substitute for a dutch oven?

Quoted message said:

Can I use a regular pot instead of a dutch oven? Could I
just stick a regular pot inside an oven? What's the
advantage of a dutch oven? (I have a recipe that calls for
a dutch oven but don't have one or time to get one).

Thanks, Ben

Very few have an actual dutch oven, a heavy cast iron pot,
usually with legs, so it could be stood directly into the
bed of a fire, with its lid configured so that the pot could
be covered under a heap of glowing embers.. called an oven
as it was used as a baking chamber, not a stew pot... the
dutch oven has come to mean any large pot with a lid, but no
longer used for baking... these days a dutch oven means stew
pot, not even necessary to be oven pruf.

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PENMART01 said:

Quoted message said:

Can I use a regular pot instead of a dutch oven? Could I
just stick a regular pot inside an oven? What's the
advantage of a dutch oven? (I have a recipe that calls for
a dutch oven but don't have one or time to get one).

Very few have an actual dutch oven, a heavy cast iron pot,
usually with legs, so it could be stood directly into the
bed of a fire, with its lid configured so that the pot
could be covered under a heap of glowing embers.. called
an oven as it was used as a baking chamber, not a stew
pot... the dutch oven has come to mean any large pot with
a lid, but no longer used for baking... these days a dutch
oven means stew pot, not even necessary to be oven pruf.

Ah. Then I think I already have one (a large pot that is). I
was getting worried that I needed some specialized kind of
pot (I looked up the definition in Encarta online).

Thanks, Ben

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Quoted message said:

Can I use a regular pot instead of a dutch oven? Could I
just stick a regular pot inside an oven? What's the
advantage of a dutch oven? (I have a recipe that calls for
a dutch oven but don't have one or time to get one).

Thanks, Ben

Some pot lids and handles can't go into the oven - the
plastic parts can melt. If you still have the literature
that came with your pot, it should say whether it is oven-
safe and to what temperature. Also check on the bottom
of the pot.

FWIW, I've been cooking for 30 years and only last year did
I find that what Americans call a Dutch Oven is completely
different than what we call it. I've always used a large oven-
safe pot with no problems.

wd39

ben said:

Can I use a regular pot instead of a dutch oven? Could I
just stick a regular pot inside an oven? What's the
advantage of a dutch oven? (I have a recipe that calls for
a dutch oven but don't have one or time to get one).

A 'Dutch oven' in current cooking is a large, heavy pot with
a cover -- all parts oven-proof. The advantage is the heat-
retaining and -distribution characteristics of something
like cast iron. And, of course, a lid that keeps steam
inside the pot.

There was a program on FoodTV last night featuring Salt Lake
City with a segment on DOGs -- Dutch Oven Gatherings. They
have cooking contests using *real* Dutch ovens -- the cast
iron pots on legs with indented lids meant to be used over
campfires. Everything from crown roast of pork to chocolate
cake. Amazing!

ben said:

Can I use a regular pot instead of a dutch oven? Could I
just stick a regular pot inside an oven? What's the
advantage of a dutch oven? (I have a recipe that calls for
a dutch oven but don't have one or time to get one).

Being made of cast iron, the dutch oven is able to retain
and more evenly distribute heat than a pot made of any other
material used for pots.

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Frogleg said:

There was a program on FoodTV last night featuring Salt
Lake City with a segment on DOGs -- Dutch Oven Gatherings.
They have cooking contests using *real* Dutch ovens -- the
cast iron pots on legs with indented lids meant to be used
over campfires.

Speaking of those lids, can you buy *just* the lid
anywhere? My DO came with a rounded lid and no legs on the
bottom (Xmas present). I would love to get the indented lid
as well so that I can take it camping and put coals on to
when cooking.

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Darryl L. Pierce said:

Frogleg said:

There was a program on FoodTV last night featuring Salt
Lake City with a segment on DOGs -- Dutch Oven
Gatherings. They have cooking contests using *real* Dutch
ovens -- the cast iron pots on legs with indented lids
meant to be used over campfires.

Speaking of those lids, can you buy *just* the lid
anywhere? My DO came with a rounded lid and no legs on the
bottom (Xmas present). I would love to get the indented
lid as well so that I can take it camping and put coals on
to when cooking.

