For those who love boiled and fried foods, and don't have a Dutch oven yet, this cooking vessel will be a real discovery. The trick when frying food is to have the heat distributed equally equal on each part under the Dutch oven, so that nothing burns. Boiled foods will have more flavor and more richness in its taste due to the slow process of cooking and a medium temperature.
In the last few decades people worry more and more about what food they eat and how they prepare it. Not so many people use microwave ovens anymore and they take care about things like where they buy the vegetables and fruit, and whether it's organic or not. One can buy organic food and that is great, but if you overcook it or deep fry it, it'll lose all its healthy features. Preparation of food is what matters apart from what you're actually preparing.
A long time ago, back in the XVII century both English and Dutch people were making Dutch ovens, however, it seemed that the Dutch were more successful with the manufacturing. Their secret was hidden in the fact that they used dry sand for making the molds, and thanks to this, their ovens' surface was remarkably smoother. A Mr. Abraham Darby packed his things, and went from England to Netherlands to discover their secret, and some time later, designed his own Dutch ovens of cast metal. Ironically, the ovens were called Dutch after the Englishman.
Many people, especially people who are vegans or vegetarians don't get enough iron in their daily diet. Liver is rich in iron, yet unacceptable to folks who avoid meat. When using a Dutch oven made of cast iron to prepare food, you'll unavoidably get some (even if its' in traces) iron in your food. Anemia is widely spread, and even if it is not too dangerous, I don't see why someone would want to be anemic, if they don't have.
Dutch ovens are called ovens for a reason, because one can actually bake in them. You can bake stuff on a regular stove, and over fire, in case you go camping. Dutch ovens are suitable for making bread, cake and many other baking products. One of the things you have to take care of is that you don't burn them, as they are bakes over fire. One can also put a smaller baking pan inside the Dutch oven, and make bread this way.
In the last few decades people worry more and more about what food they eat and how they prepare it. Not so many people use microwave ovens anymore and they take care about things like where they buy the vegetables and fruit, and whether it's organic or not. One can buy organic food and that is great, but if you overcook it or deep fry it, it'll lose all its healthy features. Preparation of food is what matters apart from what you're actually preparing.
A long time ago, back in the XVII century both English and Dutch people were making Dutch ovens, however, it seemed that the Dutch were more successful with the manufacturing. Their secret was hidden in the fact that they used dry sand for making the molds, and thanks to this, their ovens' surface was remarkably smoother. A Mr. Abraham Darby packed his things, and went from England to Netherlands to discover their secret, and some time later, designed his own Dutch ovens of cast metal. Ironically, the ovens were called Dutch after the Englishman.
Many people, especially people who are vegans or vegetarians don't get enough iron in their daily diet. Liver is rich in iron, yet unacceptable to folks who avoid meat. When using a Dutch oven made of cast iron to prepare food, you'll unavoidably get some (even if its' in traces) iron in your food. Anemia is widely spread, and even if it is not too dangerous, I don't see why someone would want to be anemic, if they don't have.
Dutch ovens are called ovens for a reason, because one can actually bake in them. You can bake stuff on a regular stove, and over fire, in case you go camping. Dutch ovens are suitable for making bread, cake and many other baking products. One of the things you have to take care of is that you don't burn them, as they are bakes over fire. One can also put a smaller baking pan inside the Dutch oven, and make bread this way.
About the Author:
Jason is an outback tour guide, a present day honest-to-goodness cowboy. He is also an accomplished chef and foodie. The item most valued in his out-west tours as a cowboy and at home is his great-grandmother's cast iron dutch oven.
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