Employer Rates. Employers are also required to pay FICA and Medicare taxes on wages paid to employees. In 2011, unlike the employee's rate, which decreased from the previous year, the employer's FICA rate remained unchanged from 2010 at 6.2 percent of taxable wages to $106,800 for the year. The employer pays the same as the employee for Medicare tax -- 1.45 percent in 2011.
Dutch ovens are cylindrical, heavy gauge cooking pots with tight fitting lids that can be used either on a range top or in the oven. The heavy metal or ceramic construction provides constant, even, and multi-directional radiant heat to the food being cooked inside.ast iron Dutch ovens are commonly used for camping as they can be placed directly over an open flame. Enameled-Enameled Dutch ovens can have a ceramic or metal (cast iron or aluminum) core. Like cast iron, ceramic conducts heat extremely well and is therefore often used to make Dutch ovens.
The book The Alphabet of Manliness discusses the Dutch oven and a phenomenon it refers to as the Dutch oven surprise, that happens if you force it too hard. The Illustrated Dictionary of Sex refers to this as a Dutch treat. A connection between relationships and performing a Dutch oven has been discussed in two undergraduate student newspaper articles and in actress Diane Farr's relationships/humor book The Girl Code.