For years the Dutch oven has been popular on the grill and barbecue scene and cooking with the black pots over an open fire has become a fashionable cult. Thus the Dutch oven is more than merely a cast-iron cooking pot. It is a symbol of the Wild West freedom and adventure good food by a campfire and life in the world of nature. With over 100 recipes now you can learn to cook over open flames in a Dutch oven conjuring such scrumptious dishes as juicy roasts hearty casseroles or baked crisp bread. Desserts too as well as typical bean dishes or casseroles become child s play through simple directions making cooking easy and fun even for a beginner.