand.dakota

o pic of starting materials before fire with cold dakota hole



o pic of fire started.  You can also see the firebricks at the bottom to prevent the cauldron from blocking the air intake.



o pic of additional wood added



Here's a pic that shows me dampening the intake to cool things down a bit:



Making chili tonight.  Lots and lots of chili.  

Rob, where did you get that cauldron from? It looks amazing. I so want one!

Liv Smith wrote:Rob, where did you get that cauldron from? It looks amazing. I so want one!

Isn't it cool?  It was a scrapyard find.  I was walking around looking for something completely different and I saw it out of the corner of my eye.  It was upside down and rusted and covered in a bunch of iron pipes all willy nilly.  I hauled it out and I was like, "this is salvageable."  There were a few guys around me and the moment I picked it up I could see them kicking themselves.  One guy crossed the yard to congratulate me. It was just one of those moments. I seasoned it in a bonfire and lemme tell you that was hair-raising.

It was only 100F out today so I made and cooked toast with a Dakota stove this afternoon.  It was easy to dig out in the sands of Arrakis.  I cooked toast and it was yummy...

Here is my submission for the Rocket - Sand - Build and Cook with a Dakota Stove BB.

Early on in the SkIP event (about July 15), I build my Dakota Stove.  Later that week, I had a conversation with Mike H which prompted the additional photo requirement of "building the Dakota hole."    I finally got to cook on my stove today and am hoping that my BB will be approved under the previous requirements.

To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following:
       o building the Dakota hole - I have a photo of the built Dakota hole
       o starting materials before the fire with cold Dakota hole
       o fire started
       o additional wood added
       o food cooking - used a grate