Become a Dutch Oven Master! |The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Dutch Oven Cooking

Become a Dutch Oven Master! |The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Dutch Oven Cooking

Learn how to cook delicious food in a Dutch oven outdoors by following this easy beginner’s guide. Don’t be intimidated as we’ll walk you through some easy steps for your next camping trip or next family gathering, this guide will show you how to make delicious Dutch oven meals in a simple and easy way.

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50 Comments

  1. @OliverMcCoy-yj7kq on February 10, 2025 at 6:55 pm

    What if you cannot make cornbread

  2. @104thironmike4 on February 10, 2025 at 6:55 pm

    All I want is to sit at the camp fire with this man, prep him a kick ass meal, shut my mouth, and listen to him tell stories.

  3. @LuteFrontier on February 10, 2025 at 6:57 pm

    Godfather of Cowboy Cooking

  4. @jonathanschedler9458 on February 10, 2025 at 7:01 pm

    Mr Rollins … I hope maybe one day I can be as good as cowboy cook as you Sir! ❤ I love your videos and pay close attention your cooking methods witch I apply to my cast iron cooking ❤

  5. @AlyDennis-z7g on February 10, 2025 at 7:01 pm

    145 Barrows Inlet

  6. @bbqhoncho2720 on February 10, 2025 at 7:01 pm

    Another Great Video. If just 1 tip is learned it’s well worth watchin. Thank You Brother, Again

  7. @rockclimbingable on February 10, 2025 at 7:03 pm

    I have a Serious question
    Cast Iron seems like such a huge pain in the butt. I am out on my property and have a Dutch oven with a chain and a tri pod . I was all exited to use it and now I can’t because it needs to be cleaned properly, seasoned etc…
    So I had the wife pick me up one of those blue and white speckled tea pots and im off to using my tripod over the fire in a matter of minutes.
    I am seriously considering just picking up a Few pots and pans of this type and retiring that Dutch oven back into the shed before I even try it out…?

  8. @Beun007 on February 10, 2025 at 7:04 pm

    With all due respect sir, I’m from the Netherlands aka Holland but didn’t recognized a single you showed in your video what you call Dutch! Not a single thing! Moreover: I think I have more American stuff in my country than you ate stamppot boerenkool with sausage! Or Dutch pea soup!

  9. @JuanPerez-cs1gx on February 10, 2025 at 7:04 pm

    I use a dutch oven indoors with a regular electric oven. For some dishes like roasts I get better results than cooking directly on the oven.
    One thing to keep in mind (I’ve noticed some do) is that if you live in the city you DO NOT dump the fats that remain from cooking or cleaning into the drain. Use a strainer, paper towel or whatever to put that in the bin.

  10. @manxology on February 10, 2025 at 7:08 pm

    Nice presentation. Thanks.

  11. @meysam9 on February 10, 2025 at 7:10 pm

    Good recipe

  12. @ericksonjustinAK on February 10, 2025 at 7:11 pm

    The whole point of using coals with a Dutch oven is to be able to cook anywhere where there is wood. When you start needing more things than a Dutch oven, then just use an actual oven.

  13. @janwilliams5285 on February 10, 2025 at 7:11 pm

    As always thank you for your guidance

  14. @matts.8342 on February 10, 2025 at 7:13 pm

    Thanks for the video, great information! I’m involved in scouting (was one as a kid and now my kids are in as well), and we do a fair bit of dutch oven cooking. We typically use briquettes for the dutch oven because it seems like it’s easier to convert a home oven recipe to the dutch oven with briguettes. There are charts online (including on Lodge’s site) that give a listing of temperatures and the number of briquettes to use top and bottom to get an approximate temperature inside the oven. I do agree though that for grilling or smoking, briquettes are not the way to go. I use lump charcoal or just wood in my smokers (mostly fruit wood, Apple and Cherry, as I still have quite a bit left from some trees I took out). I have also just used straight coals and have found it to be a bit more difficult, but I do not have a trivet. I’ve got some rebar, so I may weld one up and see if that works better for me.

