How Do You Build A Backyard Dutch Oven Cooking Stand?
Cooking with a Dutch oven in the backyard evokes the idea of campfires and chuck wagons. The cast iron Dutch oven was the common cooking utensil of the cowboy cook and is still used at campsites around the country. A backyard cooking stand can make the use of the Dutch oven easier and more enjoyable, as well as adding some interest to the yard. Cut a piece of quarter-inch sheet iron to the appropriate size for the cooking stand. The size of the cooking stand is up to the builder, but make sure the sheet iron is wide enough to support the largest Dutch oven you will be cooking with, and wide enough to accommodate the number of stoves you will use. Cut 1- by 1-inch angle iron to the proper length for the legs. Again the builder will determine how tall to make the stand. Cut at least four and preferably six legs for larger cooking stands. Weld the legs to the sheet iron to produce a table. Add braces between legs for stability. If the Dutch oven cooking stand will be portable within the b
