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Default Dutch Oven and Campfires

On 2013-02-11, > wrote:

> coals are placed on top of the lid using a small shovel or other tool.


Correct. This is why a proper DO can used to bake biscuits, as it can
be heated from top and bottom like an oven. One must take care
to get a proper DO with a rim around the lid to hold hot coals
and, typcially, small legs to keep the DO from sitting directly on the
campfire coals.

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