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from: Karlie BestlerDutch ovens are used to make long, slow cooked dishes such as roasts, stews, and casseroles. There are two basic types of Dutch ovens. One type of Dutch ovens is for use over a campfire, and the other type of Dutch ovens can be used over a traditional stove or oven.
The camping version of a Dutch oven has three legs, a wire handle, and a slightly convex lid so that coals can rest on top and bottom for uniform heating like an oven. The camping version of Dutch ovens are made out of cast iron or aluminum.
Stove top Dutch ovens are flat on the bottom and have two handles. These Dutch ovens are made of bare or enameled cast iron, aluminum or ceramic.
Dutch oven cooking is best used for long, slow cooking like for roasts, stews and casseroles. However, over a campfire Dutch oven cooking can properly bake biscuits, breads, cakes, pies and pizzas. Dutch ovens can be stacked five or six high.
When Dutch oven cooking, it can be challenging to regulate the temperature especially over a campfire. A general rule to use is that individuals want the Dutch oven to be at about 350 degrees. One way to estimate that temperature is to take the size of the Dutch oven in inches and then double that to get the number of briquettes to use.
Briquettes should be placed in a circle no less than a half inch from the bottom of the oven. On top of the Dutch oven, briquettes should be placed in a checkerboard fashion. For soups and stews, place one third of the briquettes on top and two thirds on bottom. For breads, biscuits, and cakes, place two thirds of the briquettes on top and one third on the bottom. For meats and casseroles, split evenly briquettes on top and bottom. Be careful with heating. You can always add more, but once food is burned it is burned.
There are several tools that individuals need for Dutch oven cooking:
*The first is wooden spoons. Metal cooking utensils can scratch the protective coating and plastic ones will melt from the heat.
*Having camp or welders gloves will be beneficial to have.
*Charcoal starters make starting a fire easier because they do not require lighter fluid, just newspapers and a match.
*Long-handled tongs make moving the briquettes easier and safer.
*Lifters or hooks make lifting and handling the lid easier.
*A lid stand is handy to place lids on while istirring food.
*A whisk broom keeps ashes away from the food.
*A cooking table allows a Dutch oven to be off the ground.
*A dust cover protects the Dutch oven when it is not in use.
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