I just got home from 5 days of camping, kayaking, canoeing, eating and drinking. The campsite was on the Kissimmee River, in Central Florida. Two of the fellows brought Skottles to cook with. It's a South African gizmo, almost like a wok (but shallower), uses propane and has long legs. One was 18 inches in diameter, made from a plow disc. The other was purpose built, with a diameter of 22 inches. I have placed an order for one of my own. It's the neatest thing for camp cooking I have ever seen.
Over the week, we cooked bacon, sausage, hash browns, scrambled eggs, stir fried rice, Chicken Lo Mein, fried fish, pancakes and several other dishes.

Diskada

Looks intriguing - do the legs screw on and off?

yes. You can also use a 20# tank and hose, but the one pound cylinder lasted 5 days.

Looks a lot like what the Mexicans cook with on the work over rigs in Farmington NM. They made some great food with something that looks like that.

I'd call it a disk blade, disk harrow to be more proper. Like a carbon steel skillet, but like a dish shape?

Yup, Discada and a kahuna burner.

To get fancy you could use the disk blades that look like they were cut out with a pinking shears.

or you could just read what I posted, where I 'splane what it is. laughing.

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NO disrespect to the OP.

Great site but only one of several out there.Thinking,.......hhmmmmmmmmmmmm

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very neat, thanks for sharing

yup

ltppowell brought one to Tenn hog hunt a few years back and made some mean vittles on it

the one I was using was note made from a disc harrow blade with the center welded shut. . It was purpose built. Deeper, larger in diameter, and slightly thinner material. Fellow in Georgia makes them. He imports the discs from a company in Brazil, and welds on the studs for attaching the legs and burner.

Looks like a darn usefool too, Sam. And probably doesn't take up a lot of space when broken down.

the one I was messing with did not come with a case. Owner used an old pillow case to store it it. Legs were put into a PVC pipe with caps. I am going to wind up using mine a lot. Don't know how long it will take to get it though.

Where'd ya order yours from, Sam?

I like its compactness. Nice and easy for the wifey poo ta hump when backpacking.

a great cooking concept, centuries old

ordered it through the fellow that brought one of 'em to camp. A friend of his makes them up in North Georgia. Sells them for several hundreds of bucks, but is going to charge me $90. I'll let you know when I get it.

I love the "purpose built" part.. Goodness


$32 start


or even more purposer built for $45

You could buy a blade for a Wishek Disc......to make yer skottle.


32 inches and 5/16ths thick.

Now, that looks very useful. I'd love to get one of those.

Great post OP which prompted me to shake the dust out of the ol' wallet. Should be here by the end of the week !! Oh boy !!!!

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