Scout's Dutch Oven Cookbook

Took it camping with me and refered to ti all the time!!!It was my first time using my Lodge camping dutch oven and I had a great time with it due to this book

As a Scout leader tasked with assisting the youth in planning the meals for our camps and week-long adventures this summer I was looking for a resource that included trusted recipes. I was fortunate to find this book and I'm excited to share some of the valuable information I've learned through reading it.The book starts with a good overview for the Newbie. While I've used Dutch ovens for years, I found this information useful to review. There's also a chapter reviewing basic skills, followed by Caring for your Dutch Oven, then Important Accessories and a Step by Step tutorial. I enjoyed their review of ways to clean and optimize the camp experience. I often cook with Dutch ovens at home with easy access to a clean kitchen so this was a good reminder.The bulk of the book is the recipes. The recipes are organized by meal. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and then Side Dishes, Breads and Deserts. Each Recipe includes a handy rating called "Challenge Scale" with most easy, a few moderate and some difficult to provide room to grow your cooking skills. I also like that the required equipment is included for each recipe, including which size Dutch Oven to use. The number of coals and how to use them is also included on each recipe. In some of my other books you are left to determine which size oven fits best.I plan to use the book as not only a purchasing guide (when buying the ingredients), but a cooking guide in camp. I'll make a copy of the individual recipe we are making and have it there for the boys to use when preparing and cooking the meal. With the coal counts and directions right there with each recipe it'll be better than books which show a temperature and require looking up coal counts in tables.I like the balance, there's plenty of great recipes I'm excited to use. We are headed out for another over-nighter tomorrow and I'll be giving a couple of these recipes the taste test. One more nice aspect to the book is the antidotal notes with recipes, like who provided them and some history associated with it. I enjoy that and find it provides a nice feel when reading the book, much like a family recipe book for fellow Scouters to share.5 stars for a great book, I know the Scouters I work with appreciate it!

Brilliant little book - you would not believe what you can cook over an open fire!! A must have if you own a dutch oven.

Our son is an Eagle Scout, father of scouts, and his family loves camping. Awesome recipes for them to try.

Adequate and satisfactory. Item as described.