i made mine from a wok pan, used a old steel tri-pod welded the wok skillet to the tri pod and burner on the wok and a way you go.

I've had one for eight or so years, here's my thoughts. Its a great in that it replaces a lot of much heavier, bulkier stuff...meaning pots, pans and cooking stoves and whatnot. Its also difficult to cook on. The center gets very hot, no matter the burner setting, so you have to keep things in the center moving or they will get burned quickly. Things on the outside are kept warm, but you can't slow cook there. There is a definite learning curve with this device, but I keep taking it car camping with me every time!

Plough disc cooking goes back decades here in Aus, but we just put them over the hot coals, so yours is a refreshing update. Cheers and good luck.

These always caught my eye, I appreciate how you brought it to life! I've been investing in my cooking supplies (w/ whatever is left after gas budget) and will have to seriously consider this route. Thanks guys!

I must say that the skottel braai is one of the best ways to make breakfast while camping, we grew up with it here in South Africa and still love cooking on it. Thanx for the nice videos got a lot of nice tips for my first build!

Another alternative is a rectangular cast iron flat griddle over one burner: area for cooking over the burner and warming areas away from it. They seem to be a bit smaller with the largest cooking area about the same as a 16" disk cooker. However, they are inexpensive at $13-$45. Still, the largest rectangular cast iron flat griddle at $45 is about the same price as an South West Disk 18" Madrid cooking disk with legs. Both the disk and cast iron flat griddle still need a heat source like a camp stove, fire, or dedicated burner. .

My family is from Guanajuato Mexico and I’ve never even thought about how unusual this method of cooking might seem! My dad had a big one for frying tilapia that he welded a bit of fencing onto so the lard could drop off the freshly cooked fish and back onto the disco. The taqueros in my moms town (and recently some around LA even) use em for making tacos. Using one for camping is such a great idea! I didn’t realize the disks came from plows 😅 my dad grew up on a ranch, he’d have been disappointed to hear that from me.

May is working the new cooking set up! Everything she cooks looks delicious and she looks like a pro!! Go girl! 💐

The skottle is nice but I think that Mae can put together a gourmet meal with a half a chicken and some leftover veggies. She definitely has skills 👍🏼

I can see how a Skottle would be useful for a large group but for me and like many others I find myself cooking for no more than 5 people I just use a $55 Coleman gas stove with a $13 ozark trail griddle and I feel like it would do just as good as job for 1/4th of the price. Also the ozark trail griddle has a grill on the opposite side.

I've been wanting one for years. I've seen people using them on trips to Mexico and some street vendors too, but its probably been 30 years since Ive seen one. They often used the plowing disc to make them there and here in the States too. I'll definitely order one.

I am from South Africa now living in Canada and brought a similar skottle with me when I immigrated nearly 20 years ago I had to modify it slightly to work with a 20 pound gas tank here in Canada but do use it from time to time they have been using these in South Africa for years

I made mine and also made the legs adjustable, have been using this type for over thirty years. A time saver and also does everything I use when camping. I just need to find a bag for it lol. Great video.

Have to add that to my list of, "needs" for the camping equipment. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Awesome that others are discovering the wok

Beautiful family, amazing camp cooking tool

Love the Channel and the content! You are a blessed man with a beautiful family!

I bought a disc with handles welded on at Lowe's after reading about "discada" in Backwoodsman. Its made from a solid disc with no hole in middle and cost $40-60 I forget what exact cost is, but had to have it!

I think it’s a fascinating concept and better for many reasons, number one being the possibility to keep food hot!

This grill and the food looks awesome!

I have a RecTeq Matador grill that is similar and awesome!!! I have cooked burgers, dogs, then beef stew for over 75 people. Works so well.

Even though we had just finished eating dinner when we watched this, I got “Jonesing” a little bit for some steak, potatoes, and asparagus. I almost bought a Skottle. Like the idea. I little pricey. There are some other KZfaq videos out there where people have made one. Just like cast iron. Really cannot mess it up. Just take a little time and season it again and good as new (probably better).

Great video! I do love the grill disc.That food looks delicious!

May is just so cute the way she does things.Seems like you have a wonderful family

My wife and I were talking about these when we went camping this past weekend. Its been around for as long as we can remember and we are in our 40's what we werent sure about was if it was common anywhere outside of South Africa.

Good day to you! I am a senior rider on HONDA Cross Cub from Japan. I am enjoying camping ,touring and upload video. This is so nice cooking video! Awesome! Have a nice day my friend!

I really like this idea , it’s kind of like a shallow wok but way more versatile. Thanks Drew !

