HURRAH ! FINALLY someone placed a digital thermometer in a Dutch oven so that viewers could actually see how it performs. If there were a Nobel prize for re-enactors, you'd receive one just for this video. Many thanks !
A year ago we had a tornado that knocked our power out for days. It was a good thing that we bought our dutch oven a month before that. We made stew and and pizza in the wood fired barbecue grill. Best food we ever tasted .
@@jessicacanfield5408 It was a woodfired barbecue grill that used to be a gas. I used a cast iron plate so the flame could not reach the pizza pan directly. Also I used a pizza pan to cover the pizza while cooking. th-cam.com/video/Nurfunbv5yM/w-d-xo.html. I set the dutchoven directly into a small amount of coals when I made stew.
I’ve been watching you for maybe 4-6 months. I’ve already purchased 6 (or more) books from your website. I was planning on cooking some of the recipes in my kitchen. Then you mentioned how cooking over a fire or hot coals added a lot of flavor. Next thing I knew, I was shopping for a camping Dutch oven so I could cook around a fire! I alo liked how versatile the Dutch oven seems to be. It’s the Instant Pot of the 18th century. Yesterday my huge package arrived with my cast iron set ( Dutch oven, griddle, frying pan, sauce pan & lid lifter). My Dutch oven is small (4.5 qt) but I plan on getting a larger one so I can stack them - one with pot roast & one with bread! This will be a lot of fun. Thank you for introducing me to this different way of cooking.
As a Canadian, I'd like to thank you for talking about Mrs. Parr. One of our first Canadian writers. She is not well known inside of Canada, never mind in the US.
Living in the wilds of the Highlands of Scotland this is a great utensil in the event of a power cut. The Dutch oven is great for so many types of cooking. Great video!
I almost envy you to live in the highlands of Scotland. It’s a magical place. I have to make do with living in the deep shadows of Katadin mountain up in the north kingdom of Maine, where witchcraft is strong.
Mr. Townsend, thank you for your videos. I grew up on a cattle ranch and my dad, like your portrayals, was very resourceful: he trapped and sold coyote pelts, did chuck wagon catering, and smoked meats to make ends meet but also to teach his kids. I “swamped” for him as a kid, moving coals, hauling water, etc. Your video gets it exactly right: there is no exact science to Dutch oven cooking, particularly baking. Different woods have different btus and wind absolutely will rob your heat. I’ve enjoyed watching you and can’t wait to explain and pass on these methods to my kids.
Many many of my ansestors used Dutch ovens while crossing the plains and while settling Utah and surrounding areas. Thank you for the time and energy you are giving to show us how things would likely have been done then.
At many reenactments I see people digging the firepit down about a foot in order to accommodate the dutch oven without wind. The hole also insulates the firepit and whatever you are cooking in the oven bakes at a speed more like a modern oven.
Jon, thank you for this video. My wife bought me a dutch oven, trivet, and baking pan last year, and I think we will start using it in the woods this summer. This gives me more confidence both in using the oven and in the freedom to fail and experiment. Thank you much!
Extremely helpful video. I have found that cooking outside in Dutch ovens in the winter the cold air sucks the heat away. I get great results baking bread in Dutch ovens. Also, for charcoal briquettes, regardless of the size of the Dutch oven I get great results by having enough charcoal underneath to cover the entire bottom and enough to make a ring on the outer edge of the ring of the lid with all briquettes touching. Works like a champ. Of course, briquettes in standby.
3 years ago i was searching campfire cast iron cooking videos. This was the first Townsends vid i ever watched. Been hooked since. Congrats on the 1 mil!
I'm probably crazy for commenting on a 6 year old video, but I have to point out how good John is at teaching this stuff. His passion for what he's talking about really pulls you into whatever he's discussing.
I absolutely love my Dutch oven. I have a bigger one than what you used here, but I have learned to cook amazing meals in it. Best $70 I ever spent! Bread is the next thing I will try in it. Need to master this. Love your videos!!!, and thanks!
I have used the Dutch oven in camping trips, in order to get a good hot stew for dinner, but never thought of baking bread, I must try this is looks amazing, thanks
I can smell this video and it smells damn good. I love my Dutch oven and I appreciate any info and recipes and all knowledge you possess as you pass it on to us TH-cam subscribers! Thank you sir
I have baked cornbread many times over a fire in my dutch oven. I don't use a pan, I put the batter directly into the pre-heated and well greased oven. I then put coals on top and set it just to the side of the fire and turn it every couple of minutes. It usually only takes about 15-20 minutes and it turns out great! After the bread comes out I can then cook soup, stew or beans to finish out a one-pan campfire meal. I love my dutch oven!
I own 6 ovens! 3 of them are 2nd generation hand downs. I've grown up around the oven it's truly homemade cooking! And like a fine wine it's better with age!
A good honest video. Just been given a Dutch oven in winter in Scotland so this kind of pre information is so helpful. Obviously the practical is going to be paramount but thanks for your guidance. It's great that admittedly you use modern aid too like the thermometer which is going to be all part of the experience and learning curve.
I don’t even eat bread that often (but did break out a pan toasted on one side buttered slice) but I love that it’s being done via this time tested and quite elegant method of man, metal vs nature and (coal tending) nurture. Wishing for scratch and sniff screens at the end.
You forgot to mention that you can turn it upside down and bake a pizza in it, since the underside of the lid is pretty flat. Which you can actually use just the lid as a pan to cook bacon, eggs and such..
Super excited about a Dutch oven series! I just got a Dutch oven and plan on doing lots of cooking this summer with some hardwood coals to keep the house cool.
New subscriber! I just bought a cashe of 30 pieces of cast-iron. Can’t wait to learn all the things. It’s been years since I camped with my husband and family, and I’ve lost most of my skillage when it comes to cast-iron cooking outdoors. I recently became a widow, and I’m going back and picking up some of the things that I loved to do that I haven’t had time for lately.
I have been waiting (almost impatiently) for you to do a series like this. I'm excited to see what else will come on this topic. I love all of the outdoor cooking vids.
I made my first Dutch oven whole chicken, it turned out perfect. I used a rocket stove full of charwood and charcoal then charcoal on top. And yes you have to keep maintaining the coal to keep up the heat. Next time I'll try baking bread in the Dutch oven. I've baked my own bread in the oven. This will be something new in the outdoors. Thank you for these informational videos.
Thank you, I burned my first attempt, I peaked and it looked down but I thought how could it be, so I left it longer... oh well on to the next two lol. you really were a big help, every one wants to show doing it with briskets but I make real fires to cook, so I needed to see this.
thanks for the video. My great-grandfather was a pit cooker for logging camps in North Idaho, very early 1900's. I am told he cooked a lot of stress, and bread, which was nick-named "grinders" (they resembled grinding stones that was used in grinding wheat). I was told the food cooked in the Dutch ovens was awesome. I would like to try baking bread in one. thanks again. Justin Maddox
Jon, Another great video, this information on getting the correct wood coals on top and the bottom is invaluable to anyone who has used dutch ovens at events, thank you, you have answered the heating problem very clearly. Also your baking bread at an event has helped me with an activity to do with a primitive camping display we will be presenting at an upcoming Boy Scouting event, thanks again...
You are wonderful with explanations I love those pots..I don't have one to cook outside to put coals on top..if I were younger I would certainly buy one..now im hoping one of my dil will use one as she is good with Dutch ovens
The world would be a better place with more people like this. Then again, Christ would be further off if there were more people like this. I'm just glad that there are people like this in our day and age.
Thank you very much. I am experimenting with Dutch ovens and very new at it. I baked bread last week. It came out ok, but not quite right. I plan to cook some chicken and cornbread today , so I just got back from Wally World with a second oven, which by the way, I paid about $18 for ( Ozark brand). Anyway, I never thought about stacking them. Thanks to you, I plan to try that today. We’ll see what happens. 🙂
Years ago I joined my husband and friends on a hunting trip. I put stew meat, vegetables and broth in my cast iron Dutch oven. I dug a hole deeper than the oven, lined the bottom with hot coals from our campfire, put the Dutch oven in, then put coals on top and covered it all with dirt. We went off hiking for 2-3 hours. When we came back we uncovered the oven and the stew was perfect! I cheated and prepped the meat and veggies at home, took them up to camp in gallon freezer bags-- floured stew meat pieces in one, veggies in another. Not 18th century freezer bags.😉
I have always had my bread stick in my dutch oven. Even after liberal amounts of corn meal. That was a fantastic idea of putting in a ceramic plate! Man I wish I would have thought of that years ago!
I don't know if you guys read these anymore. I just wanted to say watching these videos make me smile. 😊🍁🍂 Happy Fall. And to out Canadian friends Happy Thanksgiving.
I know this video is almost 2 years old now but j wanted to share my little addition...I use the tiny pieces of whole garlic n my bread for added flavor. I don't like chopping them up so I add them to my bread. I use approximately 12 of them. 😀😀 I loved this video btw. Great information to know ❤
Greetings from Arizona. Loved the video an sense of alternative epoch. It was so believable that when the modern thermomether came out, I though...:"wow just like Star Trek "...time travel. Cool. Thanks for the quality job!
Excellent, excellent, excellent video !!! I've been trying to figure out how to do this ! Thank you for your insights into how to bake in a dutch oven !!
In Australia we call it a camp oven and they are still very popular, most campers have at least one and it's what we cook our damper in. I'm cooking a leg of goat in mine for dinner tonight!
Another awesome video. but i just could not get over the digital thermostat. it was just funny to me to see you in period dress and holding it. keep up the informative videos
When my children were growing up we had a wood burning cook stove. I used it all the time. Baking was an enormous treat with the added flavors created by cooking over wood. We also did a lot of camping and cooking with Dutch oven pots. Bread was always the most anticipated treat.
Hello there; I just today came across your video channel. When I saw your face, I said, "Hey, I know that guy" lol. I've never met you but, I see you every month within the pages of The Backwoodsman magazine. Great magazine and a fantastic video series. Thanks for sharing this article, I really enjoyed watching it. I've got to try making bread in my Dutch oven. Thanks again and I subscribed. Stan
Nicely made video. I was able to bake a large Eggplant in my dutch oven. I took the necessary precautions so the eggplant did not touch the bottom directly etc. In face this is the first time I have used it like an oven. One thing I should mention is that after the baking was done, I noticed that the coating layer on the bottom had completely peeled off. It was like when we season cast iron cookware. It is still okay to cook, but thought I share the observation.
Need to buy a Dutch oven or two, maybe different sizes would be the way to go. We love cooking out side, but so far over the years we either use a grate for grilling and pots and pans for other things. We have learned to bake in a pan for a few things like bread and cakes over a wood fire. We use in the same method as Dutch oven, but of course a lot smaller. Works pretty good. Especially when on the trail to camp, then Dutch oven would be to heavy. BUT thrown in the truck or even in back yard would be fun as well as tasty. Thanks for the video advice, We do enjoy learning the knowledge you give us on so many early cooking and utensils. We have yet to buy anything from your store but we have our eyes on a couple of things. 👍👍
Going car camping in a few weeks here. I usually just cook with my fancy gas grill but this year im going to attempt to cook a few dishes the old fashion way: over an open fire pit with cast iron cookware. thanks for this video, need to learn how to use a dutch oven
Jon, I know this is an older video, but using a trivet under the DO will allow you to regulate the heat better. The round iron trivet on your site will work well for this. Getting the DO higher will prevent burning the bottom of what you are cooking. Also, rotate the DO one way and the lid the other way every 15 minutes.
I love this channel,the information here is really priceless for those that want to do things like they did in the 18th century which is really interesting to me and I am sure to many others too.
you can hear the smack of identity politics simmering even in such a wild and untamed circumstance. Funny how the wilderness shakes such sentiments out of some, yet fails to even rattle it in others. Thankfully the thrust of this channel is focused on the wholesome aspects of this topic. Great video as always!
