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On Tuesday, rbowman yelped out that: > On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:55:51 -0700, Snidely wrote: > >> I'm curious as to how you use a Dutch oven. My thinking is shaped by >> the idea that you bury it in the coals of the fire, or even bury it in >> the soil and build the fire over it. That comes from scouting stories >> and TV programs about pre-industrial cooking ... on the prairie with no >> kitchen and in colonial (America) homes where the fireplace was a big >> part of the kitchen. > > Some have a ridge around the top that allows you to pile coals on it, and > I've seen it used to bake beans the old fashioned way. > > https://www.lodgecastiron.com/collections/dutch-ovens > > Mine is the one labeled 'Cast Iron Dutch Ovens' in 7 quarts not the 'Camp > Dutch Oven'. I do have a couple of smaller ones with a raised rim that are > good for a 1 cup serving of oatmeal or rice. > > It's versatile. I cook stews, curries, and so forth on the stove top. > Other times I'll start on the stovetop to brown the meat, onions, and > garlic, add tomatoes or whatever, bring it to a boil, and then put it in a > slow oven. Beans are the same. Soak them, bring to a boil until the skin > peels off the bean when you blow on it, add the molasses and mustard, and > then put it into the oven for a few hours. I'll reheat leftovers in the > oven especially if it's chilly in the kitchen. > > My frying pans are also cast iron. If nothing else a 10" cast iron frying > pan makes an excellent weapon even if it is too big for cooking for one. Thanks. I guess at your age you're a well-seasoned cook. I'm still trying to catch up with the college student learning how to get by when mom's not right there. /dps "I have a 6 in fry pan somewhere, maybe even my mom's 10 in, but no so well seasoned" -- https://xkcd.com/2704
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