Dutch oven

When i was diagnosed as anemic, I was sure that it was because I was away from The Magic Pot (at school). (turns out there were other reasons, and no, it's not because I'm a vegetarian).

Mum's dutch oven was full of the ghosts of meals. If you put it on to warm, the garlic and other smells would make it seem like dinner was already ready.

As everyone familiar with Roger's Profanisaurus should know, a Dutch oven is created when two people are lying together in bed, and one of them farts and then holds the other's head under the covers until they are foced to inhale. The Profanisaurus entry reads:

Dutch oven n. Beneath the bedclothes after someone has played 'Reveille' on the botty bugle.

Many regional variations are possible depending on (for example) heaviness and/or presence of bedclothes, with a duvet or heavy blanket forming a much more effective oven than a thin sheet. A particularly cruel Dutch chef may confine his or her victim beneath the covers for more than the standard three or four seconds, while the more caring among us prefer to make it a shared experience by joining the partner in the hot zone.

Also known as a Greek Sauna.

Who put the Dutch in Dutch oven?

1. The Dutch had a particular method of casting metal, especially brass, using dry sand molds. An English manufacturer began casting iron with the same method, and these pots became known as Dutch ovens, ovens made using the Dutch process.
2. The pots were originally sold in the United States by peddlers from Holland.
3. The Pennsylvania Dutch used this type of pot.

It's also possible that this is a pejorative term for an inferior piece of cooking equipment, whose origin would resemble those of dutch uncle or dutch treat.

This question arose after I noded my now world-famous dutch oven pork roast. I thought it was a good question, and I'm pleased to provide my results for you. Thank your for asking.