Cooking in the Cold

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Cooking in the Cold on October 18, 2011 at 3:06 PM

The weather is starting to change in Utah, and generally, I cook with my dutch ovens less in the cold that I do during warmer weather.

So do you cook outdoors year round? What adjustments do you make when cooking in cold weather?

Reply #1 on October 19, 2011 at 3:36 PM

When I've done cooking in the cold (admittedly less than at other times) I have found very little need for adjustments. MAYBE a little more heat, but that's about it.

I'm working on a chili recipe at home, and I'm thinking that one of these Saturdays, maybe in November, I need to bust out the dutch oven and make it in there. If so, I'll have to quantify it, right now it's sort of "add a little bit of this, add a little bit of that", but I'm thinking that using the cast iron can only make it better.

-Darren

There are two rules of Dutch Oven Cooking:
1) If you cook too much food, share.
2) Cook too much food.