[DelaWhere]

The purpose for the lipped edge on the old dutch ovens was to pile embers on - with the rounded top the embers would all fall off. If you want to use it as a real old fashioned oven as it was intended, you need the lip.

[Wneighbor]

The purpose for the lipped edge on the old dutch ovens was to pile embers on - with the rounded top the embers would all fall off. If you want to use it as a real old fashioned oven as it was intended, you need the lip.

I'm hungry. And ya'll keep talking about those dutch ovens. Peach cobbler is my favorite dessert and you can't make one any better than in one of those dutch ovens over a campfire. ~drooling~ Still an hour till my honey gets home dunno if I can make it!!!

[DelaWhere]

Excuse everyone - testing something.

Food Storage Calculator

Use the following calculator to figure the minimum food storage amounts for your family for one year. The amounts are based on the recommendations listed in the LDS Church's Essentials of Home Production and Storage booklet, see (LDS Distribution Center). These are only recommendations. You will need to determine what you should store for your family.

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[Melinda in TN]

Yep, that’s the reason. I think I explained that about 300 posts back but I don’t think I explained it very well. :-) This has been a very long and interesting topic.

If all you do is cook in a conventional oven the lip is not required but if you want to cook over a campfire you would need it.