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perletwo in cooking

Dutch oven cooking?

Dec 12, 2011 17:33

x-posted from my personal journalWent out today in search of a good Dutch oven at the discount stores. Drooled over the Le Creuset seconds, still priced in the three digits, but ended up going with a Wolfgang Puck 5 quart enameled cast iron for $35. Hope it works out OK. After all these years I've finally figured out that what really floats my boat ( Read more... )

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zephiey December 12 2011, 22:52:11 UTC

Yes. I tend to use by cast iron dutch oven for almost everything. There is literally nothing you can't make in it. I've made a pork loin with pineapple and raisins in it, beef roasts, whole chickens, chili, and even made bread in it once.

The bread came out perfect!

Edited to add: Try not to peak too often when you are cooking in it.

perletwo December 12 2011, 23:01:57 UTC

Yeah, when I was researching the different brands on amazon I saw a lot of user reviews about using their DUs for no-knead bread recipes. I could see maybe using it in conjunction with a good pyrex baking dish for a Boston brown bread maybe? That's something I've never tried for lack of trustworthy equipment.

ETA: re peeking, I'm used to that from slow cooker cooking. It's hard to resist the urge to poke in there and give it a good stir, but the whole point is to keep the heat/steam in, so I try to go in the next room with the timer and keep my mind & hands off it a while. :D

Agreed.. gracehatter December 13 2011, 03:48:00 UTC

Not much that cannot be cooked in it. Easy on the liquid and think mini baker oven, hence the no peeking

hexcut December 12 2011, 22:54:11 UTC

Use it for bread! http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/quick/recipe-notime-bread-040653

perletwo December 12 2011, 23:05:36 UTC

Ooo, bookmarking! A good crusty bread like that is just what I was saying that sausage-turnip stew from yesterday needed to go with it, for mopping up broth. Thanks!

stormypinkness December 12 2011, 23:50:30 UTC

I love my dutch ovens so much. That is plural because both my mom and my grandma bought me dutch ovens for Christmas a few years back. I was going to give my mom the one she got me and she was going to get me something else, but I decided to keep it so I had two ( ... )

ipsafictura December 13 2011, 00:34:47 UTC

Man, it's good for just about anything! Chicken and dumplings is a particular favorite of mine to make in the dutch oven. You can also translate most crock pot recipes to a dutch oven, sear your meats in the dutch oven, remove and cook your aromatics for a few minutes, throw everything back in and cook it in a low oven for a few hours. You may have to increase the amount of liquid for dutch oven cooking versus crock pot cooking, but it will be roughly 10,000 times as delicious and only a little bit more work.

jano December 13 2011, 01:02:14 UTC

I like to use mine for risotto.