What is a Dutch Oven?

By

cett

Thanks to everyone who took the time to explain what a Dutch oven is. Leastways, now I can safely follow a recipe requiring this object knowing that a casserole dish is the same thing. Pity I didn't ask earlier, I missed out on some good recipes simply because I didn't know what implement to use! Thanks again.

By

SweetCali40

Hi Cett,
Here is a site that will give you all information on a dutch oven
http://www.chuckwagonsupply.com/

the second site is the chef who used to cook for President Ronald Reagan on his ranch

http://www.cowboyflavor.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc

I use a 3 legged Dutch Oven

By

duckie43

Originally a Dutch oven is a cast iron pot with a tight fitting cast iron lid. It can be used over a camp fire, in a regular oven or stove top. If you want to bake in it over a campfire, you set it in the fire and place hot coals over the top.

By

cookwie

For the average house with a stove, a dutch oven is a big pot with a lid. No legs. Mine is: 5 inches high, 10 inches diameter Hope this helps.

By

Gama Kathy

The 3 legged kind is for campfire cooking and the flat is for stove top and oven cooking. I have just discovered dutch ovens and am in love with them. They cook with less enegy. The cast iron holds in heat better.

By

cett

Thanks carolb, for the wiki site so I could read about it. Just one more question. is the American version with the three little legs underneath? We just call it a casserole dish where I come from but it hasn't any legs underneath. So in American recipes, which one is used, legless(lol) or no?

By

carolb

A Dutch oven is a thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid. It's large -- not as big as a stock pot, but large that you could cook a large pot of soup, or 6 cobs of corn in water, etc.

Go to this website -- it gives you a description, as well as the history as to why it's called "Dutch" oven! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_oven

By

MCW

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