Josh wrote about seasoning a new Barbeque Grill and I had to jump in here and write about seasoning a Dutch Oven. New dutch ovens come from the factory with a thin coat of wax in order to keep them from rusting. Before using your dutch oven (or any other cast iron cookware, i.e a [...]
Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler
One of the favorite desserts that my family (and scout troop) love is my Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler. I use a couple of cans of sliced peaches (or even better – home bottled peaches) that I have drained into a separate bowl on the bottom of the dutch oven.. I sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon [...]
Desserts at Camp
Part of the week at Scout Camp is preparing a dessert each night. I try to teach the scouts how to cook some tasty desserts and it gives the troop to gather around and talk by the fire as the food cooks. This year, by popular vote, we are having the following desserts: S’mores – [...]
Camp Chef Dutch Oven Table
I am always looking for a solution to help with my efforts at dutch oven cooking. I am not a pro by any means, but I make some mean dishes in a dutch oven. My first experience with a dutch oven was when I was a boy scout – a long time ago. We had [...]
Volcano II Collapsible Stove
I saw the coolest thing today when I was in the sporting goods store. I went in looking for some sort of platform to get my charcoal off the ground. I am a scoutmaster and am taking my scouts to scout camp next week and there are fire restrictions. This means no open fires, no [...]
Dutch Oven Dessert Pizza
As a scoutmaster, I am constantly looking for good ways to provide my scouts a treat. One of my scouts introduced me to the concept of Dutch Oven Dessert Pizza. It is a pizza crust cooked in a dutch oven. After the crust is done, you can put various dessert toppings on the crust and [...]
