The Outdoor Dutch Oven Cookbook - Best Camping & Backpacking Recipes for Cast Iron Cooking | Perfect for RV Trips, Picnics & Outdoor Adventures

Many of the reviews talk about lack of information on how many charcoal briquettes to use for each recipe. Apparently they didn't read page 4 which give the complete temp to briquet conversion chart. Furthermore I have a almost a dozen dutch oven cook books, I don't think one of the cook books agrees to how many charcoal briquettes it takes to reach a given temperature. Think about it; Half the briquettes are missing sizable chunks or are half pieces, then the longer they burn the smaller they get and so give off less heat. The more white ash that builds up on the coal the cooler they get, so there are just too many variables to give temperature settings like you would on a stove. Therein is the skill involved in being a dutch oven chef. You just need to get the temp into the ballpark and adjust the cooking time to compensate.I was also afraid of all the comments about camping tips and environmental advice such as burying your feces. Those commenting made it sound like it takes up half the book, while in actuality it only takes up about 5% of the book.(maybe less) The environmental issues seem a little extreme to me, but I didn't buy the book to teach me to be an environmentalist, I bought it to be a better cook and it accomplishes that hands down.There appear to be hundreds of inventive, and interesting recipes. I like the little explanations/history behind many of the recipes. Usually just a small paragraph, but enough to add interest, and a story line to the recipe. I am excited to try some of them out. This book will bring true cuisine to the outdoors. From what I've seen in this book, it is a must have for any camper/dutch oven chef. I don't give praise lightly, in fact I am quite critical, but I am impressed with this cook book and can't wait to get cooking! Forget about the dummies who can't read a chart as to how many briquettes it takes to make 350 degrees, it is only a ball park recommendation anyway. I haven't met a dutch oven cook yet that could tell how many coals for 350 degrees and how many for 375, at least not without a thermometer and trial and error.Since my previous review I have had the summer to use this cook book, and it has quickly jumped to the front of my favorite cookbooks. I have had favorite recipes that I have used for years and they have been outmatched by recipes in this cookbook. I go by the theory that when camping the best cook wins! This book is a champion. I still have some cookbooks that I would recommend, but none more so than this one. I am in the process of buying them as Christmas presents for my children, as I introduce them to cooking in the great outdoors. These recipes will bring your cooking to a whole new level...may the best cook win.