Howdy Kelly! Thanks for the video…just hoping this will be helpful - don’t think it’s advised to cook with propane inside unless properly vented…maybe you had a door or window open but could not tell. Thanks.,
Just got back from a quick ~mile walk. If you ever happen to be heading West on I10 between Lake City and Jacksonville FL there's a 'Fanny Bay Trail' that's part of a rest stop on I10 West. There's a nice little boardwalk through a swamp. Check it out.f Great video!
You needed a much larger fire to produce coals. Preheat cast iron. It takes a long time to get hot. Not really too bad for your first try. We lined ours with tin foil for our brownies and upside down pineapple cake.
There's a tree outside of the old visitor center that was planted in 1986 with a plaque dedicated to my grandpa Harold "Buddy" Goins...guess I need to make the trip and see if it's still there...
That was fun We use Dutch Oven liners or parchment paper when we cook pizza. It helps manage the mess abit. That was a cool trail. Looked alot like Turner Falls in Oklahoma. Hope you get good news back from the mechanic on your van today 🙏 🤞
Hey Kelly, as always, loved your video. When you say a pizza from "scratch" you mean "scratch." I don't know many people who make their own pizza sauce...I'm impressed. Hey, get yourself your own space heater for the van, you won't regret it especially on these chilly winter nights. One more thing....Go Lions!! (I'm from SE Michigan).
That was a Classic trip! Lovely friends & loved the dogs too !! Also,, that state park reminds me of my favorite state park called Cloudland Canyon in N. W. Georgia.. go Kelly!!
Preheat the dutch oven before putting in the dough. Use almost half the amount of dough that you did for that size oven. And, when forming the pizza dough, start in the middle and press the air out towards the crust edge. This will push all the air to the crust edge and give you that nice airy cornice. DONOT press the edges of the dough down. Go from the center, outwards, leaving two fingers worth of untouched dough around the edge. I have been making pizza for over 6 years now about twice a month, and still learning! It actually looked pretty good!
Such a pretty place. Arkansas has a lot of beauty. I visited Petit Jean when I was in elementary school with my family. About 10 years ago on a cross country road trip I stayed at a KOA near the PeaRidge/Elkhorn Tavern Battlefield park love the mountains there and so many other places I would like to go back and visit.
Awesome cooking. A lid trivet is great so you can lay the lid on it and keep the underside clean. Then a lid lifter clamps on the handle to keep the lid level with coals on it. These two things are essential for Dutch oven cooking. Briquets are also awesome for controlling heat. You can move them around with metal cooking forceps.
Ticket to ride is a good time. Jealous of your bravery, getting out in the cold and enjoying being outdoors! Great video with all the cooking as always
Love your adventures... Dutch oven cooking and baking are very different. Cooking is fairly easy. Baking, on the other hand, is slightly more deliberate. First, as you discoverd, baking takes a better supply of coals. If your car camping (dutch oven) adventures are near any lakes or rivers, dried driftwood makes excellent coals for baking. Since you're not backpacking this equipment you might want to consider a pizza stone or pan. Most importantly, for baking, pre heating is essential. Sorry I missed you in Florida...you camped all around me. Canaveral, Jonathon Dickenson Etc. I'm looking forward to many dutch oven treats to come. Be safe !
Great Video! I need to put that SP on my to go list ! I’ve camped in Arkansas. Need to do get back! Love my Cast iron dutch oven . Really like my 15” cast iron pan ! Thanks for sharing Kelly !😁👍
You have a really good channel. I am glad to be subscribed. I do a lot of camping myself by myself and enjoy it. I am a retired 747 Cargo Captain and I do get a free pass on most all airlines to go anywhere but I enjoy Fishing and Camping. I travel in my Prevost which is quite fun. I want to go tent camping in the Arkansas mountains. I think it would be fun on a 3 day camping survival with everything you need.
Your pizza looked good! I’ve struggled to make them half as good as yours in my oven at home. If you try again, after you get the dough in the cast iron, it helps to use a fork and poke a bunch of holes in the dough it helps to keep it from getting so puffy.
Love the way you cook with real ingredients while camping and in your van. I don’t even do that all the time at home! Thanks for the video, Kelly. Always love to see a new one.
The pizza looked tasty to me.I personally would have turned the Dutch oven upside down and placed the pizza on the lid and place it on a trivet so not to burn the base 👍
Use charcoal will be easier than actual coals from fire. The best food I’ve ever cooked have been outdoors in a Dutch oven. Made a peach cobbler once was the best ever.
we have a tripod we use with our dutch oven so the actual pot hangs from a chain. That way you can hang it directly over the fire and adjust the height as necessary. Keeping it right over the fire seems to capture a lot more heat than having it down in the coals.
@@kellyhays23 When I used one it was just to get the space good and warm, turn it off, then turn it on to warm up again in the morning. Ive used my electric heater like you used, it works great when you have hookups or a generator!
Arkansas is gorgeous! I regret that I never got to Petit Jean when stationed at LRAFB. We flew C-130 low-level routes past Petit Jean & Russellville. Here’s a fun fact: Petit Jean looks like a duck on radar!
Hey Kelly, chicken, bacon , ranch pizza is my favorite. Had a local resturant make me a chicken bacon ranch sandwich, it was soooo good! They even put it on the menu. Hint... if you make it, have a sturdy bun. Try it! Plus I'm jealous , Arkansas looks fantastic.
Arkansas is so pretty but also just has the nicest people ever. i also love the turtle rocks alot on petit jean. i really also love flatside pinnacle close by outside of perryville
You'll nail that Dutch oven pizza next time. 😊 Score on that little heater for the night! The falls were the perfect way to end this video, so pretty. The Nails were lovely peeps. ✌️
Kelly, it's nice to see you hiking trails that I can actually drive to and hike. I live in Hot Springs Village and have been planning to go to Petit Jean SP for a year now. This just makes it more interesting to go. Love your videos, keep up the great work you do.
That was a beautiful location and waterfall. You were right just more coals to help the pizza cook. A cooking tip, when making pizza sauce add a little dried basil and oregano. Makes it so yummy. Hope you are staying warm and safe. Best wishes to you.
