Dutch oven cooking

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We have heard all kinds of good things about cooking while camping with a dutch oven. Does anyone have an suggestions on what brand to buy? How about some good dutch oven cookbooks? Or any recipes anyone would like to share specifically for the oven would be appreciated.

Thanks. That reminds me I need to re-season my cast iron pans.

Came across this web site while doing a search. Thought I'd share it since it has practically everything for outdoor cooking.

http://www.chuckwagonsupply.com/catalog.html

TC

Thanks, TC. Nice site.

On our up and coming trip, I am going to stop at one of the Sportsman's Warehouses and get the 9" and 14" Mair lid lifter.. used them before and just so much control over that heavy lid with them compared to a hook type.

Just getting ready here to start a Prime Rib in Rock Salt with DO for dinner.....

My 10" Dutch Oven and Cooking Table.

I cooked Pork Chops and they turned out Great

4 Pork Chops, 4 large Red Skin Potatoes, 2 large Onions (might need more Onions and potatoes to get the 4 layers), 1 can of Mushroom Soup, & Sour Cream
Slice Onions and Potatoes {1/4 " slices}, 1 layer onions 1 layer potatoes, salt and pepper, then repeat another layer the onions and potatoes and salt and pepper
Mix the soup and sour cream together. Pour halve the mix on the onions and potates.
1 layer onions 1 layer potatoes, salt and pepper, then repeat another layer the onions and potatoes salt and pepper
Pour The other halve mix on the onions and potates.
Lighty brown in fry pan or grille pork chops. do not cook them all the way
Put pork chops on top of last onions, potatoes & soup sour cream mix.
8 charcoal bricketts under Dutch Oven.
15 charcoal bricketts on the top pf Dutch Oven.
Add bricketts as needed. Rotate Dutch Oven every 15 minutes to reduce hot spots
Cook for 1 hour with out lifting the top. After 1 hour check to see if the potatoes are cooked. If not cook it until potatoes are tender.

I can't cook pork chops to save my life, but I may try that one. Sounds real tasty.

Frank wrote:
My 10" Dutch Oven and Cooking Table.

I cooked Pork Chops and they turned out Great

4 Pork Chops, 4 large Red Skin Potatoes, 2 large Onions (might need more Onions and potatoes to get the 4 layers), 1 can of Mushroom Soup, & Sour Cream
Slice Onions and Potatoes {1/4 " slices}, 1 layer onions 1 layer potatoes, salt and pepper, then repeat another layer the onions and potatoes and salt and pepper
Mix the soup and sour cream together. Pour halve the mix on the onions and potates.
1 layer onions 1 layer potatoes, salt and pepper, then repeat another layer the onions and potatoes salt and pepper
Pour The other halve mix on the onions and potates.
Lighty brown in fry pan or grille pork chops. do not cook them all the way
Put pork chops on top of last onions, potatoes & soup sour cream mix.
8 charcoal bricketts under Dutch Oven.
15 charcoal bricketts on the top pf Dutch Oven.
Add bricketts as needed. Rotate Dutch Oven every 15 minutes to reduce hot spots
Cook for 1 hour with out lifting the top. After 1 hour check to see if the potatoes are cooked. If not cook it until potatoes are tender.

Wow! I might be trying this one in the back yard in the next day or two. Thanks for the recipe.

Definately going to make this at our next DOG (Dutch Oven Gathering). Sounds delicious.

Hey Frank,
Are those cooking tables heavy? Do they come apart to transport?
Thanks
Jim

kwf904 wrote:Hey Frank,
Are those cooking tables heavy? Do they come apart to transport?
Thanks
Jim

And where did you get the dutch oven with legs on the lid? That thing would be great to use as a skillet. What brand is that?

Looks like a Camp Chef table. The legs have a set screw to keep in place. They aren't excessively heavy and if you get a Camp Chef bag for a Two Burner Camp Chef stove, the table should fit nicely. I don't have the bags yet, but have seen them use a lot.

And where did you get the dutch oven with legs on the lid? That thing would be great to use as a skillet. What brand is that?

