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Welcome to the Approche Libre blog.
Here you'll find advice on choosing your cast iron cauldron, how to maintain it, and how to cook over a wood fire with ease. Articles to learn, discover, and rediscover the taste of the essential.

To get started

→ Cauldron cooking: 7 misconceptions that unnecessarily hold beginners back

→ Our guide to choosing the right cauldron

→ Complete guide to maintaining your cast iron cauldron

→ How to light a fire with a ferrocerium rod (practical guide)
Chaudron en fonte dans la nature pour la cuisine en liberté
Traditional cauldron: Our guide to choosing the right cauldron
A precise guide to choosing your first cauldron When we think of cooking over a wood fire, the image that often comes to mind is that of grilling over embers.... Read more...
Chaudron en fonte et kit de nettoyage en fibres naturelles
Cast iron pot: seasoning and maintenance for lasting protection
Learn how to season, clean, and protect your cast iron pot to prevent rust and improve cooking quality. Read more...
Nettoyer un chaudron en fonte rouillé : Le guide pas-à-pas
Cleaning a Rusty Cast Iron Pot: The Step-by-Step Guide
Is your old cast-iron Dutch oven covered in rust? Good news: in most cases, it can be saved. Discover the complete method for cleaning a rusty cast-iron pot, re-seasoning it,... Read more...
Cuisine au chaudron au feu de bois
Cauldron Cooking: A practice that spans centuries
From Antiquity to Dutch foundries, discover the history of the traditional cauldron and its evolution into the cast iron cauldron for wood-fired cooking. Read more...
Barbecue vs chaudron : faut-il vraiment choisir ?
Barbecue vs chaudron : faut-il vraiment choisir ?
Faut-il choisir entre le barbecue et le chaudron en fonte ? Découvrez comment ces deux outils de cuisine au feu de bois se complètent parfaitement, et comment poser un chaudron... Read more...
Chaudron en fonte Approche Libre
Cauldron cooking in the wild — Free Approach
For more than 10 years, we have been passionate about bushcraft , bivouacs , and outdoor cooking . From this passion was born Approche Libre : an independent French brand... Read more...