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July 06, 2005
Dutch Oven Cook Off
I saw a cool press release yesterday announcing the "United States Dutch Oven Champion" cookoff to be held in Murray, Utah this Friday. From the release:
Wheeler Historic Farm hosts the competition, where each two-person team must prepare a main dish, bread and dessert using Dutch ovens. The event is the perfect culinary complement to the Days of '47 activities.The winning team will receive $1,000 in cash from Camp Chef, a Logan, Utah-based manufacturer of Dutch ovens and other outdoor cooking products. The Utah Beef Council will also present the winning team with a check for $500 for cooking with beef, a staple for nutrition among the pioneers. Teams will also go home with the largest gift packages awarded in Dutch oven competitions, with more than $6,000 in gift certificates, products and prizes from local and national companies.
The winner from the cook off wins a chance to compete at the International Dutch Oven Society's World Championship Cook Off in early 2006.
Sounds like fun. I have a few large cast iron dutch ovens I use for chile, pulled pork, BBQ beef, baked beans and cornbread. Some people are put off by the maintenance of cast iron but they're inexpensive and they last forever if you take care of them properly.
How about you? Are you a cast iron devotee? What's your latest cast iron dish?
Posted by The Pragmatic Chef at July 6, 2005 08:16 AM
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Comments
Yay for cast iron. I use my skillet weekly as a roaster for chickens & porkses.
Man, if you need to season your Iron, just do a pork shoulder at 300 for 5 hours. Done AND you get dinner.
Biggles
Posted by: Dr. Biggles at July 6, 2005 01:48 PM