Questions on using a Dutch Oven
I purchased a Lodge Dutch Oven with short stubby legs a while back and never got to use it. I don't even remember how big it is and will have to go to the RV to get it out. I bought this knowing absol...
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Thanks for the question. Charcoal formulas seem to have started in Utah.
Cooking with wood is hundreds of years old. Dutch Ovens were carried by Lewis and Clark, fur trappers and the people coming across in wagons after the Gold Rush. They cooked with wood and sometimes buffalo chips.
There are no formulas. You learn quickly with some practice. I can heat up an oven by eye to 350 degrees. You can test by holding your hand near it. The tendency at first is too much heat. You have to learn it. Trust your oven. Shovel coals over and under and be patient. I never run out of wood in a forest. I have lived my wall tent for a month at a time and never run out of wood.
Thanks for the question. Charcoal formulas seem to have started in Utah.
Cooking with wood is hundreds of years old. Dutch Ovens were carried by Lewis and Clark, fur trappers and the people coming across in wagons after the Gold Rush. They cooked with wood and sometimes buffalo chips.
There are no formulas. You learn quickly with some practice. I can heat up an oven by eye to 350 degrees. You can test by holding your hand near it. The tendency at first is too much heat. You have to learn it. Trust your oven. Shovel coals over and under and be patient. I never run out of wood in a forest. I have lived my wall tent for a month at a time and never run out of wood.
