Dutch oven

Islands said:

Hi,
What is a dutch oven? If a recipe requires one is there something else
I can use?

http://www.askthecouch.com/slang.asp

"dutch oven (n): the process of farting in bed with ones partner and
pulling the covers over said partner's head."

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Greg

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Islands said:

Hi,
What is a dutch oven? If a recipe requires one is there something else
I can use?

http://www.askthecouch.com/slang.asp

"dutch oven (n): the process of farting in bed with ones partner and
pulling the covers over said partner's head."

Gregory! Shame on you!

Islands, a dutch oven is a large kettle (6 quarts used to be standard
capacity; now it's hard to find one over about 5 quarts without paying
an arm and a leg) used for simmering stuff, I guess. Use a heavy kettle.
Some people say a dutch oven is cast iron. Maybe, but mine is not.
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"Islands" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Hi,
What is a dutch oven? If a recipe requires one is there something else
I can use?
Thank you!

It's a large pot. If you have one big enough for what you're
making, that'll work. Helps if you have one that can go into
the oven for some recipes.

nancy

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Melba's Jammin said:

Some people say a dutch oven is cast iron. Maybe, but mine is not.

Mine is CI.

What do you use???
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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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Melba's Jammin said:

Some people say a dutch oven is cast iron. Maybe, but mine is not.

Mine is CI.

What do you use???

A non-stick inexpensive thing -- lemme check the brand. . . ok, it's
Wearever.
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"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

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What do you use???

A non-stick inexpensive thing -- lemme check the brand. . . ok,
it's Wearever.

Cheez, that was a long wait. I almost got bored sitting here...:-)

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Melba's Jammin said:

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Melba's Jammin said:

Some people say a dutch oven is cast iron. Maybe, but mine is not.

Mine is CI.

What do you use???

A non-stick inexpensive thing -- lemme check the brand. . . ok, it's
Wearever.

<lol> You could easily make a pun out of that brand name ya know! ;-D

My dutch oven is not stamped. I've no idea what the brand is! But it's
old enough that the inside is silky smooth.

It was moms. I have no idea where it came from. Probably _her_ mom.
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What is a Dutch oven?

Here's a good explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_oven

Islands wrote on 25 Mar 2006 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

Hi,
What is a dutch oven? If a recipe requires one is there something else
I can use?
Thank you!
Lisa

A 4-8 qt thick pot with a lid, a tight fitting lid. But unless you're going
to use it over a camp stove most any pot with a good lid will work in it's
place.

A dutch oven can be used on the burner, in the oven over a camp fire and in
a camp fire burried in coals.

But these days they're used mostly on the stove's burner or in the oven. So
as a subsitute pick something that's handles are oven proof and is fairly
thick so as to hold heat well.

--
-Alan

Islands said:

Hi,
What is a dutch oven? If a recipe requires one is there something else
I can use?
Thank you!
Lisa

Basically, a dutch oven is a cast-iron stew pot with a lid, sizes will
vary. Cooking "dutch oven" style is considered an artform, so there
will be many interpretations and recipes (etc.) as to which is the
correct and incorrect way to cook "dutch-oven" style. Ignore all of
those and choose the one's you like, and adapt them to your taste 🙂
There's no incorrect method, unless it's inedible <G>.

Skyhooks
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s b c g l o b a l
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n e t

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Islands said:

Hi,
What is a dutch oven? If a recipe requires one is there something else
I can use?

http://www.askthecouch.com/slang.asp

"dutch oven (n): the process of farting in bed with ones partner and
pulling the covers over said partner's head."

--
Best
Greg

I was waiting for someone to say that! LOL. It was the first thing I
thought of. :~)

kili

Islands said:

What is a dutch oven?

It's a type of oven of course, ergo the name... it's a vessel of a
configuration that is used for baking directly in an open fire,
typically when no other oven is available or in conjunction with a
stationery chambered oven. However nowadays the name "Dutch Oven" is
really used as a misnomer, as it's used to describe any large pot
(which is really a sauce pot and not a dutch oven at all, has no
semblence to a dutch oven at all) typically used to cook stews and
soups, not for baking. Hardly anyone these days owns an actual dutch
oven, and even if they did they'd have no way to properly use it in
their home... modern homes don't have open cooking hearths. The last
time homes in the US were built with open cooking hearths (which also
served as central heating) was about 1850.

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If a recipe requires one is there something else I can use?

