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

Islands wrote:

> 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

In article k.net>,
"Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote:

> Islands wrote:
>
> > 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.
--
-Barb
<www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 3-21-2006 Hot Stuff!

"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

"Islands" > wrote

> 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

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

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

Mine is CI.

What do you use???
--
Peace, Om.

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

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in
:

>> 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...:-)

--

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why
the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

Dom Helder Camara

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> In article >,
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> >
> > > 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.
--
Peace, Om.

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

>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

> 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 wrote:
>
> 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
""aahhtt""
s b c g l o b a l
""ddoott""
n e t

"Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote in
message hlink.net...
>
> Islands wrote:
>
> > 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 wrote:
>
> 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.

> 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 wrote:
> 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.

On 25 Mar 2006 13:13:03 -0800, Islands wrote:

> Hi,
> What is a dutch oven?
http://www.buckskin.org/Resources/Ou...dutch_oven.htm

> If a recipe requires one is there something else I can use?
http://tinyurl.com/msn6l

--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

In article .com>,
"Sheldon" > wrote:

> Islands wrote:
> >
> > 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,

>
> > 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.


>
--
Peace, Om.

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

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article k.net>,
> "Gregory Morrow"
> <gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Islands wrote:
> >
> > > 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...

--
Best
Greg

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
snip
> 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,
>
snip
> 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

In article >,
RoR > wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:33:59 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> >
> wrote:
>
> >In article .com>,
> > "Sheldon" > wrote:
> >
> >> 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/merchan...=CDDOACCSL&Cat
> egory_Code=FP
>
> Tiny version: http://tinyurl.com/et42j
>
>
> Or a simple version:
> http://www.campchef.com/products/pro...ail.php?id=191

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

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

In article >,
RoR > wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 04:05:40 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Interesting ideas... I'm sure I could just use my New Braunfels smoker.
> >;-) It's big enough inside.
> >--
> Absolutely!
>
> I plan to "practice" through the summer in preparation for an annual hunting
> trip. I
> don't care much about the hunting, but I like getting out in the woods, etc.
> Tent
> camping for 12 - 15 days is always fun, especially since I'm the designated
> dinner cook
> (I'm the only one that knows how to cook something other than canned-chili
> chili dogs and
> baked beans and greasy hamburgers) and I have someone that likes to wash
> dishes afterwards
> (he says it's the only way he can keep his hands clean for a week).
>
> There's a lot that can be done in a DO, but I've never used one and I don't
> want to be
> experimenting while 9 guys are waiting for dinner. :-)
>
> I'm thinking of using the lid of an old trash can turned over to stat with -
> it's cheap
> and will work until I figure things out a bit.


Mom and dad used to do that.
They also looked for old pieces of galvanized corrugated steel to line
fire pits with.

Rocks make good stands for the feet.

I've got to look up some DO recipes, I've really only ever used it for
braising. Never tried it for actual "roasting" type techniques. I'd like
to do that as I don't like to use my big oven for three different
reasons. It's difficult to clean, it heats up the house in the summer,
AND it burns a lot of electricity and I'm trying to save money on power
bills......
--
Peace, Om.

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