Yes, check the Lodge cast iron website under "dutch ovens".
They sell just the lids. They call them 'covers' and they
come in a variety of sizes.

Jill

Darryl L. Pierce said:

Frogleg said:

There was a program on FoodTV last night featuring Salt
Lake City with a segment on DOGs -- Dutch Oven Gatherings.
They have cooking contests using *real* Dutch ovens -- the
cast iron pots on legs with indented lids meant to be used
over campfires.

Speaking of those lids, can you buy *just* the lid
anywhere? My DO came with a rounded lid and no legs on the
bottom (Xmas present). I would love to get the indented
lid as well so that I can take it camping and put coals on
to when cooking.

I checked out Lodge and they don't seem to sell the outdoor
lids separately for some reason. They do sell the indoor
lids though. Send them a note or give a call and ask, it
can't hurt. secure.lodgemfg.comproduct.Open ↗
asp?idProduct=2821&menu=Outdoor

Here's some pics of the original style of DO's. Using one
definitely requires some different techniques than anything
in a modern kitchen.

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Steve Calvin said:

Darryl L. Pierce said:

Frogleg said:

There was a program on FoodTV last night featuring Salt
Lake City with a segment on DOGs -- Dutch Oven
Gatherings. They have cooking contests using *real*
Dutch ovens -- the cast iron pots on legs with indented
lids meant to be used over campfires.

Speaking of those lids, can you buy *just* the lid
anywhere? My DO came with a rounded lid and no legs on
the bottom (Xmas present). I would love to get the
indented lid as well so that I can take it camping and
put coals on to when cooking.

I checked out Lodge and they don't seem to sell the
outdoor lids separately for some reason.

I beg to differ; yes they do. Iron 'covers' they call them
and they have anywhere from 8" to 13-14" diameter covers.

Jill

jmcquown said:

Steve Calvin said:

Darryl L. Pierce said:

Frogleg wrote:

>There was a program on FoodTV last night featuring Salt
>Lake City with a segment on DOGs -- Dutch Oven
>Gatherings. They have cooking contests using *real*
>Dutch ovens -- the cast iron pots on legs with indented
>lids meant to be used over campfires.

Speaking of those lids, can you buy *just* the lid
anywhere? My DO came with a rounded lid and no legs on
the bottom (Xmas present). I would love to get the
indented lid as well so that I can take it camping and
put coals on to when cooking.

I checked out Lodge and they don't seem to sell the
outdoor lids separately for some reason.

I beg to differ; yes they do. Iron 'covers' they call them
and they have anywhere from 8" to 13-14" diameter covers.

Jill

Yes, they do sell iron "covers" but.. there is no way that
they are the traditional covers used to hold coals on top of
the unit for cooking. They are rounded, at least every one
that I saw, and no way will they hold coals.

--
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Men are from Earth. Women are from Earth. Deal with it.

Steve Calvin said:

jmcquown said:

Steve Calvin wrote:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I checked out Lodge and they don't seem to sell the
outdoor lids separately for some reason.

I beg to differ; yes they do. Iron 'covers' they call
them and they have anywhere from 8" to 13-14" diameter
covers.

Jill

Yes, they do sell iron "covers" but.. there is no way that
they are the traditional covers used to hold coals on top
of the unit for cooking. They are rounded, at least every
one that I saw, and no way will they hold coals.

Found 'em... If you go to the "Outdoor" tab and then pick
"Outdoor Gear" they do have the actual covers used for
outdoor cooking.

--
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Men are from Earth. Women are from Earth. Deal with it.

Steve Calvin said:

jmcquown said:

Steve Calvin said:

Darryl L. Pierce wrote:

> Frogleg wrote:
>
>
>
>> There was a program on FoodTV last night featuring
>> Salt Lake City with a segment on DOGs -- Dutch Oven
>> Gatherings. They have cooking contests using *real*
>> Dutch ovens -- the cast iron pots on legs with
>> indented lids meant to be used over campfires.
>
>
> Speaking of those lids, can you buy *just* the lid
> anywhere? My DO came with a rounded lid and no legs on
> the bottom (Xmas present). I would love to get the
> indented lid as well so that I can take it camping and
> put coals on to when cooking.
>

I checked out Lodge and they don't seem to sell the
outdoor lids separately for some reason.