  15. @tdiddle8950 on February 10, 2025 at 7:16 pm

    You’re gonna burn stuff, but keep on cookin. Truly sage advice.

  16. @matthewgrice6902 on February 10, 2025 at 7:18 pm

    Thanks for the video. And thank you for the advice and instructions. Very helpful if you didn’t grow up cooking outdoors.
    I learned alot of my cooking skills from my grandmother. She didn’t cook outdoors but she did cook on a gas stove and used pressure cookers and recycled tin cans, etc. My point being that she was resourceful and you learned to pay attention. What does it look like, taste like, sound like, feel like? At every stage of the process. She would save up the large baked bean cans for Thanksgiving and Christmas to bake her fruit bread and brown bread and even extra stuffing. When they were done and had cooled then you would cut the bottom of the can out and push the bread through. You would end up with round slices of the best holiday breads. Great memories. I learned some cooking from my mother, but she has always been afraid of gas stoves and appliances. Electric is okay, but doesn’t cook the same as gas. Just like cooking with coals. Thank you for teaching us this method.

  17. @TheRealMozes on February 10, 2025 at 7:20 pm

    I’ve got myself one that’s an outside model without the feet. Those can be used anyway with one of them trivets.

  18. @sumanngon on February 10, 2025 at 7:21 pm

    Can we use the outdoor dutch oven on indoor gas oven top?

  19. @davidsartin5708 on February 10, 2025 at 7:21 pm

    Very good channel. Thank you very much.

  20. @JohnLumapaskeith on February 10, 2025 at 7:23 pm

    Thank you sir, I’m going to try my hands on it 😊

  21. @bobbiedenney1877 on February 10, 2025 at 7:25 pm

    A.. your aluminum pans should be thrown out food cooked In aluminum leaches aluminum into the food and over time causes altzheimers. A good substitute for aluminum is stainless steel

  22. @dreams2xs on February 10, 2025 at 7:26 pm

    I have cooked a chocolate cake on top of a camp stove in a dutch oven. I used an insert and low heat as I didn’t have coals to put on top of the oven. I preheated the dutch oven for quite a while. The cake turned out perfect. I was about 15 years old at the time. That was about 48 years ago. Love cast iron and that is all I use for cooking.

  23. @pest_predator_nz on February 10, 2025 at 7:26 pm

    Pearls of wisdom. Thanks for your genuine advice. Love your content man ❤

  24. @marcvanheugten9472 on February 10, 2025 at 7:27 pm

    Just bought 6 enamelled cast iron pans in assorted sized from an estate sale. Being a Total newb, not knowing if I will often Cook outside like this, I will start with these on the Weber, if I like it I will invest in a "real" one with a dutch windmill on it

  25. @xchanandlerbong on February 10, 2025 at 7:31 pm

    It doesn’t look funny if I dutch oven my wife using this video as reference

  26. @play-doughsrepublic5121 on February 10, 2025 at 7:31 pm

    Thank you Mr. Rollins for this video.

    I’m building an off-grid cabin in northern Minnesota and a Dutch oven will be necessary for cooking.

  27. @ishrats on February 10, 2025 at 7:33 pm

    What a beautiful and informative video. Thank you so much for making it and sharing with us.

  28. @montrichins6040 on February 10, 2025 at 7:33 pm

    Love all your videos!

  29. @jenevievep6264 on February 10, 2025 at 7:34 pm

    I would like to cook our entire Thanksgiving at hunting camp, using dutch ovens/cast iron skillets. Do you have recommendations?

  30. @martyransford9650 on February 10, 2025 at 7:35 pm

    Sir, you’re a font of knowledge. Regarding you horseshoe Dutch oven trivets: Can an indoor Dutch over be "converted" to an outdoor Dutch oven? With a flat lid that fits the diameter of the oven? This would make an "either/or" outfit.

  31. @CrushedAglet423 on February 10, 2025 at 7:36 pm

    Do you happen to have a cook book or a recipe book? I love your channel so much!!

