/ËsÊmÉ/. noun. 1. (sometimes capital) the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn, astronomically from the June solstice to the September equinox in the N hemisphere and at the opposite time of year in the S hemisphere. (as modifier): summer flowers, a summer dress, related adjective aestival.
A Dutch oven is a heavy cooking pot (usually cast iron) with a lipped tight-fitting lid. Dutch. ovens were used as cooking pots for hundreds of years. The pioneers who settled the American. West took Dutch ovens with them. The Dutch oven is loved because of its versatility and is. used to, bake, stew, fry, roast.
How to Season a Cast Iron Skillet. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place a rimmed baking sheet on the bottom rack. Then rub the skilletâs interior with a generous layer of vegetable shortening. Place the skillet on the middle oven rack up-side-down over the baking sheet. Bake the skillet for approximately 2 hours. The pores in the iron will open and absorb the shortening, and the excess will drip down off the baking sheet.