Good Advice Now...Great wisdom then! Dutch Ovens, trivets, top heat, bottom heat; even side heat. I have used a set of these, over hardwood and over standardized 'charcoals'. So many things can be done...but maybe not for large families, even, unless one owns a bunch of them. Current and well-researched cookbooks are available today, with proper recipes and with just the right suggestion of coals top and bottom to produce a result that will delight. Survivalists might remember what we campers also experienced: wood equals smoke; resinous wood equals more smoke; many individual fires mean the end of us all.
they shouldn't - it's just like your own oven. pieces of pottery are fired in a kiln at much, much hotter temps, so even 450 degrees shouldn't hurt it. unless you drop it, of course. lol "Clay becomes pottery at temperatures at about 1,000 degrees F (the beginning of glowing red heat - about 540 C). Traditionally, tribal earthenware is fired to about 1,400 degrees F (760 C)."
Check out COWBOY COOKING kentrollins.com He is a real Cowboy Cook and does a great job teaching about cooking on open fires and Dutch oven cooking. Has a great you tube channel too and a fabulous cookbook.
Jon, I believe I've asked for this before, but would it be possible to do a episode on an "authentic" 18th century Independence Day celebration? What dishes may have been served in the middle of summer for a major festivity like this? What games or events or the like may likely have occurred around the colonies? I know that the first celebrations were in 1777, and that it was a rather fragmented, localized series of affairs, but cannot for the life of me find any details other than small parades, canon salutes and fireworks where available...
Just love all your posts i'm of an age where i remember old style cooking we have lost so much everyday know how . Don't think my grandchildren would know what to do with lamb hearts just got some cheap i know what to do with them .
or even just a whole video about his dog specificlly. Feeding it 18th century treats like pig snouts, and playing with it using a ball made from hogs bladder, stuff like that.
When John says "thanks for watching", I think to myself, "no, John. Thank you". I feel like we're the ones that should be thanking him.
I’m thinking I’d love to be the taster for him!
HURRAH ! FINALLY someone placed a digital thermometer in a Dutch oven so that viewers could actually see how it performs. If there were a Nobel prize for re-enactors, you'd receive one just for this video. Many thanks !
That digital thermometer is definitely not authentic for historical reenactors, but it's how to get the job done efficiently.
Shoutout to the best doggo ever. Looks like he's having the time of his life wandering through all the grass.
I have six Dutch ovens and have been using them for 30 years. I still learn good things from this channel.
A year ago we had a tornado that knocked our power out for days. It was a good thing that we bought our dutch oven a month before that. We made stew and and pizza in the wood fired barbecue grill. Best food we ever tasted .
How did you make pizza? Do you have a gas grill?
@@jessicacanfield5408 It was a woodfired barbecue grill that used to be a gas. I used a cast iron plate so the flame could not reach the pizza pan directly. Also I used a pizza pan to cover the pizza while cooking.
th-cam.com/video/Nurfunbv5yM/w-d-xo.html.
I set the dutchoven directly into a small amount of coals when I made stew.
I showed Townsends to my 15 year old son yesterday. He thinks it's a great way to learn history.
I’ve been watching you for maybe 4-6 months. I’ve already purchased 6 (or more) books from your website. I was planning on cooking some of the recipes in my kitchen. Then you mentioned how cooking over a fire or hot coals added a lot of flavor. Next thing I knew, I was shopping for a camping Dutch oven so I could cook around a fire! I alo liked how versatile the Dutch oven seems to be. It’s the Instant Pot of the 18th century. Yesterday my huge package arrived with my cast iron set ( Dutch oven, griddle, frying pan, sauce pan & lid lifter). My Dutch oven is small (4.5 qt) but I plan on getting a larger one so I can stack them - one with pot roast & one with bread! This will be a lot of fun. Thank you for introducing me to this different way of cooking.
Dutch oven cooking = super awesome! Love berry cobblers with that undeniable crispy bottom from cast iron!
If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much!
As a Canadian, I'd like to thank you for talking about Mrs. Parr. One of our first Canadian writers. She is not well known inside of Canada, never mind in the US.
Thought she was English though?
There are Parrs' in my family history also. My maternal grandmother was from 🇨🇦
Mort most North Americans were from somewhere else back then.
I finally gave it a try yesterday with a beer bread recipe. It came out perfect, I couldn't be more proud. Thanks for this series.
