The Dutch Oven Cookbook: Recipes for the Best Pot in Your Kitchen (Gifts for Cooks) Paperback – December 2, 2014

Love this cookbook which I bought as a shower gift along with a Dutch oven.

Recipes look good. I look forward to trying them.

This is a review of the 2014 edition of The Dutch Oven Cookbook. I borrowed the 2006 version and wanted to purchase my own copy. I discovered there was a new printing. I wondered if the recipes were the same, but I couldn't find any information about that in any of the reviews. So I thought I would provide that information in case anyone else was wondering the same thing. The 2006 edition has the pears on the cover. The 2014 edition has a red enamel dutch oven on the cover. There are a few differences. In the Soups, Chiles and Chowders section, Pasta Fagioli Soup was removed, and replaced with Chicken Posole Soup. The other recipes are all there. Some have been reworked a bit, like Dutch Oven Scrambled Eggs is now Dutch Oven Eggs with Pancetta and Kale. A few others have slight changes in the name of the recipe, but the recipe is unchanged. There are more pictures in the new one, which is not necessarily better. Sometimes imagination is better than the picture! One other thing I wanted to mention is the size of the book itself. The 2014 book is smaller is size than the 2006 version. 2006 is 9 1/4 x 7 1/4. 2014 is 8 3/4 x 7 1/4. Not much, but enough to make it seem small. 2014 has more pages, 163 v. 147 for 2006. The book has some very nice recipes in it. Definitely worth the money to purchase. My own personal preference would be the 2006 first edition. It's plain, but I like it. This is still a good purchase though, and I enjoy the recipes.

Great finish and cooks even better. It is a little heavy but offers even heating and holds the heat for a long time. Expensive but worth the extra $.

I bought dutch ovens for all three of my daughters for Christmas this year. They all like to cook ,especially soups, crock-pot and 1 dish foods so I thought the dutch oven would be the perfect gift. I was thankful to find a dutch oven cookbook that had the basics of "how to" select, take care of and cook with a dutch oven. It also has lots of information of the basics of cooking with a dutch oven. All my girls are wonderful cooks but unfamiliar with the dutch oven. I gave them their dutch ovens and dutch oven cookbooks at Thanksgiving since they all cook from scratch regularly and have much holiday cooking to do I thought they could use it early. So far I have gotten rave reviews from the girls on their dutch ovens and the cookbook. They may alter some of the cookbook recipes to their own likings but really like the good information it has. It is their "go to" book for their dutch oven. To those complaining about the edit issues, look beyond them and look at the great information and recipes it provides. To the authors: Thanks ladies for taking the time to write such a helpful cookbook.

If you’re looking for southern-style rustic recipes, keep looking. There are some great recipes in this book, but not what I was expecting. I’ve tried several of the recipes, and they turned out great! Quite a variety of recipes.

Wonderful cookbook with lots of tasty recipes (I've tried 5 in the two weeks I've had it (the dumplings in the Beef Stew With Parsley Dumplings is sublime!) and every recipe has been delicious and well written. The Smoked Sausage, Chicken & Shrimp Gumbo is the BEST gumbo we've had to date and I've already received requests to make it again. The index is well organized, the photos are great (wish there were more photos) and the ingredients are typical pantry foods which I appreciate. Overall a fabulous find for the fancy new Dutch oven Santa Claus gave me! A++++

An excellent cookbook for the Dutch oven.My wife bought me my first Dutch oven along with this cookbook last Christmas (2017). It’s almost been a year and I’ve cooked so many recipes from this book. We’ve loved every single recipe, particularly the provincial soup, garden minestrone, smothered chicken with mushrooms, chicken posole (amazing), maple-glazed root vegetables, etc. I’ve made many of see multiple times throughout the year. I’m really looking forward to trying the lemongrass chicken pho, kalua pork, and hot and sour soup, and the gumbo recipe.Also, I was new to cooking when I received this Dutch oven and cookbook last year, and I did not find the recipes hard to follow at all. I enjoy the build up of flavors these recipes develop, and everyone has loved the meals and soups.Highly recommend this cookbook!