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henkelphoto
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Oct 17, 2016

biscuits in a q1200?

Hi guys!

I live in the west where many of the campgrounds do not allow open fires due to the ever-present wildfire danger. My TT doesn't have an over or a convection microwave. So my only possibility of making biscuits are in an outdoor propane grill.

I'm thinking of buying a q1200 because it has a domed top and I'm thinking I could get a pizza stone (12" will fit) to cook biscuits on. But I don't know if the 8300btu output is hot enough to actually cook the biscuits.

Any thoughts?
  • I bet you it will cook biscuits fine. We cook our biscuits at home @ 350 degrees. I bet you that little dude will heat up to 350 degrees. I'd give it a shot.
  • If you can cook it in an oven you can cook it in a grill. I bake biscuits, cakes, pizzas, etc. all the time in my grills. Either put them on foil or griddle or stone.
  • There's information on the internet on baking biscuits on a stove top. On the other hand, we have a Weber Q1200 and they get pretty hot with the lid down. You can get a griddle to fit them, which is what I'd do, then put your biscuits in a cast iron skillet on top of the griddle. This should prevent them from overcooking on the bottom or burning first. Or use a tin pie plate. You'll have to experiment with the setup. I don't think I'd use a pizza stone because I've accidently had them on the stove and lit the burner, and busted the stone in half. They don't tolerate direct heat which is what would happen in the Weber.
  • Not even charcoal is allowed in fire areas. We've been to campsites that have firepits and charcoal grills and you're not allowed to use either. That's why I'm down to a propane grill.

    I would love to use the dutch oven and where we can, we do!

    A buddy of mine suggested a toaster oven, but then we're back to using power and at a no hookup campground that doesn't work, unless we want to make a lot of enemies firing up the generator at 7am :-(
  • Do they allow charcoal? We always cook our biscuits in a 12" cast iron dutch oven using charcoal. With a little practice they come out perfect every time.

    If you are interested I could give you some tips.