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The Rule of 3's
Step 1- Take note of the size of your oven. (i.e. 12")
Step 2- Subtract 3 from the size (12-3=9) and add that many briquettes under your oven.
Step 3- Add 3 to the size (12+3=15) and add that many briquettes on top of your oven.

This will give you approximately 325 degrees in your oven.

To increase the temperature, add 1 briquette above and 1 below, for every additional 25 degrees needed.
To decrease the temperature, remove 1 briquette above and 1 below, for every 25 degrees less you need.


Simple Dutch Oven Sanitizer
Mix 1 part Vinegar with 4 parts water in a spray bottle.
Spray on, let sit a few moments and wipe off, or spray on and leave it.

More on the Dutch oven
If your math skills are as good (or bad) as mine... you might want to use this handy chart below.
(by the time I got done doing all that math, it would be time for breakfast) I printed this out and put a laminated copy inside the dutch oven.

I got it from the Southern California Chapter of the International Dutch Oven Society. Here is a link to their website.

http://www.socaldos.org/index.htm

Man, they have a group for everything these days, I'll bet there is a chapter in your state.
L-Hanna



Temp. 8 inch
10 inch
12 inch
14 inch
16 inch
°F Top Btm. Top Btm. Top Btm. Top Btm. Top Btm.
300° 9 4 12 5 15 7 19 9 21 11
325° 10 5 13 6 16 7 20 10 22 12
350° 11 5 14 7 17 8 21 11 24 12
375° 11 6 16 7 18 9 22 12 24 13
400° 12 6 17 8 19 10 24 12 27 13
425° 13 6 18 9 21 10 25 13 28 14
450° 14 6 19 10 22 11 26 14 30 14
500° 15 7 20 11 23 12 28 14 32 15


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redwoodgrown Biscuits for that old black pot 1 Aug 8 2009, 11:59 AM EDT by L-Hanna
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I have a few biscuit recipes that I would like to share.



Cream Cheese Clouds

2 c. flour
1 t. salt
4 t. baking powder
¼ c. shortening
1 c. buttermilk

8 oz. (1 brick) cream cheese
½ stick of butter
½ c. sugar and 5 T. cinnamon (combined)

Basic biscuit recipe: Combine first 4 ingredients using pastry blender or fork until it looks like cornmeal. Carefully (do not work with it much) mix in the buttermilk. Dough should be moist (for Cream Cheese Clouds, a little drier than normal). Pat onto floured surface and use any size round cutter (for Cream Cheese Clouds, small cutter).

For Cream Cheese Clouds: AT SAME TIME…Melt butter in skillet and allow skillet and butter to cool slightly. Cut cream cheese brick into small pieces. Roll cream cheese pieces in butter then in the sugar mixture.

Make an indentation in the middle of biscuit, place cream cheese square. Cover the entire cream cheese square with the biscuit dough.

Place in bottom of dutch oven.
Bake for about 10 minutes or until brown on top at 450.

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