/ËsÊmÉ/. noun. 1. (sometimes capital) the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn, astronomically from the June solstice to the September equinox in the N hemisphere and at the opposite time of year in the S hemisphere. (as modifier): summer flowers, a summer dress, related adjective aestival.
A Dutch oven is a heavy cooking pot (usually cast iron) with a lipped tight-fitting lid. Dutch. ovens were used as cooking pots for hundreds of years. The pioneers who settled the American. West took Dutch ovens with them. The Dutch oven is loved because of its versatility and is. used to, bake, stew, fry, roast.
There are some brands of cast iron made in China especially for American distributors, and these brands are subject to quality control standards that, I feel, make them trustworthy enough to use. (Camp Chef cast iron is quite popular, despite its Chinese origins. The Camp Chef Ultimate Turkey Roaster was discontinued, but it is a collector's item and considered quite valuable to those who manage to score a used oneâ¦and Camp Chef is a sponsor of many cast iron and dutch oven events, including the National Dutch Oven Gathering).