I beg to differ; yes they do. Iron 'covers' they call
them and they have anywhere from 8" to 13-14" diameter
covers.

Jill

Yes, they do sell iron "covers" but.. there is no way that
they are the traditional covers used to hold coals on top
of the unit for cooking. They are rounded, at least every
one that I saw, and no way will they hold coals.

Silly me, when I went camping I always just turned the lid
upside down and put the coals on the top :-)

Jill

jmcquown wrote: <snip

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Yes, they do sell iron "covers" but.. there is no way that
they are the traditional covers used to hold coals on top
of the unit for cooking. They are rounded, at least every
one that I saw, and no way will they hold coals.

Silly me, when I went camping I always just turned the lid
upside down and put the coals on the top :-)

Jill

Awww, now come on Jill... that'd make WAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY to
much sense! ;-)

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I just realized we have a "true" Dutch Oven. We've never
used it and haven't even seasoned it yet!

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Quoted message said:

Can I use a regular pot instead of a dutch oven? Could I
just stick a regular pot inside an oven? What's the
advantage of a dutch oven? (I

have

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

a recipe that calls for a dutch oven but don't have one
or time to get

one).

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Thanks, Ben

Very few have an actual dutch oven, a heavy cast iron pot,
usually with

legs,

Quoted message said:

so it could be stood directly into the bed of a fire,
with its lid

configured

Quoted message said:

so that the pot could be covered under a heap of glowing
embers.. called

an

Quoted message said:

oven as it was used as a baking chamber, not a stew pot...
the dutch oven

has

Quoted message said:

come to mean any large pot with a lid, but no longer used
for baking...

these

Quoted message said:

days a dutch oven means stew pot, not even necessary to be
oven pruf.

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UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life
would be devoid of all meaning were it without
tribulation."

jmcquown said:

Quoted message said:

Yes, they do sell iron "covers" but.. there is no way
that they are the traditional covers used to hold
coals on top of the unit for cooking. They are
rounded, at least every one that I saw, and no way
will they hold coals.

Silly me, when I went camping I always just turned the lid
upside down and put the coals on the top :-)

I was thinking about that, but thought that you then lose
the benefit of the nipples on the inside of the lid for
distributing juice. And, how do take the lid off without
either spilling coals into the food or setting your glove on
fire since the handle's now on the inside?

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In article <[email hidden]>,

jmcquown said:

Darryl L. Pierce said:

Frogleg said:

There was a program on FoodTV last night featuring Salt
Lake City with a segment on DOGs -- Dutch Oven
Gatherings. They have cooking contests using *real*
Dutch ovens -- the cast iron pots on legs with indented
lids meant to be used over campfires.

Speaking of those lids, can you buy *just* the lid
anywhere? My DO came with a rounded lid and no legs on
the bottom (Xmas present). I would love to get the
indented lid as well so that I can take it camping and
put coals on to when cooking.

Yes, check the Lodge cast iron website under "dutch
ovens". They sell just the lids. They call them 'covers'
and they come in a variety of sizes.

Jill

What is the Lodge website? I need to try to find a lid to
fit a #14 Griswold cast iron skillet!

Thanks!
K.

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What is the Lodge website? I need to try to find a lid to
fit a #14 Griswold cast iron skillet!

Thanks!
K.

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BOB said:

Katra said:

What is the Lodge website? I need to try to find a lid
to fit a #14 Griswold cast iron skillet!

Thanks!
K.

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That would probably work, thanks! :-) I'm currently using a
#12 DO lid for my #12 skillet. Works fine.

Thank you!!!!!

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Quoted message said:

I beg to differ; yes they do. Iron 'covers' they call them
and they have anywhere from 8" to 13-14" diameter covers.

Jill

i thought a dutch oven was a footed cast iron pan and weird-
ass lid so that you could bake things with it using a
campfire. at least that's what it was in my boy scout days
(stop snickering).

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