There are no recipes whatsoever that "require" a dutch oven... just
bake in whatever oven you have in your kitchen. A dutch oven is not a
stew pot... even hundreds of years ago when all cooking was over an
open fire stew pots were very different from dutch ovens.

Sheldon

Islands said:

Hi,
What is a dutch oven? If a recipe requires one is there something else
I can use?
Thank you!
Lisa

Le Creuset makes a one that used to be a popular wedding present and I
read a claim by someone that they could tell when you were married by
the color of your Le Creuset pot - our is orange, which denotes the
fifties, and is close enough.

Islands said:

Hi,
What is a dutch oven?

http://www.buckskin.org/Resources/Outdoor/Cooking/dutch_oven.htm

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If a recipe requires one is there something else I can use?

http://tinyurl.com/msn6l

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Sheldon said:

Islands said:

What is a dutch oven?

It's a type of oven of course, ergo the name... it's a vessel of a
configuration that is used for baking directly in an open fire,
typically when no other oven is available or in conjunction with a
stationery chambered oven. However nowadays the name "Dutch Oven" is
really used as a misnomer, as it's used to describe any large pot
(which is really a sauce pot and not a dutch oven at all, has no
semblence to a dutch oven at all) typically used to cook stews and
soups, not for baking. Hardly anyone these days owns an actual dutch
oven, and even if they did they'd have no way to properly use it in
their home... modern homes don't have open cooking hearths. The last
time homes in the US were built with open cooking hearths (which also
served as central heating) was about 1850.

A REAL dutch oven has an indented lid made for holding hot coals.
I actually do have one for camping, and intend to eventually build a
legal pit fireplace out in the back yard. I have to get together with
the local fire chief to see what is legal as bonfires aren't,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

If a recipe requires one is there something else I can use?

There are no recipes whatsoever that "require" a dutch oven... just
bake in whatever oven you have in your kitchen. A dutch oven is not a
stew pot... even hundreds of years ago when all cooking was over an
open fire stew pots were very different from dutch ovens.

Sheldon

A nice cast iron stew pot will do. I have what I consider to be a deep
cast iron 10" "skillet" with a lid that I use for braising and such. I'd
not call it a dutch oven. This pot is about 8" deep.

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Melba's Jammin said:

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"Gregory Morrow"

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Islands said:

Hi,
What is a dutch oven? If a recipe requires one is there something else
I can use?

http://www.askthecouch.com/slang.asp

"dutch oven (n): the process of farting in bed with ones partner and
pulling the covers over said partner's head."

Gregory! Shame on you!

Heehee...I just *couldn't* resist...

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Best
Greg

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A REAL dutch oven has an indented lid made for holding hot coals.
I actually do have one for camping, and intend to eventually build a
legal pit fireplace out in the back yard. I have to get together with
the local fire chief to see what is legal as bonfires aren't,

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Peace, Om.

Around here campfire ovens come with legs and a dished top. It is difficult
to find a cast iron pot without legs.
Janet

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:33:59 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet <[email hidden]>

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Sheldon said:

Islands said:

What is a dutch oven?

A REAL dutch oven has an indented lid made for holding hot coals.
I actually do have one for camping, and intend to eventually build a
legal pit fireplace out in the back yard. I have to get together with
the local fire chief to see what is legal as bonfires aren't,

But you can create a fire pit and use charcoal. Or, you can use an old charcoal grill and
it will contain the coals after use, too.

Firepans of this type are spendy, but I figure I can make something as effective for much
less.
http://ceedubs.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=CDDOACCSL&Category_Code=FP

Tiny version: http://tinyurl.com/et42j

Or a simple version:
http://www.campchef.com/products/product_detail.php?id=191

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RoR said:

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:33:59 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
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In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

Islands wrote:
>
> What is a dutch oven?

A REAL dutch oven has an indented lid made for holding hot coals.
I actually do have one for camping, and intend to eventually build a
legal pit fireplace out in the back yard. I have to get together with
the local fire chief to see what is legal as bonfires aren't,

But you can create a fire pit and use charcoal. Or, you can use an old
charcoal grill and
it will contain the coals after use, too.

Firepans of this type are spendy, but I figure I can make something as
effective for much
less.
http://ceedubs.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=CDDOACCSL&Cat
egory_Code=FP

Tiny version: http://tinyurl.com/et42j

Or a simple version:
http://www.campchef.com/products/product_detail.php?id=191

Interesting ideas... I'm sure I could just use my New Braunfels smoker.
;-) It's big enough inside.
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Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson