Baking Temperatures For Dutch Oven Cooking
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1BAKING TEMPERATURES FOR DUTCH OVEN COOKING
The following chart includes information from Lodge Cast Iron showing the number of briquettes
recommended for the top and bottom of your Dutch oven to achieve desired temperature:
TEMPERATURE
DUTCH
OVEN
SIZE
325
350
375
400
425
450
10 - top
11 - top
11 - top
12 - top
13 - top
14 - top
8”
5 - bottom
5 - bottom
6 - bottom
6 - bottom
6 - bottom
6 - bottom
Total - 15
Total - 16
Total - 17
Total - 18
Total - 19
Total - 20
13 - top
14 - top
16 - top
17 - top
18 - top
19 - top
10”
6 - bottom
7 - bottom
7 - bottom
8 - bottom
9 - bottom
10 - bottom
Total - 19
Total - 21
Total - 23
Total - 25
Total - 27
Total - 29
16 - top
17 - top
18 - top
19 - top
21 - top
22 - top
12”
7 - bottom
8 - bottom
9 - bottom
10 - bottom
10 - bottom
11 - bottom
Total - 23
Total - 25
Total - 27
Total - 29
Total - 31
Total - 33
20 - top
21 - top
22 - top
24 - top
25 - top
26 - top
14”
10 - bottom
11 - bottom
12 - bottom
12 - bottom
13 - bottom
14 - bottom
Total - 30
Total - 32
Total - 34
Total - 36
Total - 38
Total - 40
Approximate serving sizes per Dutch oven (some people may eat more than others):
Oven Size
Persons Served
8”
1-2
10”
4-7
12”
12-14
12” deep
16-20
14”
16-20
14” deep
22-28
Baking temperatures taken from cookbooks sometimes refer to them as “Slow”, “Moderate”, “Hot”, or “Very
Hot” ovens. Those terms normally reflect the following temperatures: : “Slow” - 250 to 350; “Moderate” -
350 to 400; “Hot” - 400 to 450; and “Very Hot” - 450 to 500.
For an easy-to-remember method to achieve a desired temperature, you could try the following method:
Check the size of your Dutch oven and using that number, take three less briquettes for the bottom and add
three for the top. For example: with an 8" Dutch oven you would place 5 briquettes on the bottom (8 minus
3 equals 5) and 11 briquettes on the top (8 plus 3 equals 11.) This works for most Dutch ovens.
To increase the temperature of your Dutch oven by approximately 25 degrees, add one briquette to the top
and one briquette to the bottom. To lower the temperature 25 degrees should your Dutch oven be cooking
too fast, remove one briquette from the bottom and one from the top. Adjusting the temperature of your
Dutch oven is as easy as adding or removing briquettes.
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