Dutch ovens are becoming popular again. For many of us, we never stopped enjoying the homemade fresh taste these wonderful pots bring to our tables. They are very simple to cook with, they clean up easily, and you can cook virtually anything,
anywhere with them. You can use them at home in your oven, or backyard fire pit, and even your grill. They are a wonderful edition to any campers basic cooking pot, because they with stand the heat of the fire. You can cook breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. Plus the cleanup is extremely simple.
Dutch ovens have been used before ovens were ever available. hanging over an open fire within peoples fire places, cooking all the meals for families every night. They have stood the test of time because they are an excellent edition to any ones kitchen. They have evolved with new colors and styles but they are still the same pot our ancestors used many years ago.
Recipes for Dutch oven cooking have evolved with the pot also. There are many recipes available for every taste bud out there. You can make everything from stews, roasts, chile, chicken, pizza and pancakes, to cakes, sweet rolls, breads and biscuits. That’s just a few of the foods the Dutch Oven can make.
If you are going to be cooking over a campfire with the Dutch Oven, here are a few tips you can use. You shouldn’t cook over direct flames. You’ll get hot spots which will cause your food to burn. If you have no other choice, make sure you're checking your food often and turning your pot, then the heat may be distributed more evenly. It is recommended that you use charcoal. While the fire is hot put a pile of charcoal in the middle of the fire. The fire will light the charcoal. After they’re lit move them to the edge of the fire, away from the direct flame, put them in a circular pile. Put your Dutch Oven on top of the coals, and continue with your recipe directions for cooking time.
When using your Dutch Oven in your kitchen oven, you can use any recipe, even campfire recipes. Just use this as a base guide for oven temperature when cooking with the Dutch Oven using a kitchen oven. Breads and rolls should be cooked at 400 degrees, for the specified time on the recipe. Brisket, should generally be cooked at 300 degrees. All other recipes are cooked at 350 degrees.
There are many places to find free recipes for Dutch Oven cooking. I’m going to list a couple for you, actually these should keep you busy for quite a while. While looking through the sites, I figured there must be hundreds of great recipes for
breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desserts. Remember, even if it says campfire recipe, you can make them in your kitchen oven also, using the guide above.
Here are three sites that offer free recipes for Dutch Oven cooking:
1.RecipeGoldmine