I'd like to know where you got that as well.

kwf904 wrote:Hey Frank,
Are those cooking tables heavy? Do they come apart to transport?
Thanks
Jim

Yes it comes a part by removing the legs.
That is a Camp Chef table and the Dutch Oven is a Lewis & Clark by Camp Chef. I have a carry bag for the table by Lodge. The table leg stubs where the removeable legs attach were to long for the Lodge bag. I cut off about half of the stub length so it would fit. After I cut the leg stubs down to size I replaced the leg stub caps to the shorten legs .
I also have carry bags for my two Dutch Ovens.
The carry bag for the cooking table I have room to store my pot hooks, welder gloves, whisk broom, small ash shovel and Long tongs {for handeling charcoal}

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And where did you get the dutch oven with legs on the lid? That thing would be great to use as a skillet. What brand is that?[/quote]

That is a Lewis & Clark by Camp Chef. It has legs on the top for using it as a skillet. The inside of the top is not flat is has a little concave. This Dutch Oven has a notch in the top and pot for a temp probe. { you have to line up the notches to insert the probe}. I like location of the top ring on the top for keeping the charcoal away from the edge of pot.

Arkansas’s Offical State Cooking Vessel

That is the biggest diameter briquets starter chimney I've ever seen... looks like a 20 lb bag could be put into it....

OK, you guys have the DW looking at camp dutch ovens now. We looked at 1 that is 6 quarts, boy was that big.

What size do you all have, its just the 2 of us, so what size would you recommend?

I like a 14 and a 10. I can cook a main dish in the 14 while cooking a side in the 10. I can then stack the 10 on top of the 14 during cooking. Its plenty enough for the wife and I with some leftovers. Not to mention the 14 is plenty big enough to cook a dish in for a pot luck if you get invited. Just my 2 cents.

Buy big and enjoy the leftovers!

TC

TC wrote:Buy big and enjoy the leftovers!

TC

You sure can't argue with that logic.

Personally I have a 12" Deep for Roast, etc., another 12" standard and a 10" standard, all Lodge pots...

I just ordered the 6 quart from Amazon for $59.95, its the 12 inch.

Now to start a collection of recipes.

Any good cook books that y'all can recommend?

oldelmer1 wrote:OK, you guys have the DW looking at camp dutch ovens now. We looked at 1 that is 6 quarts, boy was that big.

What size do you all have, its just the 2 of us, so what size would you recommend?

Tom:
I have two. The one that is pictured above on the Cooking table is like the Camp Chef DO10 But mine is a Lewis & Clark by Camp Chef.
The second one has no name brand on it. That one is a 4qt.

John & Connie Neeley:
The charcoal chimmey that is beside the dutch oven is a Camp Chef Lighter-Basket

oldelmer1 wrote:I just ordered the 6 quart from Amazon for $59.95, its the 12 inch.

Now to start a collection of recipes.

Any good cook books that y'all can recommend?

Cooking Web sites:
http://www.idos.com/
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/boy-scout-recipes.asp
http://www.chuckwagonsupply.com/index.html
http://cowboyflavor.com/

A couple more handy sites
Cooking temps
and
Byrons Dutch oven page

If you have a smart phone such as the iphone or droid, you can even get a dutch oven app to help you with the number of coals to use. Its a free app called Dutch Oven Calculator.

Running Bare wrote:If you have a smart phone such as the iphone or droid, you can even get a dutch oven app to help you with the number of coals to use. Its a free app called Dutch Oven Calculator.

One of these days, phones will no longer be used to make phone calls. Wonder what they'll be called then? Regardless, I'm sure there will be an app for that!!

Like the commercial says, I'm affraid of owning a smart phone for fear I'll do dumb things with it!!

TC

Does anyone but me use a phone to talk on?

TC wrote:

Running Bare wrote:If you have a smart phone such as the iphone or droid, you can even get a dutch oven app to help you with the number of coals to use. Its a free app called Dutch Oven Calculator.

One of these days, phones will no longer be used to make phone calls. Wonder what they'll be called then? Regardless, I'm sure there will be an app for that!!

Like the commercial says, I'm affraid of owning a smart phone for fear I'll do dumb things with it!!


TC

What?! You mean I can actually make phone calls with this?

Frank, I looked at the Lewis & Clark & the Grand Canyon by Camp Chef DO, but when I read they were IMPORTED I wasn't sure of the quality.

Thanks for all the links to the recipes, and I already downloaded the APP.

I'll have to get the DW busy looking at all the links. :o)

Dutch Oven arrived today, now, I've read 2 different things to do with it.
1. Wash it with HOT water and a scrub brush, and use it.

2. Wash it with HOT water and a scrub brush, but then season it again.

Which do I do????

When you season it, or at least put a coat of oil on it, do you put it on the bottom outside? and the outside of the lid where the coals go too?