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Dutch oven
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Dutch oven
n.
1. A large, heavy pot or kettle, usually of cast iron and with a tight lid, used for slow cooking.
2. A metal utensil open on one side and equipped with shelves, placed before an open fire for baking or roasting food.
3. A wall oven in which food is baked by means of preheated brick walls.

Dutch oven
n
1. (Cookery) an iron or earthenware container with a cover used for stews, etc.
2. (Cookery) a metal box, open in front, for cooking in front of an open fire
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Noun1.Dutch oven - an oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fireDutch oven - an oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fire
oven - kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
2.Dutch oven - iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews
pot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid


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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A chuck wagon cook used large pots and Dutch ovens over open fires to feed 15-20 men three meals a day, then moved on to a new roundup site before nightfall.
The menu for Lewis and Clark's first meal here is unknown, but we do know that Dutch ovens and guns were the most common metal items among the gear carried by the Corps of Discovery as it explored the American Northwest in 1804-1806.
Dutch ovens are perfect for soups, stews, and braising meats.
 
 
 
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