Saturday, November 12, 2011

Making A Dutch Oven

By Jason Kingston


If you're thinking about purchasing a Dutch oven, not only will you get a dish that is suitable for cooking in and outside, you will also get a dish which can retain heat for a long time and which can also be used for baking, boiling and frying. Anther great thing about it is the fact that there is no protective coating like Teflon, so there is no way you'll have some of it in your food. This is the reason is recommended to use these types of dishes with wooden or rubber utensils, and you won't have to worry about this with a Dutch oven.

There is something called seasoned coating, and it is one of the rituals which have to be done with Dutch ovens. Once you properly washed the Dutch oven after the use, you will have to dry it thoroughly. Set the lid a bit askew and place the oven by or over fire. As the material is difficult to properly dry, the fire will dry the rest of the moist you couldn't reach. Don't let the oven sit near the fire for more than 5 minutes. Once it's cooled off, using a paper towel rub in and outside a small amount of vegetable oil (unseasoned). Also using a paper towel, wipe all the extra oil, and leave just a thin film which is a protective layer.

IDOS, International Dutch Oven Society was founded in Utah, and is a non profit company. It gathers people from around the world who are Dutch oven enthusiasts, who exchange recipes, interesting facts, knowledge about various types of Dutch ovens, and their aim is to promote the use and the art of cooking with Dutch ovens.

People who are passionate about cooking and who live to experiment in the kitchen with new things are surely familiar with Dutch ovens, while on the other side there may be some who don't know much about them. Well, if we tell you that Dutch ovens have been actively used in Europe and America since the seventeenth century up to today, you'll realize they're really worth trying out. They're a cooking vessel with along, interesting story and with history full of juices, flavors and spices.

Not everyone can afford to buy high quality dishes made of materials which are healthy to use, and it's a shame that many people with kids cook their food in really poorly made dishes. This is not the case with Dutch ovens, as they can be found at a great price, and preparing food in them is healthy. Of course, if you prepare something unhealthy to begin with, the Dutch oven cannot fix it. Cast iron dishes pose no danger to our health.




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