Nov
27
Via: Dothan Eagle
The hardest part about cooking with a Dutch oven? Boiling water.“You can cook anything in a Dutch oven you can cook in your oven at home,” said Laura Batchelor.
She should know. A Dutch oven enthusiast, Batchelor teaches Boy Scout leaders how to cook with a Dutch oven so they can then teach the Boy Scouts in their troops. Batchelor has always enjoyed cooking, and using Dutch ovens became a hobby years ago.
Dutch ovens are typically made of cast iron and are associated with campfire cooking. Dutch ovens were used when Americans moved west. They were a common cooking pot for cowboys and in kitchens of grandmothers all over.
On a recent weekend, Batchelor gathered on a farm near Ashford with troop leaders and Boy Scouts to practice a little Dutch oven cooking. The menu for the day included an Italian casserole, a Native American casserole and a Black Forest dump cake for dessert. Batchelor’s 17-year-old son, Matt, even cooked a pizza on a Dutch oven lid. Later in the day, Laura Batchelor planned a roast with potatoes and carrots.
“It’s like an old-fashioned crock pot,” she said.
Sep
19
Via: wtop.com
Going Dutch is getting seriously stylish.
Dutch ovens, that is. After some 300 years as a staid kitchen workhorse, these heavy cast-iron pots have become must-have accessories for the cook who wants it all. And until recently, bragging rights could set you back hundreds of dollars.
But the success of high-end brands such as Le Creuset, whose iconic brightly colored pots are as much display pieces as cookware, has spawned a fast-growing kitchenware niche of cheaper knockoffs.
Suddenly splashy enameled cast-iron Dutch ovens seem to be everywhere. Martha Stewart has her own line at Macy’s, while versions bearing the names of celebrity chefs Mario Batali, Paula Deen and Rachael Ray are at retailers nationwide.
Even Lodge Manufacturing Company, the South Pittsburg, Tenn.-based maker of workaday cast-iron pans, during the past four years has launched two lines (mid- and low-cost) of colored enamel versions of its Dutch oven.
Sep
16
Cast Iron Dutch Oven
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This is indeed a very handy piece of cookware to have – a Dutch oven !
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Just in case you don’t know what Dutch oven is, or know it under a different name: a Dutch oven is a thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid. You can use them for long, slow cooking, so you can make roasts, stews or casserolles in it.
If you only have a cast iron skillet so far, a Dutch oven would be the perfect companion for it. With these two, you can cook almost everything unless you wish to get real fancy.
