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Cleaning and Storing your Dutch Oven
By Glea Reno and Dennis Reno
Cleaning and Storing your Dutch Oven
by: Glea Reno and Dennis Reno
There are many opinions on cleaning a Dutch Oven. Not all Dutch Oven cooks believe you can use
soap in your Dutch Oven. Some cooks suggest never to wash them, others wash them, but not with
detergent. We have found that a well-seasoned oven will not be damaged by using a few drops of
dishwashing soap if you have been cooking something really greasy. Just be sure to rinse several
times to make sure there is no soap residue. If your oven is not well-seasoned, whatever you put in the
oven will be absorbed into the pot and become part of your next meal.
Dutch Oven care begins with seasoning, but it's important to clean them properly after each use.
Cleaning cast iron is easier than scrubbing pots and pans. As soon as possible after using your Dutch
Oven, scrape out as much food as possible with a plastic scraper. Put 1 - 2 quarts of hot water in your
oven and scrub with a plastic scrubbing pad or a vegetable brush. Immediately after washing, dry the
oven thoroughly by putting it in your kitchen oven at 150 to 200 degrees for about 10 minutes.
Cast Iron can only be dried by heating. Heat dries out the moisture in the pores. If a pot is not
completely dried after it is used, it will rust. The pores must be opened by heating up, and the moisture
dried out of it. Don't let the oven set around after washing, go straight from draining the rinse water into
the kitchen oven if possible. If you are camping and don