Dutch Oven - Controling the heat

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I think
the first thing a person
should learn about Dutch oven cooking
is how to control the heat. 
Most
of the cooking is done on the
top of oven.  As a general rule,
you should have twice as much
heat on the top of the oven as
you do on the bottom. That is
easy if you are using charcoal.
You can simply count them. If
you are using coals from a fire,
it depends on  what kind of
wood you are using and hard
woods seem to work the best. You
just have try some and see what
works the best. Any wood will
work ,but you will find that
some is surely better. I use
only Kingsford charcoal because
it is always the same. 