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Dutch oven

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, Dutch oven means: A heavy cooking pot with a close-fitting lid, suitable for stove or oven cooking.

In Turkish: kapaklı ağır döküm tencere

How it is used

Often associated with cast iron; used for braises and bread baking.

Example sentences

  1. The beef braised in a Dutch oven all afternoon.

    The heavy covered vessel is suited to slow moist cooking.

  2. She baked the round loaf in a Dutch oven.

    The same vessel can create an enclosed space for bread baking.

Common collocations

  • cast-iron Dutch oven
  • Dutch oven bread
  • braiseTo brown food first and then cook it slowly in a covered pot with a small amount of liquid, so that tough cuts become tender.
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.

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