Love the part where you can bake on it. Looking for a cowboy wok to sit on my single butane burner. 👍👍 Thanks!!!

You can probably even make a gourmet deep-dish pizza with that thing !

Been camping a long long time. This is ingenious

Similarly, we use a 2' diameter steel wok with free standing burner that we take with us when the family comes along and have easily fed about 20 people with it. They are very convenient and efficient. I believe the cost of my set up was half of the cost at Bass Pro Shop but was many years ago.

Nice! It sure would replace my entire outdoor cooking setup and fit into one of my storage bins. Thanks.

This looks great. I might prefer a carbon steel wok that I could pick up from the legs, but I don't know of an off the shelf solution that's this compact and light. I'll have to think on being flat vs high sides.

Yeah, my 12volt fridge changed my camp eating for the better. My #1 best addition. No more soggy hot dogs and lunch meat. Much healthier great tasting meals.

I LOVE THIS WOK LIKE GRILL

I love this. For two people it is perfect.

Good product 👍. If I get back to camping I will look in to that. Cheers

Gotta get me one of these for cooking outside the camper… I think a Spanish portable paella grill would be similar and available here in the UK, but that South African cowboy griddle looks more sturdy.

This seems familiar to me I think my grandparents used to use one. If they did odds are it worked. Thank you Playing with Sticks!!

One of friends had a homemade one of these the she used for SCA camping. It was awesome.

This is right out of every Mexicanos backyard. Been around for ages and perfect for tripas and such.

I have an Iceco 75 Ltr fridgezzer duo. Love the thing.

Love my mine! Worth every penny!

lololol that "OK" after he said $395, like you're trying not to choke. Looks awesome, but yeah, that is pretty steep.

I first saw a "discada" cooker in South Texas in the mid 80s. The Hispanic culture has been using them for a long time. Just an old plow disk with the hole welded up over a wood fire or on a stand with a propane burner. Horseshoes for handles. I have one that I have been cooking and camping with for 20 years. They certainly have their purpose and I can see where it could be your sole source for cooking if you needed to keep it simple or because of less room. I think of it as just one of my tools for camp cooking. Flat griddles, dutch ovens and grilles are all handy to have for variety of methods and keep your food less one dimensional.

I have a 16 inch and a 26 inch skillet for camp and it's used the same, to cook the things in the center or one side and keep the other stuff warm. It only took 15 years of camp cooking for six months a year to learn to change up the ten inch skillets to the bigger variety.

I made one of these several years ago. Works beautifully! I use a turkey fryer unit as the heat source. The flame is totally adjustable and the stand is the perfect height for me.

Great video! I think the skottle looks really cool, but I think can do everything this does in a cast iron Dutch Oven for a fraction of the cost. The skottle would be faster but when I'm camping I'd rather not be in hurry; besides, I can also put the Dutch Oven on the propane stove if I'm in a hurry.

how interesting! thank you for sharing!

I love the idea of the disc grill, and I would pay $85. to $100. that's what it looks like it should be worth. And I have to remember I am only cooking for two.

“ Chorizo ??? ” ¡Ay, caramba !!! 😋

Good ol South African ingenuity! 🇿🇦

Love these videos!

Great for emergency preparation ! Sure could have used that during the days of power outage after the ice-storm.

I am from Texas, we use a disk from farm equipment trailer, for tilling, you can find them anywhere, we make tripas and fajitas on them been doing it since I was 4 or 5 and I am 60 now lmao

One pan cooking outdoors. Cool 👍.

Have one as well, I prefer the BlackStone 22” with stand. Easier to store in the camper.💪🏽 Uses less fuel.

This is so cool!

Damn, blast from the past, we have been using these since the 70's in South Africa. Skottel is an Afrikaans or Dutch word. We used the original made by Cadac. I am going to dig mine out now and make some breakfast.

Brilliant!!

You took me back in time with this video! My grandmother used to cook on one of these that was DIY made on the farm. How does this one do with wind?

Do you have a video for your dish cleanup system? I saw some spray bottles and stuff... would love to see some details on that!

Something similar to this is a paella burner. You can buy it just as a stand/ burner set, or you can buy it with the pan included. Not saying it's any better or worse than the skottle, just another thing to consider

Australia had something very similar in the 70's called a "Superchef Barbeque" which ran on propane, wood or sawdust.

Great video. Many people focus on price, not what the price buys them. Packing, setup and actual ease of use are factors. Speaking for myself, if something takes longer that 20 minutes to deploy, it seldom gets used and typically stays home. As you well know not every camping day is weather perfect.

Here in Santa Fe, they are called Discos and you can buy them in all sizes on every corner for an affordable price.

