Our Dutch oven charcoal chart is designed for use with a heavy cast iron Dutch oven vs an aluminum Dutch oven. The material your Dutch oven is made from makes a difference in heat requirements for cooking.
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Never seen one in action? Check our our VIDEO to see how to use a charcoal chimney! Lighting charcoal briquettes is a breeze with our Rapidfire Charcoal Chimney Starter.Īluminum, Cast Iron And Dutch Oven Cooking Temperatures Warm temperatures and direct sunlight may create conditions requiring less charcoal briquettes for your cooking … remember, the Dutch oven heat chart is just a guide so monitor your cooking conditions and adjust your coals accordingly.īecause we live and camp in Arizona with over 300 days of sunshine each year, we like cooking under the shade of our Camping Coleman Instant Canopy so we don’t have to worry about direct sun overheating our Dutch oven while we are cooking with it. On the flip side, direct sunlight can make a black cast iron Dutch oven heat up quickly. Heat is robbed from your Dutch oven by colder air temperatures, higher humidity levels and higher elevations. See how to use Dutch oven liners.Īir Temperature, Sunlight And Dutch Oven Cooking Temperatures Heavy-duty foil works but I like making my own parchment paper liners for pennies. Try this technique with pies, like my Upper Crust Apple Pie.Īnd cobblers, like my Dutch Oven Berry Cobbler.Īnd cakes, like my Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake.Īnd breads, like my Dutch Oven Cornbread.Īnd quiches, like my Bacon & Cheese Dutch Oven Quiche.Ĭamp Baking Tip: Use liners to easily lift baked goods out of your oven to cool, slice and serve. Maintain Even Heat For Baked GoodsĪlso, don’t forget to use a lid lifter to turn your lid and oven about one-quarter turn in opposite directions every 10-15 minutes to produce evenly baked goods. I use an inexpensive cookie sheet or a disposable aluminum pan as a barrier between my charcoal and the ground to provide a dry surface for the coals. This is especially important when you are trying to maintain a precise temperature for baking things like these easy Dutch Oven Biscuits. If you are cooking with your Dutch oven sitting directly on the ground, remember that moist cold ground steals heat and can extinguish your charcoal. Our Dutch Oven Temperature Chart is a general guideline indicating the number of charcoal briquettes required to produce a certain temperature for different sizes of Dutch ovens … and, if you don’t have one yet, we have help for you to answer the question, What size Dutch oven should I buy for camping?Īs I said, a Dutch oven cooking chart is just a guide. Overall, briquettes perform more consistently than lump charcoal.Ĭooking Method And Dutch Oven Coal Placement Because of their uniform size and shape, they are easier to cook with because they produce a more even amount of heat and burn at a more even rate.
Generally speaking, charcoal briquettes burn cooler and slower than lump charcoal.
Natural wood pieces are charred to create lump charcoal resulting in chunks that have irregular sizes and shapes. Wood and wood byproducts are combined with additives then compacted to form briquettes resulting in chunks that have a uniform size and shape. When I am really trying to maintain a very specific temperature (like when I am making temperamental baked goods) I prefer to use charcoal briquettes because of the consistency. When I am doing that, I am using hardwood (in our area we have lots of oak and mesquite, in other parts, maple, alder, almond and pecan are popular choices) and I let the wood burn down to provide a coal that is about the same size as a charcoal briquette. Use the brined method above except do not use initial tight foil.When I am using coals from firewood, I still use this chart to help me determine how many coals to use. Remember to let the bird stand for a half hour before carving! Terrific Convection Turkey (Un-Brined) If the turkey appears to be becoming too brown, place a loose piece of foil on top. With a 14 pound turkey, this should take approximately 1:30 to 1:45.
Continue roasting the turkey (without foil), basting with pan drippings every 15 minutes until the internal temperature of the thighs reaches 165 ☏. Roast for 40 minutes, then remove foil and baste with 1/2 cup of chicken stock.ĥ. Cover the breast and the tops of the thighs with tight-fitting foil.Ĥ. Use the roast setting if available otherwise use bake.ģ. Below you will find a basic recipe that is sure to please, providing moist meat and crispy skin. Turkey in a Convection Oven For how long and at what temperature should I convection-roast my turkey?Īt Thanksgiving and Christmas, this is one of the most common questions that people have when cooking a turkey.
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