What's the dif. between a French and a Dutch oven?

by **mretzloff** on Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:39 pm

What's the difference between a French oven and a Dutch oven?

I thought it was that the French ones are oval and the Dutch are round, but Le Creuset calls their round ones French Ovens.

Any help?

by **SmokeyJoe** on Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:10 pm

2 guesses. 1) french ovens are enamel coated?
2) Dutch ovens are just a specific offshoot of the french oven desighn but were made with cast iron using a particular method .

by **mretzloff** on Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:15 am

I'm not sure.

One lady told me they're the same, they just have different names.

Anyone else have an guesses?

Thanks.

by **mark1** on Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:27 am

Maybe this will explain it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_oven

by **Richtee** on Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:27 am

The French ones run away under fire...you must put them on TOP of the heat.

by **ChezLeRecherche** on Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:13 am

LOL, Richtee.

I was going to say the difference is a couple hundred kilometers at best.

by **thecooktoo** on Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:02 pm

Actually, the difference is about fifty bucks.

Jim

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