cooking with a dutch oven

[jdb]

I know alot of you guys cook with a dutch oven and I am completly new to it. I was givin an 8in griswald today and already scoured it out and started the reseasoning process. I plan on getting a small kettle grill and filling it with brickettes to use as my "fire" probably strart by makeing bicuts. any advice?

[Buckmark]

One easy and cheap "fire" is to use the round metal drain pans , like for changing your oil. They can be had at most auto parts stores or even wally world, get 2 and a bricket chiminey, put the bricket chimney in one and light them off, put the dutch oven in the other and put your brickets in and around the dutch oven, works great. Make sure the pans are not sitting on anything that is flammable... works great in camp also.. Dont make biscuts first, make a dessert.. If your into horses and weld you can make cool trivets for sitting the oven on when you pull it.. Oh yeah a claw hammer makes a good lid lifter if your misplace yours..

[Ireland Farms]

I watch "Cowboy Flavor" on RFDTV. They use the dutch oven a lot on there.

A hay hook also works great as a lifter.... Good luck!

[DOUBLELUNG]

Lotsa options for a lifter.  Don't spare the grease!

[rasbo]

something to think about..each briquette is about 25 degrees

try a dump cake..1 box of  chocolate cake mix,1 can cherry pie filling,and 1 can 7up..dump the cherry pie filling in the oven,then dump the cake mix on top,spread it around alittle,pour some 7up in there and push the mix down alittle till ya see 7up coming up about half can or so.Its not rocket science just fun..put 6 or 8 coals on the bottom and double on top.close the lid and wait ...dont peek after 1/2hr to 3/4 hr it will be done..Usually I go by smell..use any cake ya like spice cake and peaches is good,I will put a little oatmeal and brown sugar also

[walt]

I got a book called "Black Magic-100 Years of Cast Iron Cooking" in my stocking one christmas.  It was put out by Lodge Cast Iron and has some good info and recipies.  I haven't spent much time with it yet though.

*edit- Now that I actually pulled it out and started thumbing through it it is more geared toward cooking in you kitchen with cast iron pots and pans. 

[PWN Kurt]

For biscuits, use any one of the usual mixes that you might use.  My favorites are Jiffy and Krusteaz for easy 'just add water'.  I don't usually knead the dough and instead do drop biscuits.  5 briquettes on the bottom of the DO, and about 15-18 on the lid.  About 15 minutes.  Just wait for them to brown on top.
I like real long tongs to place and move the briquettes.  Charcoal chimneys work well.  I use my 8" DO the most.

Cee Dub has several entertaining cookbooks out there, and he works some of the sportsman's shows and give seminars on camp cooking.

ENJOY!

Kurt