Sniper-T
10-19-2011, 05:09 PM
Most of us know how invaluable these types of pots are presently, and can be in a SHTF scenario... but how often do you actually use them? I have a couple, large and medium... and plan on picking up a smallish one, as currently, there is only my wife and I.
There are several ways to cook with them, depending on your situation, needs and type of oven. My medium one doesn't have legs, so it can be used stovetop as well as anything else, where the large one, with feet, cannot.
1. Bury in the ground - generally dig a fairly large hole, line it with hot rocks, insert pot (make sure lid is secure), cover with hot rocks, then bury with soil; and maintain a small fire over top. Be careful digging out and opening so you don't displace the lid.
2. Hang from tripod - suspended over a fire, adjust heat by building or banking the fire. Make sure you have a REALLY strong tripod. Cast Iron pots are heavy to begin with, add all your food/water, and it can be dangerous, and meal threatening.
3. Plop it into the coals - can add more coals to the top if the lid is set up with a lipped edge, or even if not. Be careful opening, as ashes can make their way inside.
4. Briquettes - probably one of the easiest, most common way that they are used. There are countless recipes for DO cooking with briquettes, which outline how many briquettes are needed for both top and bottom, and how often they need to be changed/added to.
The briquette method is the only one I haven't tried yet, but have been thinking lately, that it might be nice to have a couple bags of briquettes around, and to try a couple recipes. The fact that it is +35 deg and I don't want to use the stove/oven in the house may be a factor. lol
Anyone else do any DO cooking? What are some of your favourite recipes? Tips/tricks?
Here is a list of links to some different DO recipe sites. Feel free to post your own. and/or comment on any of these.
Mark's Black Pot - Dutch Oven Recipes & Cooking (http://www.marksblackpot.com/)
Cowboy Chuckwagon: Dutch oven cooking and sourdough specialies (http://www.cowboyshowcase.com/cowboy_chuckwagon.htm)
Comcast (http://papadutch.home.comcast.net/~papa) ... ecipes.htm
USSSP: Cooking - Dutch Oven Cooking (http://usscouts.org/cooking/cook_05.asp)
Dutch Oven Cooking Advice (http://www.dutchovendude.com/dutch-oven-cooking.shtml)
There are several ways to cook with them, depending on your situation, needs and type of oven. My medium one doesn't have legs, so it can be used stovetop as well as anything else, where the large one, with feet, cannot.
1. Bury in the ground - generally dig a fairly large hole, line it with hot rocks, insert pot (make sure lid is secure), cover with hot rocks, then bury with soil; and maintain a small fire over top. Be careful digging out and opening so you don't displace the lid.
2. Hang from tripod - suspended over a fire, adjust heat by building or banking the fire. Make sure you have a REALLY strong tripod. Cast Iron pots are heavy to begin with, add all your food/water, and it can be dangerous, and meal threatening.
3. Plop it into the coals - can add more coals to the top if the lid is set up with a lipped edge, or even if not. Be careful opening, as ashes can make their way inside.
4. Briquettes - probably one of the easiest, most common way that they are used. There are countless recipes for DO cooking with briquettes, which outline how many briquettes are needed for both top and bottom, and how often they need to be changed/added to.
The briquette method is the only one I haven't tried yet, but have been thinking lately, that it might be nice to have a couple bags of briquettes around, and to try a couple recipes. The fact that it is +35 deg and I don't want to use the stove/oven in the house may be a factor. lol
Anyone else do any DO cooking? What are some of your favourite recipes? Tips/tricks?
Here is a list of links to some different DO recipe sites. Feel free to post your own. and/or comment on any of these.
Mark's Black Pot - Dutch Oven Recipes & Cooking (http://www.marksblackpot.com/)
Cowboy Chuckwagon: Dutch oven cooking and sourdough specialies (http://www.cowboyshowcase.com/cowboy_chuckwagon.htm)
Comcast (http://papadutch.home.comcast.net/~papa) ... ecipes.htm
USSSP: Cooking - Dutch Oven Cooking (http://usscouts.org/cooking/cook_05.asp)
Dutch Oven Cooking Advice (http://www.dutchovendude.com/dutch-oven-cooking.shtml)