hi i am looking for conversations on the dutch oven receipes. the call for a large pot and we want to use a smaller pot how would we do that. thanks

@georgina - At the bottom of each recipe page, it says "All recipes use a 12-inch dutch oven, unless specified. If you have a 10-inch dutch oven, use about 2/3 to 3/4 of the ingredient amounts but keep the temperature and time about the same."

If you used an 8-inch D.O., it typically holds about 1/3 as much as a 12-inch.

thank you for a wonderful site, I have shared with several of my colleagues. It is most appreciated.

Very helpful DO information...

Your info. page is most helpful-----please keep it on!!

Great site, lots of useful info for a newbie. Thinking of printing some of this off in case i don't get a signal where I'm camping.

Dear DutchOvenDude,



My friends and I have been debating this topic for over three weeks now. Is a hint a defined measurement? If you put a hint in a recipe in 2019, a regular person would take a little bit and throw it in their food. But is that because their misinformed and do not know the genuine measurement or because a hint is not 1/128th of a teaspoon. I am curious to see what you think about this.



Have a wonderful day



From,

Ruslan

@Ruslan - Sure, a hint is 1/128th teaspoon, but I think you'll be hard pressed to find recipes calling for a hint of anything.

Howdy;



Cooking for 1 (me), Don't need or have a place for the standard 12" DO it seems all the recipes are created for.

My question is this, What is the best practice to downsize the recipes? Some things I think I can just go for 1/3 of the Standard. But when it comes to pre-mixed things (cake mixes), and such what "is Best Practice"?

Thanks for your thoughts and any suggestions.



hank

Sorry, Had a Homer Simpson moment, Ment to tell you that I have a 2 qt, 8" Camp DO to do my DO cooking that is why I mentioned the 1/3rd in the above.



Sorry, been a long day.



Thanks again;



hank

@hank - The area of an 8-inch circle is 44% that of a 12-inch circle. The volume of an 8-inch d.o. that is 4 inches tall is about 35% of a 12-inch d.o. that is 5 inches tall.

So, using 1/3 of the ingredient amounts is a bit low and 1/2 is a bit high. I've found that using 1/3 for soups and other 'liquid' items works well, and using 1/2 for casseroles, meats, and other more solid things is good.

If you're making breads, then 1/3 will most likely be too small and 1/2 might push the lid off - so with those, making the effort to figure out 40% would be worth it.



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