Where Does the Term Dutch Oven Come From?
A Dutch oven is a cast-iron cooking pot, built heavy, with thick walls and lid. Dutch ovens are useful for most styles of cooking and are known for their durability. Pots of this general type have been used as cookware for centuries, undoubtedly before the Dutch improved upon their method for creation, but the name comes from the development by the Dutch of a system for producing vessels from dry sand molds. These techniques were adopted by the English either from visits to the Dutch or by exposure to their cookware, which was sold in England.
