Survival Review & Giveaway: Volcano Grill & Lodge Dutch Oven

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The Lodge winner is Jenn! She said, “Whenever we go camping, someone always does Dutch oven and it’s always sooo good! I’d like to be able to dutch oven dinners when we go just with our family. Also, I’ve had some AMAZING dutch oven desserts, and we always need more desserts!”

Send an email to kelseyatvanillajoydotcom BEFORE FRIDAY to claim your prize. Congrats!

THE PRIZE

One reader will win a 12″ Lodge cast-iron camp Dutch Oven! ($90)

MY REVIEW

I’ve been itching to get into dutch oven cooking for a while now, and today’s review/giveaway is for two products that have made it all possible.

Volcano Grill

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I received a Volcano Collapsible Propane Grill for review, and this little collapsible stove is one of the handiest tools in all my preparedness gear. I first saw the Volcano at the Self Reliance Expo last October and it was a product that just made sense for two main reasons:

  • it collapses to 5″ and
  • it’s a tri-fuel grill so you can use it to cook with propane, charcoal, or wood

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Better yet, you can put it on a table or on the two foot wide sidewalk in your tiny excuse for a backyard (like we did). Use it in the back of your truck for a tailgate party, for picnics, camping, and any no open fire zone. (It really does collapse down very small, shorter than Woody Mr. Potato Head.)

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It comes in a very sturdy and super convenient carrying case with room for all the parts and pieces, a cookbook, cleaning supplies, and hot pad, if you please.

I love that we can easily use this in our tiny backyard because I want to practice my dutch oven cooking before we’re actually camping and relying on good results. I’ve had too many interesting dutch oven meals that didn’t turn out quite as planned. It’s so easy to set up the Volcano (in about 5 seconds) and give a recipe a trial run before the real deal.

We also don’t have a barbecue, and the Volcano is a perfect space-efficient substitute for a big, bulky, and EXPENSIVE barbecue, and it’s something you can carry with you for recreational or emergency purposes.

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We pulled out our Volcano last week and planned to make cornbread, but this being our first time cooking with charcoal on a cold winter day without a charcoal starter…we had some trouble with the charcoal. We decided to try with something a little easier for our first time and scrambled some eggs, and they turned out perfect and cooked super fast.

The Volcano was so easy to figure out and use – it’s already assembled so no complicated building, and you simply pull on the handle to pop the grill out of its collapsed state.

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The brilliance of the Volcano is the fuel versatility. Cook with propane, charcoal, or wood depending on your circumstances, location, and supplies, and get great results every time. The only trick is to make sure the adjustable air vent is open enough to allow oxygen to the fuel. Because the grill is shaped like a volcano and the  fuel is at the very bottom, your dutch oven rests down inside with the heat insulated around it for an ultra-efficient use of fuel.

Lodge

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The 12″ Lodge Camp Dutch Oven is the perfect size for the Volcano and is plenty big to feed an average sized family. The cast iron is heavy and solid and when properly cared for will last a lifetime and more. All dutch ovens come with cast iron use and care instructions that you can also find on the Lodge website. Caring properly for cast iron is what will ensure its long life, so read carefully before using!

Lodge camp dutch ovens are perfect because they stand up on 3 legs to allow space underneath for charcoal and also a flat lid for resting charcoal on top. I love that each dutch oven has the size right on the lid so you never have to wonder.

Lodge also makes enamel dutch ovens for stove top and oven use, which is essential for cooking meats and making some kinds of breads. One of those babies is next on my wish list!

I’ve been collecting cast iron dutch oven recipes for a while, and with my Lodge dutch oven and Volcano Grill, we’re going to be doing tons of outdoor cooking this summer!

Thanks to Volcano Grills and Lodge for sponsoring today’s review/giveaway!

GIVEAWAY RULES

  • Visit VolcanoGrills.com & Lodge.com
  • Make a comment on this post telling me why you’d like to win before midnight Sunday, February 20.
  • A winner will be selected and announced at the top of this post on Monday.
  • Only one comment per person unless you earn extra entries.
  • Giveaway open only to residents of the continental United States…sorry.
  • Winners must email me to claim their prize within 5 days.

