The Tent-Mark Designs Oven Pot is the pick for people who want to put the pot right into the fire and cook from above and below. The deciding point is that it is a stainless pot of about 2.75kg whose lid locks with a clasp (due early November, JPY 14,080 incl. tax). If you only hang it to simmer, a fire pit pot about a fifth of the weight is enough.
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Because the lid locks with clasps, you can set the whole pot in the fire. Because you can set it there, heat comes in from above as well as below, and a simmering pot becomes a grilling tool. So I read this roughly 2.75kg not as the weight of a pot but as the weight of a part that turns a campfire into an oven.
Key points
- At about 2.75kg it is about 5.2 times the Fire Pit Pot 14cm Tsubo-gata (about 530g) and about 2.9 times the Fire Pit Pot 26cm (about 950g), whose diameter is 4cm larger
- Dividing price by weight gives about JPY 5.1 per gram. That is cheaper than the Tsubo-gata's about JPY 9.3 and the 26cm's about JPY 5.8; the high price comes from the amount of metal
- It is not a pressure cooker. Put a rack inside and it also works as a steamer
In this article (9 sections)
- When is the Oven Pot out? Due early November, about 2.75kg at a 22cm diameter
- How I judged it
- Oven Pot vs the Fire Pit Pot
- How the Oven Pot works | lock the lid and cook from above and below
- The weak points
- What you also need, and the grill pan arriving at the same time
- For the yard: the Garden Oven arriving at the same time, or this?
- Who the Oven Pot suits
- FAQ
When is the Oven Pot out? Due early November, about 2.75kg at a 22cm diameter
The Tent-Mark Designs Oven Pot is "due early Nov" at JPY 14,080 incl. tax, and is not on sale yet.
The outer diameter is about 22cm, yet it weighs about 2.75kg. The UNIFLAME Fire Pit Pot 26cm, also stainless, is about 950g, so the pot with the smaller diameter is about 2.9 times heavier (2.75 ÷ 0.95).
How I judged it
The first thing I looked at was the weight of about 2.75kg. Compared with the Fire Pit Pot 14cm Tsubo-gata (about 530g, JPY 4,950), the weight is about 5.2 times and the price JPY 9,130 higher.
What I weighed was the weight. Still, I recommend it because locking the lid, setting it in the fire and heating from above is the pot's whole intended use.
Tent-Mark Designs Oven Pot
Oven Pot vs the Fire Pit Pot
| Model | Diameter | Weight | Official price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oven Pot | Outer diameter about 22cm | About 2.75kg | JPY 14,080 |
| Fire Pit Pot 14cm Tsubo-gata | Max about 15cm | About 530g | JPY 4,950 |
| Fire Pit Pot 26cm | About 26cm | About 950g | JPY 5,500 |
Dividing price by weight, the Oven Pot is about JPY 5.1 per gram (14,080 ÷ 2,750). The Tsubo-gata is about JPY 9.3 (4,950 ÷ 530) and the 26cm about JPY 5.8 (5,500 ÷ 950). It has the highest price of the three, yet the lowest per gram.
- For anyone who wants to cook things like roast chicken or baked apples, heated from above and below, over a campfire, the Oven Pot.
- For simmering for 1–2 people on a hanger, the Tsubo-gata. It also works on a home induction stove. I wrote about it in the Tsubo-gata review.
- For hotpot for 3–4 people, the family-size 26cm.
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UNIFLAME Fire Pit Pot 14cm Tsubo-gata
Lowest price on Rakuten: JPY 4,770 (as of 10/14). Prices vary by up to JPY 5,850 between shops. Prices change daily.
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UNIFLAME Fire Pit Pot 26cm
Lowest price on Rakuten: JPY 5,225 (as of 10/14). Prices vary by up to JPY 7,345 between shops. Prices change daily.
How the Oven Pot works | lock the lid and cook from above and below
This is a stainless pot that does five jobs: grilling, simmering, steaming, stir-frying and deep frying. Used as an oven, you set the whole pot in the firewood and cover the lid with wood and ashes so heat comes in from above and below. The body and lid are held by side clasps, and with a rack inside it also works as a steamer.
UNIFLAME's Fire Pit Pot has a natural wood lid on the 26cm and a natural wood knob on the Tsubo-gata. They are pots you hang and heat from below.
Camping more than half the year, a pot is cargo you load and unload every trip. So when I look at a pot, I look at the lid material along with weight. That is where you can tell whether a pot can take fire from above.
For simmering, the thick stainless carries heat evenly. Even with a lid that locks with clasps, it is not a pressure cooker.
The weak points
Weight. The top-down area is about 380cm² (11 × 11 × 3.14), about 72% of the 26cm's about 531cm². It is small yet about 1.8kg heavier (2.75 − 0.95), so it is a tool for people who carry by car.
What you also need, and the grill pan arriving at the same time
Tent-Mark Designs cautions that the body gets very hot during and right after cooking, so use tools such as fire tongs. Even heat-resistant gloves carry a burn risk, and you use tongs to undo the clasps too. Tongs are something you prepare separately.
The Honeycomb Grill Pan also arrives, "due early November" as well.
| Item | Honeycomb Grill Pan |
|---|---|
| Official price (incl. tax) | JPY 6,380 |
| Diameter | About 248mm (160mm base) |
| Length | About 415mm |
| Rim height | About 47mm |
| Weight | About 820g |
| Materials | SUS304 |
It is a grill pan whose honeycomb holes let flame reach directly and shed extra fat. Its weight is about 30% of the Oven Pot's (820 ÷ 2,750). How to collect pots as a set is written in our ranking of cooker sets.
Tent-Mark Designs Oven Pot
For the yard: the Garden Oven arriving at the same time, or this?
Tent-Mark Designs is also releasing, also due early November, the Garden Oven, a wood-fired oven (JPY 96,800 incl. tax). It is a direct-fire build that sends the firebox heat into the oven, with a body of SUS304 stainless, about 23kg with its storage case. A pizza peel, a stainless baking stone and up to 4 straight chimney pieces are included.
Its weight is about 8.4 times the Oven Pot's (23 ÷ 2.75) and its price about 6.9 times (96,800 ÷ 14,080). To carry to a campground and cook on a campfire, the Oven Pot; to set up in the yard and bake pizzas one after another, the Garden Oven. The Garden Oven's rule is that the legs must not sit directly on the ground but on bricks or similar.
Who the Oven Pot suits
It suits people who want campfire time to be cooking time as is. Set the pot in the firewood and one pot handles even dishes like roast chicken and baked apples. A large amount of metal at about JPY 5.1 per gram becomes the thickness that takes heat from above and below, a new model that makes sense.
If you only hang it to simmer, a light fire pit pot is another way to choose. If you want to set up the fire pit itself for cooking, read the ogawa COOKING FIRE PIT SOLO review too.
FAQ
When is the Oven Pot released?
"Due early Nov," and the price is JPY 14,080 incl. tax.
What are the size and weight of the Oven Pot?
The pot's outer diameter is about 22cm, its maximum width about 257mm and its height about 175mm including the handles, and it weighs about 2.75kg.
Is the Oven Pot a pressure cooker?
No. The lid is held by fixing clasps, but it is not a pressure cooker. It is a stainless pot you can use to grill, simmer, steam, stir-fry and deep fry.
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