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title: Can I use the Dutch oven in an electric oven?
date: 2010-11-23T19:14:33Z
modified: 2010-11-23T19:14:33Z
permalink: "https://elizabethyarnell.com/dutch-oven-electric-oven/"
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status: publish
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wpid: 1660
categories:
  - Glorious One-Pot Meals
tags:
  - campfire cooking recipes
  - cast iron cookware
  - Dutch oven
  - Glorious One-Pot Meals
  - oven temperature
  - solar oven
author: Elizabeth
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_Reader question: wonderful book – I found it in the library. Can I use the dutch oven in an electric oven? – Michelle A., Pennsylvania_

Of course you can use an electric oven to cook in a cast iron Dutch oven. In fact, I often prepare my GOPMs in an electric [toaster oven](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/2010/06/too-hot-to-cook-use-a-toaster-oven/ "cooking in a toaster oven") because the smaller oven space preheats faster and uses less energy to keep hot during cooking. Best of all, it’s portable, so in the summer I can plug it in on my front porch and keep the heat out of the kitchen while still enjoying a quick and easy hot meal.

[Glorious One-Pot Meal recipes](http://www.gloriouspotmeal.com "Glorious One-Pot Meals") layered in cast iron Dutch ovens have been successfully prepared in gas and electric ovens, conventional and [convection ovens](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/2010/08/using-a-convection-oven-for-glorious-one-pot-meals/ "using a convection oven"), buried in campfires coals, inside barbecue grills, in roasters, and even on [stovetop burners](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/2010/04/glorious-one-pot-meals-stovetop-cooking-method/ "using a Dutch oven on the stovetop burner"). Someone once mentioned that they were going to use a solar oven to make these dinners, but I never heard what happened of that experiment. If you know more about solar ovens, by all means please leave a comment and enlighten us all.

The patented Glorious One-Pot Meals [infusion cooking method ](http://www.gloriouspotmeal.com/about/gpm.htm "infusion cooking method")only needs two elements to work perfectly: a [cast iron Dutch oven](http://www.gloriouspotmeal.com/about/q-and-a.htm#dutch "what is a Dutch oven") and 450 degrees F heat. The heat source does not seem to matter much, though when possible it is good to control for exactly 450 F with an [oven thermometer](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/2010/01/have-you-checked-your-oven-temperature/ "oven thermometer"). When controlling the heat is not possible (in a campfire, for instance), you may want to stick with recipes that do not contain dry goods like rice or pasta for better results.

The only type of oven I know that you should NOT use with a cast iron Dutch oven is a microwave oven.

Happy cooking, and please pass along a thank you to your library for stocking my book!