Camping Season is Around the Corner: Got your dutch ovens ready?

Warm weather is around the corner, which means travel season, which also means camping season, which also means Dutch Oven season.

Being a travel enthusiast and living in midst of the Rocky Mountains means for myself that camping is just a short drive away. I live in Utah. I can find camping spots as close as a few miles away and I can escape to the mountains in a half hour. When I camp, if I can, I love to try out my dutch oven skills. For me, there is nothing like kicking back by the fire with good food and good people. Sure, you can always break out the hot dogs or create a meal by stuffing your face with marshmellows, but nothing enhances the experience like dutch oven cooking.

I love dutch oven food, but I'll admit, I am a bit of a novice when it comes to the art of cooking. But, just like travel, I am always up for trying new things, new foods, and new experiences. From the glories of YouTube and many wonderful, and professional, dutch oveners on the Internet, I have been able to develop a love for learning how to do it.

If you've ever began dutch ovening before, you find out that there is alot more to it than just pouring some ingredients into a pot. Learning about cooking times, the behavior of charcoal brickets, and proper cleaning techniques are just as important as preparing the food.

There are tons of food sites out there with different recipes depending on what you are looking to cook. Below I share with the masses a recipe that I recently tried out that I found was a success. If you like stews, I highly recommend this. It is from a site called "bobsuruncle.itgo.com". The site has many recipes to choose from. The one I tried is called "Chuckwagon Stew".


http://bobsuruncle.itgo.com/recipe/stew.html


Also, If you are a person like me and want to begin learning how to dutch oven or just about dutch ovens in general, I have include a youtube link that I found useful for begining your dutch oven experience. The guys from CampCookingtv youtube channel have a show called "Lipsmaking Camping" where they teach about the finer dutch oven intricacies.


With the smells of dutch oven wafting in the air, you will soon be wanting to dutch oven at every outdoor experience and your friends and family will love you even more for your talent.

If you have a dutch oven recipe that you find was a success, please share in the comments section for others to enjoy. Happy Dutch Ovening!