New to Outdoor Dutch Oven Cooking

bgum wrote:
Google Dutch oven gathering
You will have most of your questions answered
Magnusfide on this forum is active on that group. Search him and read those posts.

Yep. Posted a lot of info here on the forum in the past. Just do a search for Dutch Oven and you'll find my posts.

You can convert traditional recipe temps to the number of coals on top and bottom and the size of the DO. Of course it's as much art as a science. Those numbers change when you have a cold wind blowing or high humidity.

Here's a newer link to a pdf guide for DO temps that includes options for roasting a broiling:

Temp Charts and Coal Placement

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You can make anything in a Dutch. You can modify regular recipes.
Cooking with wood is easy with some practice.
At first everyone applies too much heat burns food.
Trust the iron.

Google Dutch oven gathering
You will have most of your questions answered
Magnusfide on this forum is active on that group. Search him and read those posts.