Living in the wilds of the Highlands of Scotland this is a great utensil in the event of a power cut. The Dutch oven is great for so many types of cooking. Great video!
I almost envy you to live in the highlands of Scotland. It’s a magical place.
I have to make do with living in the deep shadows of Katadin mountain up in the north kingdom of Maine, where witchcraft is strong.
Agree!
Mr. Townsend, thank you for your videos. I grew up on a cattle ranch and my dad, like your portrayals, was very resourceful: he trapped and sold coyote pelts, did chuck wagon catering, and smoked meats to make ends meet but also to teach his kids. I “swamped” for him as a kid, moving coals, hauling water, etc. Your video gets it exactly right: there is no exact science to Dutch oven cooking, particularly baking. Different woods have different btus and wind absolutely will rob your heat. I’ve enjoyed watching you and can’t wait to explain and pass on these methods to my kids.
You have no idea I how thankful I am of this clip. You’ve really helped my Dutch oven game.
Many many of my ansestors used Dutch ovens while crossing the plains and while settling Utah and surrounding areas. Thank you for the time and energy you are giving to show us how things would likely have been done then.
perfect timing on this video! just scored my grandmothers dutch oven and was looking forward to trying it out this weekend! thanks
At many reenactments I see people digging the firepit down about a foot in order to accommodate the dutch oven without wind. The hole also insulates the firepit and whatever you are cooking in the oven bakes at a speed more like a modern oven.
Good when you have a separate fire to make coals, otherwise I find airflow can become an issue
Jon, thank you for this video. My wife bought me a dutch oven, trivet, and baking pan last year, and I think we will start using it in the woods this summer. This gives me more confidence both in using the oven and in the freedom to fail and experiment. Thank you much!
Extremely helpful video. I have found that cooking outside in Dutch ovens in the winter the cold air sucks the heat away. I get great results baking bread in Dutch ovens. Also, for charcoal briquettes, regardless of the size of the Dutch oven I get great results by having enough charcoal underneath to cover the entire bottom and enough to make a ring on the outer edge of the ring of the lid with all briquettes touching. Works like a champ. Of course, briquettes in standby.
3 years ago i was searching campfire cast iron cooking videos. This was the first Townsends vid i ever watched. Been hooked since. Congrats on the 1 mil!
I've used bake kettles many times and love them, they are a lot more versatile than one would think. Another great video!
I have just started cooking with a campfire dutch oven. This video series is very helpful and inspiring.
I'm probably crazy for commenting on a 6 year old video, but I have to point out how good John is at teaching this stuff. His passion for what he's talking about really pulls you into whatever he's discussing.
Absolutely LOVE this channel! Love history in general but frontier life is my favorite. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
KNEW YOU AS A KID WITH YOUR DAD AT THE EASTERNS, HUNDRED YEARS AGO. I LOVE THIS STUFF. HOWDY UP IN THE ROCKIES.
I love my Dutch ovens - yes plural I have several. They work wonderfully for breads, stews, jambalaya, you name it.
I absolutely love my Dutch oven.
I have a bigger one than what you used here, but I have learned to cook amazing meals in it.
Best $70 I ever spent!
Bread is the next thing I will try in it.
Need to master this.
Love your videos!!!, and thanks!
I have used the Dutch oven in camping trips, in order to get a good hot stew for dinner, but never thought of baking bread, I must try this is looks amazing, thanks
I can smell this video and it smells damn good.
I love my Dutch oven and I appreciate any info and recipes and all knowledge you possess as you pass it on to us TH-cam subscribers! Thank you sir
I have baked cornbread many times over a fire in my dutch oven. I don't use a pan, I put the batter directly into the pre-heated and well greased oven. I then put coals on top and set it just to the side of the fire and turn it every couple of minutes. It usually only takes about 15-20 minutes and it turns out great! After the bread comes out I can then cook soup, stew or beans to finish out a one-pan campfire meal. I love my dutch oven!
I ordered my 12 quart Dutch oven from Townsends and plan to use it a lot, thanks Jon.
When camping, my dad made everything from pineapple upside down cake to pizza in dutch ovens. He loved them and the food was amazing.
