1. Tips, Tricks and Recipes Troop 1 W6-10-17-4
Dutch Oven Cooking
Tips, Tricks and Recipes
Troop 1 W

2. Choosing an Oven Basic Sizes 8,10,12,14,16 Types of Dutch ovens
Enamel Coated
Camp Oven
Construction of a Dutch Oven Aluminum Vs. Cast Iron
Shallow oven or Deep?

3. #10 Camp oven Cast iron Deep
#14 Camp Oven Cast iron Shallow

4. 6 Quart Cast Iron
Coated Enamel or Uncoated
(for open fire or oven)
Aluminum (Much Lighter)

5. The melting point of cast iron is 2100 degrees F
The melting point of aluminum is 1065 to 1170 degrees (Aluminum Dutch oven may melt in a really hot fire)
The melting point of cast iron is 2100 degrees F
to 2200 degrees F

6. Handy Accessories
Fire Handling Gloves (Welding glove work well)

7. Lid Lifter
Trivet
Lid Stand

8. Charcoal Chimney
Shovel
Tongs

9. Seasoning Dutch Oven
Oil (Olive or vegetable) inside and out, every bit! (Caution Peanut Oil for allergies)
Bake at 350 degrees with lid ajar (In Oven)
cool (enough to be handled)
Repeat oiling and baking
Repeat oiling only and cool completely (Coconut oil is good for this)

10. Liners are time savers
Parchment
Aluminum Lift out liner

11. Methods of Cooking
Roasting
Baking
Frying/ Boiling
Sewing / Simmering

12. 1 charcoal briquette = 25 degrees F
ROASTING
Top
1 charcoal briquette = 25 degrees F
The heat source should come from the top and bottom equally
Bottom

13. BAKING
Usually done with more heat from the top than from the bottom

14. FRYING, BOILING, ETC.
All of the heat should come from the bottom.

15. STEWING, SIMMERING:
Almost all heat will be from the bottom.

16. Dutch Oven Temperature Chart

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18. Cleaning the Dutch Oven
Place some warm clean water into the oven and heat until almost boiling. Using a plastic mesh scrubber or coarse sponge and NO SOAP, gently break loose the food and wipe away
Rinse with clean warm water
After cleaning and rinsing, allow it to air dry. Heat over the fire or stove just until it hot to the touch. Apply a thin coating of oil to the inside of the oven and the underside of the lid. Allow the oven to cool completely

19. Dutch Oven Monkey Bread
Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: American Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 35 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 8
Ingredients
2 rolls of Pillsbury biscuits
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp cinnamon
1 stick butter, melted
Instructions
Spray dutch oven with cooking spray. I would recommend lining the oven with foil and coating with cooking spray.
Chop biscuits into quarters. Mix sugar and cinnamon in plastic bag. Drop each quarter into bag and shake to coat well.
Place the mixture in the dutch oven.
In a separate pan, melt the butter and pour over biscuits.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Check around 30 minutes to see if the dough is done.