What is a Dutch oven?

Long -term cooking tools are now as popular as it was at a time when America was still a new country. It is a large metal cooking pot, sometimes made of the same cast iron as a pan, or maybe made of enamel, steel or aluminum. The cast -iron Dutch oven is suitable for use in the oven, on top of the stove or through a campfire. This is one theory of how these cooking pots have gained their name.

Cast iron Dutch furnace has become popular quickly, especially in American colonies. It was so versatile that it was valuable and necessary in any colonial or border cuisine. At that time, the design had a flat peak with a wide inverted lip around the edge. This lip allowed the chefs to accumulate hot coal on top of the oven and also use it above the fire or even packed into hot coal. Coal above allowed chefs to make fast breads such as biscuits, and even baking cakes.

This versatility also caused the Dutch furnace to be necessary in the western range, and every cook of Chuckwagon had several in the car. With them he could make a pot of beans, chili, bake biscuits and make a cake all over the same campfire. Maintaining a crowd of well -fed cowboys was necessary to keep them happy and hard to work on cattle units.

The Dutch oven is still available in cast iron, with a large handle across the top, for hanging over the fire. Boys scouts and frequent campers still swear their usefulness. However, most sets of dishes also come up with what they call the Dutch oven, which is usually the largest, the most difficult pot in the set. Some manufacturers produce these enamel pots that produce a robust, colorful and durable pot, which is slightly lighter in weight than a cast -iron Dutch oven. They are still used for stews, vegetables and anything that may have to go from the money box to the oven and vice versa.