EARN EXTRA ENTRIES

You may earn 1 extra entry each for doing the following (make a separate comment for each thing you do):

GOOD LUCK and THANKS!

{These products was provided to Vanilla Joy for review purposes.}

187 thoughts on “Survival Review & Giveaway: Volcano Grill & Lodge Dutch Oven”

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  54. I really need to learn how to cook in dutch ovens! It’s a little hard to do when you don’t have any dutch ovens to cook in! Please pick me! I”ll put it to good use! I promise1

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  59. On volcano grills I love how how they have the how to videos and on the Lodge website I like the camp chili recipe. I would love to win this because my family and I do a lot of camping in the summer. My husband works weekend shifts so we go a lot through the week on our own land. We usually just build a fire but this would be so nice to have for the camping trips. I would probably use all three ways to cook (propane, charcoal and wood) to see which one I liked better. This would be put to good use at my home..

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  62. Survival preparedness has been a huge topic in my home for the pat two or so years. We are trying to ready ourselves for any catastrophe which may occur. Winning would be a huge help and one less item on the list of things we need.
    Thank you for the opportunity!

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  77. We have wanted to go camping for a while not but haven’t been able to for one reason or another. Now, we are in the process of booking a campin reservation on an island close to us. We are excited but I’m also worried in a few ways. You have to get there by ferry, there’s no stores, etc. So we have to be extremely prepared for our camping trip with 3 kids (as young as 15 months….Am I crazy? LOL) and that means a small, easy to carry grill is extremely important! The dutch over would be our one pan for every meal we cook necessicity! This would so wonderful to have for our trip.

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  78. Love the dutch oven. It would be a wonderful thing for my family. we’ve been trying to get more self-reliant (ie. gardening, food storage) and this would be a wonderful asset to our efforts.

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  80. I watched the video and I must say I learned a lot! Not only about the volcano but about using gas to cook. We normally use charcoal but we have a gas grill too. I think both of us have avoided it because we didn’t know how to use it. Now I may try to attempt it!

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  95. I sure would love to win because we lose power an awful lot where I live. It would allow me to cook a good, healthy and filling meal for my guys! Thank you for the opportunity!

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  131. Oooh, I’d so love to win. I’ve wanted a dutch oven for eons, but alas the budget doesn’t allow for such frivolities. We are trying to complete our emergency preparedness supplies and this would be a perfect addition! :)

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  142. I live in an apartment with small outdoor space. This would be great for summer cooking and camping. Thanks for the information on this great product.

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  147. I checked out the video and it is a really neat grilling/heating system. I would love to win for my husband to use when he takes kids from the church on camping trips.

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  156. Whenever we go camping, someone always does Dutch oven and it’s always sooo good! I’d like to be able to dutch oven dinners when we go just with our family. Also, I’ve had some AMAZING dutch oven desserts, and we always need more desserts!

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  159. i absolutely want to try the Volcano Grill. My son is 4 and we are going to do a lot of camping this year. my husband would love the Dutch oven. He used one when he was in the boy scouts. You can make some wonderful dishes.

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  160. I’d like to win because we don’t have a dutch oven and I’d love to have one and the grill would not only be great for tailgating but would be perfect in out emergency kit as well.

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  166. We have a fire pit where we can sit and watch the sunset on the mountains. We love to roast hot dogs and s’mores out there. It would be MAJOR fun to do some dutch oven dinners!! Love the Volcano stove, too. I think we could use it alot down at the lake where we play in the summer!
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  182. I would like to win because I really miss my dutch oven. I have a family of 6. It was going to really help me out cooking for them. One day I was looking for my dutch oven and finally found it in the tool shed full of motor oil! My husband saw it and thought it would be a great thing to hold his oil while doing an oil change!!! Needless to say it is now a very fine oil container. LOL
    The volcano grill is the coolest thing I have seen! How awesome that you can put your dutch oven inside!

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  186. We are working on emergency preparedness and such and we’ve talked about and had a class on dutch ovens and using the Volcano stove. We’d love to win one so we can use it for camping and for preparedness!

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  187. I came across their website, grabbed one of these, and it’s the coolest thing to use on a campout. I guess it’s good to get lots of practice in case of an emergency, haha. there’s all kinds of stuff you can cook up with this thing.

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