
Cast iron Dutch ovens are wonderful for cooking a variety of items while camping. But proper cleaning and care will make it last longer and work better. It needs to be cleaned immediately after use.
• After finishing your meal or dessert, scrape all food out with a plastic scraper. There are a number of scrapers made for this or a pancake turner will work.
• After scraping the food out, rinse it out with warm water.
• Using a vinegar solution with 1 part vinegar to 3 parts water, scrub the interior of the Dutch oven with a sponge and/or clean scrub brush.
• Repeat this step until all evidence of food is gone.
• Warm Dutch oven by the fire or coals.
• Apply a thin layer of shortening to all surfaces of the dutch ovens, including the lid.
• Allow to cool.
• Place a paper towel between the Dutch oven and the lid.
• It is now ready to be used for the next meal or to be stored away.




Whether you dabble in cooking or you consider yourself a well trained chef, anyone interested in cooking acknowledges that behind every good cook is a good set of cookware. It’s very difficult, if not impossible, to create a perfect dish if you don’t have the tools necessary. And for decades, people have been singing the praises of cast iron. But what exactly makes cast iron so special? Why are so many chefs constantly clambering for a cast iron cooking set? The easy answer is that the properties of cast iron far exceed the properties of related metals or materials such as stainless steel.
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