Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Dutch Ovens

We love to cook in our Dutch Ovens outside over charcoal, so we started a Dutch Oven categorie. The recipes in this categorie are written for the outside Dutch Ovens with charcoal for heat. We have two of these black cast iron pots in our collection, a #12 shallow, and a #10 shallow. The original pot is over 35 years old, bought originally in a Boy Scouts of America store in 1971.



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By putting hot charcoals under the pot you can fry, or even french fry. With charcoal under the pot and on top of the pot you can bake. The top lid on these Dutch Ovens has a lip around the outside to keep the charcoals from rolling off.

Actually you can revise almost any recipe to use in a Dutch Oven.

One accessorie we have to use with our Dutch Ovens is the Volcano. The Dutch Oven slides right down into the Volcano stove, and this gets your Dutch Oven up off the ground, and safely contains the burning charcoal. The double insulation of the Volcano allows you to use this stove right up on top of a picnic table and greatly reduces the dangers associated with fire.



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Outdoor cooking in one of these pots will amaze your family and friends, especially the baking.

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