My grandpa used to make those and give them as gifts. He would make them from old plow discs from the farm.

That's an excellent video

I just bought a Korean flat BBQ disk (very inexpensive) which I plan on using with my butane stove. Also have an old wok lid which I can repurpose for this. Yay! No extra $ spent. 😎

While a great idea for some, the reality is, you will often still need a 2nd or even 3ed burner for different jobs. For example, would you use this for making your morning coffee or tea? Or would you use that 1 pound cylinder and a small burner with a single cup? There are many modles of this on the market, the Oris, colman offers a 4 in 1 system, eastman outdoors has a wok system. In reality though you can buy just a ploughdisk wok or cowboy wok and cook with that either directly over the fire, over a colman stove, or such. Though even then this won't be for everyone, you need to think of your cook style, and camp style. something about a big heavy cast iron pot, slow cooking chilly for hours on end over a low fire in the wood burning stove... while letting the bread cook in the dutch oven. slicing the bread in half and scooping out some of the insides, then filling the loaf with the chilli, covering with cheese then putting it in the wood stove for the last bit to get the cheese golden brown before serving. Yes, there is more clean up to do, but sometimes the cleanup is worth it. Especially if you are making soups, stews, and such. Remember, people talk about cooking different outdoors. And while in many cases thats true... they also forget that outdoors people can burn a lot more callories... especially with chores like chopping wood, collecting water, chasing the sun for solar panels.

.. kinda liking this ,, resembles a large Wok ... I imagine it could be used with a hose kit and a larger tank ...

I really like that discado, similar in price to the Firedisc. Like the fact that it is US made as Firedisc sources overseas for parts, no mention on the source of Skottle parts.

FWIW, I bring my cast iron set with me in my teardrop.....Works on the stove or campfire. That said, once stuff is cooked it holds the heat til you're ready to serve. The only "extra" to bring is oven mitts. Clean-up is water and steel scrubbies (only)... no soap allowed. They can work just like a flat-top griddle, but put away in a small space. Plus, they're indestructible.

LOVE my Blackstone!

I just got a FireDisc this winter, same concept. Honestly I think mine is a bit overkill, but it was on sale...LOL

Yes, you can cook almost anything with this set-up. Very Mexicano-style

Great content as always. We significantly enhanced our outdoor experience these past few years thanks to your videos. The skottle and the Joolca were on the acquisition list for this summer. Unfortunately/Fortunately, we have to move to Japan for the next three years and are limited in how much we can bring. Not sure if want to pay to store the TD and gear while we’re gone or sell it all and get new stuff when we return. What are your thoughts? How did ya’ll decide what to do in your similar situation? Thanks!

I'm curious about the spray bottles at the beginning. Is that just water? The cinnamon rolls were GENIUS!! I am definitely going to copy that idea. Mine is homemade and has a cast iron cook surface, so I'm a little worried about boiling water on it, but I'm still going to try it out.

Yep. A very old idea. We used one of these when I was a kid here in Australia, although the fuel was sawdust laced with kero. This looks like a nice gas version but I’d be after legs that can extend to any length (for levelling).

Good review!

Pans of this style are very popular in the Nordic countries, and they really are great. They make the absolute best crepes!

looks cool

Great video!

The price about made me swallow my tongue. I never imagined it would be THAT much.

instant bubble level for your plow disc cooker, drop a 1/4 teaspoon of water in the depression of the cooker. Tada!

Awesome

Can you show more videos of this kind of cooking? No one is really using them online. I think they look great!

Bayou classic has the same kind of griddle for a third of the price. Add a Coleman bottle top propane stove and you’re set

finally dads that give good food to their kids nice.

with a fold out table and this skottle you could ALMOST eliminate the need for a galley in the teardrop. i always wanted to build one without a galley.

id for sure use my stand alone propane vs bottles with that but very cool

How many watts of power do y’all need ? I’d like to car camp with a similar set up but I’m not sure if I’m under or over estimating on my watts.

Thanks for the video. I have a plow disk (actually two an 18' and a 26 ') from SouthwestDisc that I love. For those who cannot afford 495, these are less expensive but excellent in workmanship.

Off topic question; Have you reviewed/seen/demoed the Hero Camper Trailer? I'm interested in it's off road capability.

Don't watch this if you're hungry!! everything looks DELICIOUS ❤!

Insaneeeeee 🔥

of course if you do a search you can find very good quality similar with removable discs for $100 - $150 burner and $10-$50 disc or you could find a generic for $85 for everything that would take up a bit more space.

That's a wok.

If I didn't already have a firedisc, I would be tempted to get one of those. I like how much smaller it is.

How would you drain the grease if cooking ground beef or bacon?