Dutch oven cooking enthusiasts gather around several ovens of various sizes during a recent demonstration at Emmett Kelly Park in Houston. From left, Audrey Barnhart, Jim Kidwell and Karen Kidwell. 

Members of the Texas County Dutch Oven Cookers Club will present a demonstration Friday, July 4, at the Houston Farmers Market at the Lone Star Plaza between First Street and Grand Avenue in downtown Houston.

Chefs Jim Eckley, Jim Kidwell and Bob Roach will cook meat and produce provided by farmers market vendors during the event. Eckley’s wife Vanessa, Kidwell’s wife Karen and Roach’s wife Wilma will provide support.

Attendees will have the opportunity to sample the end results of the cookers’ efforts. The club’s motto is “watch, learn, eat.”

The farmers market is open 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and 7 a.m. to noon Fridays. The cookers expect to be busy by the time it opens Friday.

Kidwell said he plans to have his enormous enamel coffee pot on hand, with a batch of fresh hot coffee available to early arrivals. 

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