I own 6 ovens! 3 of them are 2nd generation hand downs. I've grown up around the oven it's truly homemade cooking! And like a fine wine it's better with age!
A good honest video.
Just been given a Dutch oven in winter in Scotland so this kind of pre information is so helpful. Obviously the practical is going to be paramount but thanks for your guidance.
It's great that admittedly you use modern aid too like the thermometer which is going to be all part of the experience and learning curve.
love the vids they are now required watching for our boy scouts
John,my wife and I bought the book for our kitchen..it’s great
I don’t even eat bread that often (but did break out a pan toasted on one side buttered slice) but I love that it’s being done via this time tested and quite elegant method of man, metal vs nature and (coal tending) nurture. Wishing for scratch and sniff screens at the end.
You forgot to mention that you can turn it upside down and bake a pizza in it, since the underside of the lid is pretty flat.
Which you can actually use just the lid as a pan to cook bacon, eggs and such..
Great idea. Thank you for that!
oh my god... yes
RIGHT you are. 2020: British Bushcraft practitioners still demonstrate exactly that!
Super excited about a Dutch oven series! I just got a Dutch oven and plan on doing lots of cooking this summer with some hardwood coals to keep the house cool.
New subscriber! I just bought a cashe of 30 pieces of cast-iron. Can’t wait to learn all the things. It’s been years since I camped with my husband and family, and I’ve lost most of my skillage when it comes to cast-iron cooking outdoors. I recently became a widow, and I’m going back and picking up some of the things that I loved to do that I haven’t had time for lately.
I have been waiting (almost impatiently) for you to do a series like this. I'm excited to see what else will come on this topic. I love all of the outdoor cooking vids.
I made my first Dutch oven whole chicken, it turned out perfect. I used a rocket stove full of charwood and charcoal then charcoal on top. And yes you have to keep maintaining the coal to keep up the heat. Next time I'll try baking bread in the Dutch oven. I've baked my own bread in the oven. This will be something new in the outdoors. Thank you for these informational videos.
Thank you Jas for taking the time to explain everything to detail in everyone of your videos!.. I really love and enjoy watching your channel :)
Thank you, I burned my first attempt, I peaked and it looked down but I thought how could it be, so I left it longer... oh well on to the next two lol. you really were a big help, every one wants to show doing it with briskets but I make real fires to cook, so I needed to see this.
I recently bought a dutch oven and hope to bake while camping. Excellent instruction!
I love my Dutch oven's & using them in my home oven, I want to try using them outdoors too, fresh bread yum!
thanks for the video.
My great-grandfather was a pit cooker for logging camps in North Idaho, very early 1900's.
I am told he cooked a lot of stress, and bread, which was nick-named "grinders" (they resembled grinding stones that was used in grinding wheat). I was told the food cooked in the Dutch ovens was awesome.
I would like to try baking bread in one.
thanks again.
Justin Maddox
Jon,
Another great video, this information on getting the correct wood coals on top and the bottom is invaluable to anyone who has used dutch ovens at events, thank you, you have answered the heating problem very clearly. Also your baking bread at an event has helped me with an activity to do with a primitive camping display we will be presenting at an upcoming Boy Scouting event, thanks again...
You are wonderful with explanations
I love those pots..I don't have one to cook outside to put coals on top..if I were younger I would certainly buy one..now im hoping one of my dil will use one as she is good with Dutch ovens
we going to need these skills in the very near future. Thanks!
The world would be a better place with more people like this. Then again, Christ would be further off if there were more people like this. I'm just glad that there are people like this in our day and age.
Thank you very much. I am experimenting with Dutch ovens and very new at it. I baked bread last week. It came out ok, but not quite right. I plan to cook some chicken and cornbread today , so I just got back from Wally World with a second oven, which by the way, I paid about $18 for ( Ozark brand). Anyway, I never thought about stacking them. Thanks to you, I plan to try that today. We’ll see what happens. 🙂
Gosh!
