Friday, July 10, 2009

Where to get metal pans for Dutch oven cooking


My Dutch-oven cooking article in the June issue of the Conservationist continues to generate questions. A gentleman from the Kansas City area said he called dozens of farm-supply stores trying to find a place to buy the metal watering pans I recommended to hold charcoal ... no luck.

I haven't bought one in several years, but I told my caller where I used to get them. He said he had gone all the way to that retailer's corporate headquarters and learned that they no longer stock the metal pans.

I racked my brain for a way to find them. In desperation, I called Luann Waters, who taught the Dutch-oven instructor class I took years ago. She came through. Yay, Luann!

K&K Vet Supply, out of Tontitown, Ark., carries 12-quart metal hog pans made by Miller Manufacturing Co. The photo on their website looks exactly like the ones I use. When you visit their website, go to the alphabetical listing and type "watering pan" in the search box. The metal pans are on page 2 of the resulting list.

Bon appetit!

Jim

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