dutch oven

• Ein dickwandiger Topf mit fest schließendem Deckel, meist aus Gusseisen, der zum langsamen Garen, Schmoren und Backen verwendet wird. Umgangssprachlich auch eine Bettdecke, unter der man flachlegt und durch die jemand durch eine Darmblähung eine warme, übelriechende Luft einschließt.

A thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid, typically made of cast iron, used for slow cooking, braising, and baking.

1. B1formal

   A thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid, typically made of cast iron or ceramic, used for slow cooking, braising, and baking.

   Schmortopf

   • She made a delicious stew in her cast-iron Dutch oven.
   • The bread baked perfectly in the Dutch oven.
   • A Dutch oven is ideal for slow-cooking meats.

2. C1slang

   A prank where a person passes gas under a blanket and then pulls the blanket over someone else's head, trapping the smell.

   Streich

   • He pulled a Dutch oven on his brother during the sleepover.
   • The kids thought the Dutch oven prank was hilarious.
   • She got revenge by giving him a Dutch oven.