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We haven't had the book that long but we've already enjoyed some of the recipes we found inside. I bought this book for my husband, who loves to cook in dutch ovens.This is the first recipe book I've seen that has the coal count and placement. The recipes are clear and easy to understand.
Others have added a nice variety to my menu (teriyaki barbecue chicken, Catalina chicken, manicotti, etc). Again, if this is the kind of cooking you want to do with your dutch oven, I'm sure the recipes are great, but it isn't my style.Of the remaining recipes, several are the traditional camp fare - breakfast casserole, hamburger casserole, stew, and 'dump' cobbler. Then there are the recipes calling for cornish game hens, mutton, orange zest, asiago cheese, almond extract, red wine, white chocolate, or toasted pine nuts.
Most of the recipes are intended for 12" dutch ovens, although I'm sure they could be adapted for other sizes.My main quarrel with the book is that many of the recipes are not for the kind of camp cooking that I do. However, this isn't the way I cook when I am camping. This is a nice little cookbook, with very clear directions for temperatures and numbers of coals and where to place them.
A few other recipes call for a special "Camp Chef Ultimate" dutch oven. I was just disappointed to find that so few of the recipes are ones that fit my camp cooking style. About 1/4 of the recipes are for yeast breads/rolls.
If this is the way you want to use your dutch oven, there are some great sounding recipes here.
However IMHO, the recipes are neither terribly unique nor special. Has some good recipes (we bought the Kindle version so that we can take it with us without the bulk). Also a little lacking in the area of main courses. I've found that similar recipes seem to be available on the web. The Kindle version is well-laid out. I like that it lists the ingredients clearly, making it easy to go shopping.
:) Worth the "dough." (A little pun there. Great recipes here. It even tells you how many coals to put on top and beneath the oven.
He makes new recipes and is always excited to share them with us. My father-in-law is really enjoying them. I personally liked this one best, but he seems to enjoy reading the trivia in all of them. I bought this Dutch Oven cookbook, along with Cee Dub's Dutch Oven & Camp Cookin' and Camp Cooking:100 Years, for my father-in-law for Christmas. The three were sold together for a savings.
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