  32. @marvingriffin1166 on February 10, 2025 at 7:36 pm

    Thanks for the video kent.

  33. @1KnightWalker on February 10, 2025 at 7:36 pm

    I was pretending I was out on the range back in day until he said “Pyrex” damn, snapped me back to reality.😂

  34. @carolynturner839 on February 10, 2025 at 7:38 pm

    I so enjoy your videos…thank you !

  35. @mywildflower-theadventures313 on February 10, 2025 at 7:39 pm

    Wow, I’m excited to try your method of cooking. I am a new subscriber today. Thank you, I learned alot.

  36. @MelchizedekKohen on February 10, 2025 at 7:39 pm

    I’m in North East Scotland and want to use a dutchie this summer while wild camping? Best tips for afterwards clean up? as obviously water and hot cast don’t mix

  37. @ambersgrace1 on February 10, 2025 at 7:40 pm

    My cast iron Dutch oven doesn’t have legs or a flat lid, can I still use it n a campfire?

  38. @B35point1 on February 10, 2025 at 7:42 pm

    lol. hardwood, as in, fire wood.

  39. @chuckcrowe2466 on February 10, 2025 at 7:44 pm

    BLASPHEMY IS NEVER ACCEPTABLE…DONT RUIN YOUR SHOW …😎

  40. @Justin-e4c on February 10, 2025 at 7:44 pm

    Gonna be -4 tomorrow morning thinking about making mountain man breakfast in my lodge 10 inch in the front yard

  41. @florangelahinckley8455 on February 10, 2025 at 7:45 pm

    I should have seen this video before I started using my brand new Dutch oven my husband got me for Christmas,I placed a roast straight on the flame,burnt the whole thing food and pot charred,today spent a couple of hours trying to clean it up ,a lot of elbow grease

  42. @reneeciddio6926 on February 10, 2025 at 7:45 pm

    Thank you very much, sir. Your videos are very much. All of them are appreciated.

  43. @kansas8276 on February 10, 2025 at 7:45 pm

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I enjoy your videos and learn much!

  44. @TheBeard411 on February 10, 2025 at 7:46 pm

    If you cut out the center of the shovel and replace it with expanded metal you really get all coals and no ash.

  45. @stevefussell8766 on February 10, 2025 at 7:47 pm

    Man i love my cast iron i have various skillets and a duth oven my favorite is an 8 inch my mother gave me when i got mot married i use it every day .
    The problem is all the conflcting information i want my cast iron equipment to be just rught but theres so many varying opinions it makes it hard lol .. boil water 8n it or not? Use olive oil or avocado oil or lard soap or not wooden spatula or metal the list goes on and on lol.. one good thing is with YouTube there is a lot of cool videos on the subject makes me realize there’s alot of people who are into it like myself

  46. @johnnycakeslim on February 10, 2025 at 7:48 pm

    I’m a retired American living on an island in the Philippines. 4 years ago I shipped myself a Dutch oven from the states and love it from homemade breads to baked eggplant Parmesan . My first experience was at Philmont scout ranch in New Mexico at age 14. We made a peach cobbler on the trail, and I was hooked. Great pointers about coal placement, trivets, and lid rotation. I dont have the long handled lid turner and instead use a large pair of channel lock pliers. It ain’t rocket science I like your coal placement idea… I’ve burned my share of biscuits to know low heat underside works best. Thanks

  47. @charlesmoore5840 on February 10, 2025 at 7:48 pm

    Thank you that was great you are the best there is Cowboy Kent sent copies to my Grandchildren

  48. @stacyhackney6100 on February 10, 2025 at 7:48 pm

    Thx u

  49. @LizaBertha-bs7yz on February 10, 2025 at 7:48 pm

    Why do I feel like he’s the hillbilly uncle we all wanted to have? lol

  50. @chuckcrowe2466 on February 10, 2025 at 7:50 pm

    DUDE EASY ON YOUR THE BLASPHEMY…BLASPHEMY IS NEVER ACCEPTABLE NOR IS IT ENTERTAINING …😠…

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