Dutch Oven Secrets [Paperback]

Lynn Hopkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1997

Here's a valuable book for those who are new to the art of Dutch oven cooking. Written by a veteran of several World Championship Dutch Oven Cook-offs, this guide has it all! A helpful list of tools takes the guesswork out of what accessories to buy and suggests what features to look for when selecting them. Tips are given for seasoning, cleaning, and storing cast-iron and aluminum Dutch ovens and for proper fire preparation. The exciting main dishes include apple- orange stuffed pork chops, moussaka, Swiss cheese and mushroom quiche, Malibu chicken, and more. Delicious recipes are given for soups, chili, sauces, bread, cakes and pies. What adds to this book's special value is that the author shares his insights on the ins and outs of competition cooking. Other chapters discuss basic cooking techniques, cooking for large groups, and the use of a Dutch oven in a home food-storage program.

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About the Author

Lynn is a veteran of several World Championship Dutch Oven Cook-offs! He is excited to share some of the things that he has learned about cooking with dutch ovens.

Product Details

• Paperback: 110 pages
• Publisher: Horizon Publishers & Distributors (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882903721
• ISBN-13: 978-0882903729
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,882,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good all-around guide for modern dutch oven cooking!, May 7, 2000

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Richard R. Smith (Wichita, KS.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dutch Oven Secrets (Paperback)

When you look at this book, the author's photo on the back cover will be familiar to owners of dutch ovens from Lodge Cast Iron. He and his wife also appear on Lodges' cooking accessory pamphlet which comes with every new dutch oven from the company. He has written a good guide and cookbook, and done it well, I might add. A complete table of contents, chapters on care & handling, tools & accessories, heat sources, cooking techniques, even competition cooking, large group cooking & catering tips and dutch ovens in food storage programs are covered. Calling on his experience, he shares tips and advice that are thoughtful and practical, such as: read the rules BEFORE you get to any competition you are planning to cook in, prepare as much as you can before the day of a big party you're cooking for, and try to get a good night's sleep the night before. All sound advice that can be overlooked to your regret. Of course, there are recipes, more than eighty of them, well organized by chapters. One chapter each for vegetable dishes, sourdough recipes, breads, desserts, even a separate one for pies, with a pie crust recipe and other good tips. There are, of course beef, pork, chicken, and lamb chapters, even if lamb has only four recipes. (Have you ever looked for recipes for lamb? - In a dutch oven)? Whether you are a novice dutch oven cook or a seasoned sourdough, you can get good ideas and advice from this book, it should go into your collection. Lynn is a winner of cooking competitions and a good teacher, to boot - I'd like to meet him someday.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cooking, wow..., September 11, 2010

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This review is from: Dutch Oven Secrets (Paperback)

I bought this book to use and to learn from and to teach with to the scouts. I found it to be just a blaa and not to great. but in all its not bad nor great.