Have l been really watching, your channel for all these years, wow!😯👍
Thanks for the memories, and the knowledge. 🙂
Years ago I joined my husband and friends on a hunting trip. I put stew meat, vegetables and broth in my cast iron Dutch oven. I dug a hole deeper than the oven, lined the bottom with hot coals from our campfire, put the Dutch oven in, then put coals on top and covered it all with dirt. We went off hiking for 2-3 hours. When we came back we uncovered the oven and the stew was perfect! I cheated and prepped the meat and veggies at home, took them up to camp in gallon freezer bags-- floured stew meat pieces in one, veggies in another. Not 18th century freezer bags.😉
I have always had my bread stick in my dutch oven. Even after liberal amounts of corn meal. That was a fantastic idea of putting in a ceramic plate! Man I wish I would have thought of that years ago!
I don't know if you guys read these anymore. I just wanted to say watching these videos make me smile. 😊🍁🍂 Happy Fall. And to out Canadian friends Happy Thanksgiving.
A wonderfully informative video, many thanks for sharing ~Peace~
You guys are just amazing! So very helpful and informative. Thank you again for another outstanding episode!
Excellent instructional video as usual. Thank you!
Thanks for what you do John.
Just got a dutch oven and we'll be trying to make some bread at Mounds State Park! Thanks for the great videos!
I know this video is almost 2 years old now but j wanted to share my little addition...I use the tiny pieces of whole garlic n my bread for added flavor. I don't like chopping them up so I add them to my bread. I use approximately 12 of them. 😀😀 I loved this video btw. Great information to know ❤
Greetings from Arizona. Loved the video an sense of alternative epoch. It was so believable that when the modern thermomether came out, I though...:"wow just like Star Trek "...time travel. Cool. Thanks for the quality job!
Excellent, excellent, excellent video !!! I've been trying to figure out how to do this ! Thank you for your insights into how to bake in a dutch oven !!
When it is windy we dig a hole to put the 'bake kettle' in!
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A fine way to conserve heat and to provide longer-term, more even heat. THANKS for the reminder!
I’m sure that’s were the word fire pit cones from
What a good idea
In Australia we call it a camp oven and they are still very popular, most campers have at least one and it's what we cook our damper in. I'm cooking a leg of goat in mine for dinner tonight!
Another awesome video. but i just could not get over the digital thermostat. it was just funny to me to see you in period dress and holding it. keep up the informative videos
He should have dressed it in a leather pouch and claim it was send by the woodland witches.
When my children were growing up we had a wood burning cook stove. I used it all the time. Baking was an enormous treat with the added flavors created by cooking over wood. We also did a lot of camping and cooking with Dutch oven pots. Bread was always the most anticipated treat.
That bread looks 10x better than what you’ll find today
Hello there; I just today came across your video channel. When I saw your face, I said, "Hey, I know that guy" lol. I've never met you but, I see you every month within the pages of The Backwoodsman magazine. Great magazine and a fantastic video series.
Thanks for sharing this article, I really enjoyed watching it. I've got to try making bread in my Dutch oven.
Thanks again and I subscribed.
Stan
great idea for a multiple part series I am looking forward to it
Yup. I baked bread at camp in one and brownies... surprised everyone.
Nicely made video. I was able to bake a large Eggplant in my dutch oven. I took the necessary precautions so the eggplant did not touch the bottom directly etc. In face this is the first time I have used it like an oven. One thing I should mention is that after the baking was done, I noticed that the coating layer on the bottom had completely peeled off. It was like when we season cast iron cookware. It is still okay to cook, but thought I share the observation.
Great video as usual, and I've always been fascinated by the Dutch oven
Need to buy a Dutch oven or two, maybe different sizes would be the way to go.
We love cooking out side, but so far over the years we either use a grate for grilling and pots and pans for other things.
We have learned to bake in a pan for a few things like bread and cakes over a wood fire.
We use in the same method as Dutch oven, but of course a lot smaller. Works pretty good. Especially when on the trail to camp, then Dutch oven would be to heavy.
BUT thrown in the truck or even in back yard would be fun as well as tasty.
Thanks for the video advice,
We do enjoy learning the knowledge you give us on so many early cooking and utensils.
