INTRODUCTION

Years ago, when I first met Greg, he had a bunch of cast iron skillets hanging on the wall in the
kitchen. I remember him telling me how you never use soap in cast iron and it just needs to be wiped
out and given a light coating of oil and then hung back up. I thought to myself "eww!" He continued
to cook with the cast iron and use it all the time. I, on the other hand, stuck with my Teflon (no pun
intended!)

Obviously, all that has changed over the years. I'd rather cook in cast iron than anything else and
now, we don't have just a couple skillets hanging on the walls, but we have waffle irons, pizza pans, a
huge variety of skillets and more! My Dutch ovens are my favorite thing to cook in and I'd use them
year round if I could. Unfortunately, when the temps up here in the frigid north are -40, even a
diehard cast iron cook like myself would have problems cooking outside! But that's OK! Fortunately
for me, I have lots of cast iron to choose from here in the house!

When we bought our first camper, I decided that I wanted to try Dutch oven cooking. For Christmas
that year, Greg bought me a couple of cast iron Dutch ovens. That was the beginning of the end for
me! I've since acquired numerous cast iron Dutch ovens, to the point that I worry about how much
weight we're carrying in the fifth wheel with all that cast iron when we go camping! ☺

With the opening of our store, (RVing Outpost), we acquired many more pieces of cast iron and other
tools used for cooking with them. My favorite, is our Double Propane Burner. I use it all the time (it's
set up in our garage when we're not camping) and wouldn't even dream of going camping without it.
My Charcoal Lighter Basket is my next favorite accessory. No more lighter fluid, and I can just pop it
on top of the propane burner to get the coals started! Of course, a good pair of gloves is a MUST
when cooking with Dutch ovens, but I must say my absolute favorite tool, by far, is my Mair Lid Lifter!
There is just no comparison when it comes to lid lifters!











I have included pictures of some of my favorite recipes, (when I was able to find them on my
computer!). When you cook these delicious meals, if you take pictures, please e-mail them to me
(juliemik@rvingoutpost.com), and I'll be happy to add them to the book.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these recipes and have a blast cooking in your Dutch ovens!


Julie Miklaszewicz
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