Dutch Oven Recipes

garmp1 wrote:
Or use a Voncano?

:h

Or use a Voncano? Love ours!

GaryWT wrote:
Anything you make in a crock pot or oven can be done in the dutch oven. Chicken, ribs, roast, corn bread, pizza, apple pie, brownies, cinnamon rolls etc. Start with 10-12 coals on the bottom and 12-14 on the top.

Gary's right about crock pot recipes and d.o.'s.

Gary, which size d.o. were you giving those coal ratios for?

Another way to mitigate the effect of weather on your d.o., especially in winter, is to set up a wind screen around it. Or you can do what I do: set it inside a kettle grill; put on the lid; and open the top and bottom vents.

Anything you make in a crock pot or oven can be done in the dutch oven. Chicken, ribs, roast, corn bread, pizza, apple pie, brownies, cinnamon rolls etc. Start with 10-12 coals on the bottom and 12-14 on the top. Fewer on the bottom for bread type products a few more on top for a chicken. Trial and error somewhat but you figure 30-40 degrees each and you need that top and bottom. After an hour you will need fresh coals or at least add fresh coals as a chicken could take up to 2.5 hours. Lots of fun.

Congratulations on becoming a Cast Iron Chef!
Here are some charts and instructional links from previous threads. NOTE: weather will affect the temps; you'll stay nearby and monitor which is why it's called the art of dutch ovening :w

http://dutchovendoctor.com/temperature_control.htm

http://www.socaldos.org/dutch_oven_chart.htm

Thanks for sharing this. Just got my DO and need recipes. Still have to read on how to distribute the charcoals.