whats it for?

katie_jane_2

hi i have been given a dutch oven by my granddad apparantly my late grandother swore by it but its too big for him now hes on his own.
i know i can cook a joint of meat in it but how and why whats so good about it?all i can find through google is many americans babbling on about cooking over camp fires im all for os cooking but would sooner cook indoors !
any ideas recipes etc would be really valuable to me can anyone help.
thanks folks
katex
ps its like a big heavy metal pot with a glass lid!

Omertron

Where I come from Dutch Oven has a completely different meaning... but here's a useful link....
http://www.answers.com/topic/dutch-oven

anguk

I'd never heard of a Dutch oven, I've had a google for Dutch oven recipes and it just seems like a slow cooker for the oven, so I think most slow cooker recipes would work. Either that or get yourself some hot coals, a guitar and sing "ging gang gooley" around the campfire

SomersetPrincess

Omertron wrote:

Where I come from Dutch Oven has a completely different meaning...

Where I come from too :rotfl:

exlibris

Isn't it like a hay box where you heat the casserole etc as hot as it should be to cook and then put the dish in a box of hay, put on the lid and leave for hours nad hours and hours and........

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exlibris wrote:

Isn't it like a hay box where you heat the casserole etc as hot as it should be to cook and then put the dish in a box of hay, put on the lid and leave for hours nad hours and hours and........

I remember doing something like this back in 1973 ish when we had all the power-cuts and the country was on a three day week.
You had to make the casserole as hot as you could before the power went off then bunged it in either a big cardboard box filled with hay or scrunched up newspapers. It did eventually cook but it was usually done one day to eat the next. Bit of a pain with all that mess and hay ect.My two children thought Mum had lost the plot for a while though:D

arkonite_babe

katie_jane wrote:

hi i have been given a dutch oven by my granddad apparantly my late grandother swore by it but its too big for him now hes on his own.
i know i can cook a joint of meat in it but how and why whats so good about it?all i can find through google is many americans babbling on about cooking over camp fires im all for os cooking but would sooner cook indoors !
any ideas recipes etc would be really valuable to me can anyone help.
thanks folks
katex
ps its like a big heavy metal pot with a glass lid!

Hi katie jane

found this which might be of some help to you

Rachie_B

SomersetPrincess wrote:

Where I come from too :rotfl:

ditto :rotfl:

katie_jane_2

thanks folks my grandad seems to think its for cooking joints of meat on the hob might try it will let you know if it suceeds.apparantly they were a faddy thing in the 70s according to my mum .its all still a bit of a mystery perhaps i could try some sc recipes in it or just treat it as a casserole pot!
oh well thanks peeps
kate

Bossyboots

I make my rissotto in mine. I can't be doing with all that stir, add a bit of water nonsense so I just lob all the ingredients into the Dutch oven, put it on a slow heat and by the time I have done my housework (or posted on here) and everyone is home, it is beautifully done.

katie_jane_2

wow any chance you could post the recipe always fancied rissotto but it seemed a bit faffy!
cheers kate