The Dutch Oven Cookbook: Recipes for the Best Pot in Your Kitchen [Paperback]

Sharon Kramis (Author), Julie Kramis-Hearne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 2006

Today’s busy lifestyles make it impractical to plan the kind of multicourse feasts one might wish. An easy and exciting solution is the venerable dutch oven pot. In this follow-up to their successful The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook, Sharon Kramis and Julie Kramis Hearne show off the many virtues of this kitchen essential. The dutch oven excels at everything from simmering to baking, working equally well on the stovetop and in the oven. The book begins with an informative history of the pot, along with a discussion of various cooking methods. From there it moves into such mouthwatering dishes as Slow Cooked Pork with Smoky Barbeque Sauce and Slaw, Smothered Chicken with Sautéed Morels, Fresh Vegetable Estouffade, Northwest Bouillabaisse, and Ms. Kate’s Spoon Bread. Whether using a well-used and blackened garage-sale find, or the latest celery-green item from La Creuset, contemporary chefs can satisfy the most exacting palates with this entertaining cookbook.

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About the Author

Sharon Kramis was a student and protégé of James Beard and coauthor of Northwest Bounty. Her daughter Julie Kramis Hearne was a chef at the Herbfarm for many years and has owned a chain of panini shops. Both live in Seattle.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books; 1 edition (September 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570614989
• ISBN-13: 978-1570614989
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Culinary Arts & Techniques
  • #57 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Appliances

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101 of 103 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Annoyingly poor editing and proofreading, January 25, 2008

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L. Biffle (Cave Creek, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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We sure agree with the other comment about lousy editing. All three of the recipes that we tried had steps omitted. In the Wild Mushroom Soup you reconstitute the dried mushrooms, and add their water, but never actually put the mushrooms in.

In the introduction, they stress to never run the stovetop heat above medium on an enameled dutch oven, but then the recipe says "bring to boil over medium-high heat.

There are some recipes that look good, but we'll double-check them on the Internet before trying them. We were really hoping this would be a great cookbook, but are very disappointed with it. We'll shopping for a replacement.

46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice book but poor editing and proofreading., January 20, 2008

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M. Galbreath (Finger Lakes, NY) - See all my reviews
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While the recipes in this book are very nice I found some errors. For example, the Roasted Beet soup doesn't indicate at which point you are to add the diced, roasted beets to the soup. An experienced cook could figure this out well enough but an omission of this magnitude does not speak well of the publisher. I emailed customer service at the publisher and never received a response. Perhaps I will research the authors and communicate with them.

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Best Cookbooks, March 8, 2007

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R. Blais (New England) - See all my reviews
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This is one of the best cookbooks that I have ever purchased. The recipes are simple to follow and do not call for exotic ingredients. The recipes we tried have all come out excellent and I wouldn't adjust any of the ingredients, cooking times or amounts. Well worth the money! It looks like it will get plenty of use in our house.