Dutch
oven cooking was the most effective cooking tool in the
western
frontier.
Dutch ovens were an important tool in frontier history dating back to
the early 1800's. The Pioneers were very limited in the amount of equipment
they could pack in moving westward. Dutch ovens, although heavy, had
multiple cooking uses and could be heated and cleaned quickly. The Dutch
oven proved to be an easy way to bake bread, fry fish or make stew.
Because Paul Revere had a pattern for making a Dutch oven almost identical
to the ones used on the frontier, he is often credited as their creator.
The Dutch, of course, argue that the frontier Dutch oven was patterned
after their iron kettles brought to the colonies by tradesmen and that
the popular ovens are named after them. Everyone agrees that at that
time the Dutch oven was one of the most efficient cooking utensils ever
built...and it still is!
Here
are a few Dutch Oven links.
www.idos.com
The
International Dutch Oven Society is a non-profit organization
based in Logan, Utah. Our primary mission is to promote and encourage
the art and skill of Dutch oven cooking, and to provide education regarding
the benefits and methods of Dutch oven cooking.
www.lodgemfg.com
America's
original cookware since 1896.
www.lsdos.com
An organization dedicated to preserving the art of Black Pot Cooking
throughout the state of Texas.
How
to use the Baking Temperature Chart.
1)
Determine what size oven you have and what temperature you want to cook
at.
2)
The top number indicates the total number of briquettes to use. The
bottom number indicates how many briquettes on top and how many briquettes
on bottom.
Example:
Say you have a 12" Dutch Oven and you want to cook at 375 degrees,
you would use 27 briquettes: 18 on top and 9 on bottom.
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