We have yet to buy anything from your store but we have our eyes on a couple of things. 👍👍
Ok I watched your earthen oven video but this one got me. I'll give it subscribe
i love these old cook videos
love cooking with pur camp oven looking forward to this series
I SO wish this chap was my neighbor! : ) Good stuff!
Going car camping in a few weeks here. I usually just cook with my fancy gas grill but this year im going to attempt to cook a few dishes the old fashion way: over an open fire pit with cast iron cookware. thanks for this video, need to learn how to use a dutch oven
As always, great episode! I'm making it tomorrow on the fire.
I really enjoy your videos just wanted to acknowledge your efforts
Jon, I know this is an older video, but using a trivet under the DO will allow you to regulate the heat better. The round iron trivet on your site will work well for this. Getting the DO higher will prevent burning the bottom of what you are cooking. Also, rotate the DO one way and the lid the other way every 15 minutes.
I love this channel,the information here is really priceless for those that want to do things like they did in the 18th century which is really interesting to me and I am sure to many others too.
you can hear the smack of identity politics simmering even in such a wild and untamed circumstance. Funny how the wilderness shakes such sentiments out of some, yet fails to even rattle it in others. Thankfully the thrust of this channel is focused on the wholesome aspects of this topic.
Great video as always!
I always love camping when you have someone along that is good with a dutch oven. Fruit cobblers are the best
I love the cookbooks with history with it.
Good Advice Now...Great wisdom then! Dutch Ovens, trivets, top heat, bottom heat; even side heat. I have used a set of these, over hardwood and over standardized 'charcoals'. So many things can be done...but maybe not for large families, even, unless one owns a bunch of them. Current and well-researched cookbooks are available today, with proper recipes and with just the right suggestion of coals top and bottom to produce a result that will delight. Survivalists might remember what we campers also experienced: wood equals smoke; resinous wood equals more smoke; many individual fires mean the end of us all.
Thanks for sharing Jon. Lot of good information.
great job on this tutorial, I never saw the inner plates being used before, do they ever break or crack from the rapid cooling when pulling them out?
they shouldn't - it's just like your own oven. pieces of pottery are fired in a kiln at much, much hotter temps, so even 450 degrees shouldn't hurt it. unless you drop it, of course. lol
"Clay becomes pottery at temperatures at about 1,000 degrees F (the beginning of glowing red heat - about 540 C). Traditionally, tribal earthenware is fired to about 1,400 degrees F (760 C)."
Thank you so much !! I've had so much trouble finding videos on how bake in a Dutch oven using wood coals
Check out COWBOY COOKING kentrollins.com He is a real Cowboy Cook and does a great job teaching about cooking on open fires and Dutch oven cooking. Has a great you tube channel too and a fabulous cookbook.
@@olddawgdreaming5715 ill check it out ty
Wonderful! Thankyou for sharing! Take care xxx
Great video! You're an absolute inspiration.
Show's are so awesome and entertaining.
I have a broken oven so making a makeshift Dutch oven was amazing and I managed to bake an apple pie in it! This was over my gas stove
Love your channel... I learn so much!
I have used a 10 in at rondy and made sweat potato corn bread and it is always a hit ...
Jon, I believe I've asked for this before, but would it be possible to do a episode on an "authentic" 18th century Independence Day celebration? What dishes may have been served in the middle of summer for a major festivity like this? What games or events or the like may likely have occurred around the colonies? I know that the first celebrations were in 1777, and that it was a rather fragmented, localized series of affairs, but cannot for the life of me find any details other than small parades, canon salutes and fireworks where available...
Wonderful video. Sharing !
Just love all your posts i'm of an age where i remember old style cooking we have lost so much everyday know how . Don't think my grandchildren would know what to do with lamb hearts just got some cheap i know what to do with them .
Saw your dog in the video - how about a video on pets or feeding pets in the 18th century?
or even just a whole video about his dog specificlly. Feeding it 18th century treats like pig snouts, and playing with it using a ball made from hogs bladder, stuff like that.
I absolutely agree with both of you and definitely would love to see any type of historical pets related video with your dog @Townsends #Townsends
they only git scraps
@Disappointed a stew with the dog ???
Timmy Normand yeah - like not funny. why do some people think being hurtful is funny? i don’t get it. . .