Dutch Oven Cooking [Paperback]

John G. Ragsdale (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1973

From preparing a fire to choosing the ideal recipe, this guide makes mastering a Dutch oven easy. You'll find more than 100 mouth-watering recipes.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

John G. Ragsdale, a professional engineer in Little Rock, Arkansas, is an experienced camper and outdoor enthusiast. For many years he has served as a volunteer worker for the Boy Scouts of America in local, national, and international conferences and events. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 61 pages
• Publisher: Imprint unknown (December 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884152006
• ISBN-13: 978-0884152002
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,376,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good 'Take Along' Cast Iron Cookbook, March 28, 2000

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george barnhill - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dutch Oven Cooking (Paperback)

This is an excellant beginners Dutch Oven Cookbook. This book fits inside my dutch oven and I take it with me camping. I had no problem with the cooking temperatures or times given in the book. Excellant advice and some very good recipes for a beginner. Every fire is different and every Dutch Oven cooking experience is different. This book will help keep the disasters to a minimum.

36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better for camp cooks with some experience., November 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dutch Oven Cooking (Paperback)

The introductory material on buying, seasoning and cleaning the oven is excellent. The suggested additional equipment is reasonable and easily obtainable. The lack of temperature information and baking times of the individual recipes is a serious shortcoming to beginning dutch oven cooks as is the lack of information on the amount of coals necessary to produce a specific temperatures. Overall, an excellent cook book, but better for more experienced cooks.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Small cookbook, March 20, 2007

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lovestoread - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dutch Oven Cooking (Paperback)

I will admit to being surprised when I got this at how small the book is, but its full of info and perfect for taking camping. I agree with others, there is no instructions on how many coals to use or for placement, but once you have used a DO a few times, it all becomes second nature.

I use mine one the stove or in the oven. We don't camp often but I use my DO at least twice a week. With a recipe that needs a few hours to cook, I make it in the backyard on a charcoal BBQ'er and it works great. I have had no problems at all figuring out cook times and temps.