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According to Wikipedia, a dutch oven is: "A Dutch oven is a thick-walled iron (usually cast iron) cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid. It is commonly referred to as a 'camp oven' in the Australian bush, cocotte in French, as a 'casserole dish' in British English, . . . "

The article is located here.

We've dealt with two types of dutch ovens. The first one is made of black cast iron and the second one is enamelled cast iron and is generally used in a kitchen oven. The unenamelled version is generally used outdoors. (Yes, there are exceptions to these rules.)

Black cast is used quite a bit in the Boy Scout program, and there's a lot of literature available on how to care, use, feed and be fed by a dutch oven. Click here for a Boy Scout site with lots of downloads.

Dutch oven cooking has a wide following. Click here to go to the International Dutch Oven Society.

Finally, we have our own site for dutch oven cooking: Just Dutch Oven Recipes.

Entered on: 2009-11-04