“Le Creuset isn’t the only brand that makes dutch ovens.”
They’re the top of the line and you will pay for it.
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Oh, *that* kind of Dutch Oven.
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Cool, I will have try the Sourdough Bread recipe. I have a cast iron Dutch oven.
The heavy blue thing my wife bought for me to use makes chili, short ribs, barbacoa, 15 bean soups like a champ.
Just have to be careful washing it to not drop in and farque up the sink
aged, tenderized, lime rock encrusted armadillo roadkill cooks up good in a dutch oven...
I have a terra-cotta one and it makes the BEST pot roasts.
Low and slow with fresh rosemary and the meat just falls apart. Then I make my gravy in it.
Getting hungry!
I have my grandmother’s cast Dutch oven. It has so much seasoning to it that absolutely nothing sticks to it. It’s the best cooking utensil I own.
Instapot is the best kitchen tool ever invented.
Depends on the threadcount of the sheets.
Recently got one of these after much research. It is beautifully finished on all edges...lighter than cast iron yet performs as well or better. And I can put it in my dishwasher
Buy one from wherever you can. It is a thing of beauty!
About 6 years ago, we got a cast iron Dutch oven at Salvation Army for $5. It was covered in rust, inside and out, and looked like garbage.
We took it home and scrubbed it clean the rubbed it with oil and seasoned it.
It cooks great and is used often!........In fact we had two Cornish Game Hens in it yesterday!............
Phyllis Spears in Mountain Home, Arkansas, is an expert in cooking with the Dutch Oven. Her recipes for wild game are the best.
Good grief, seriously?
When I was about 16, I bought out a store’s entire line of cookware, tableware and knick knacks. Dirt cheap give away deal. Included were 2 dutch ovens. I used the larger one once for presentation purposes. Both have been collecting dust and taking up room in the cabinet for decades. Can’t think of any dish I can’t make in matching pots (not orange, ick) the church bazaar sells for $1.50.
$440 for a too heavy to lift Le Creuset Dutch Oven at Willimas-Sanoma. Hahaha, no thanks. Not buying this and that 3 wheeled bicycle (bi = 2) saved a bundle.
Having done some research, and buying a Staub unit at my darling’s request, (and an LC grill pan for me), I would caution on Lodge-brand name American, product at last look from China).
For her owncooking, a 5 qt. is sufficient. It is big enough for most cuts of meat, a chicken.
One gigantic plus - being enameled, no seasoning, and you can wash them in the sink!
I am a “range top home cook”, (my dad was a short order cook), so, I stink using the oven, so a dutch oven may help me.
Good cooking to y’all.
My wife’s Dutch oven is her prized possession. It came over by boat nearly 70 years ago and is likely older than that. The story is that her father packed: every family was allowed a certain amount of storage space. The first thing he did wrong was cut the legs off of a table because it didn’t fit. The last was to put the Dutch oven on top. It came crashing down and ruined pretty well everything else. They arrived with practically nothing but the Dutch oven. As a teacher she once asked her students what they meant by “FOB.” They answered “fresh off the boat.” She protested, saying, “You flew and had all kinds of support. My parents and five siblings really were FOBs and I have the photos to prove it.” Things were different back then, but her family made the most of it. Today the same Dutch oven is still put to very good use producing wonderful wholesome foods.
We have four cast iron skillets of varying sizes and depths, and one Dutch oven with a well fitting braising lid. Use them daily, great cookware.
Wish I’d have got here earlier(lot of names to copy, paste and ping); https://permasteader.com/cloud/index.php/s/H8iLwmfLHiGFyjG?path=%2FRecipes
There’s a folder called Dutch Oven Recipes with 127 html files. A few are basic info and the rest recipes. Click the folder to see the names. Html files won’t render in the cloud software so if you click one, you’ll see the html code but if you download any of them and open in a browser, they’ll show like a web page. Links in html files don’t work but they’re not needed as each html file is a complete recipe.
To download all 127 files, go back up one level to the recipes folder, tick the check box next to Dutch Oven Recipes and click Actions at the top left of page and then click Download. It will download the folder as a zip file.
All 127 html files are only 179kb total.
Alternatively, click the Home icon at top right and download the whole Recipes folder which is 10.6mb. Or download anything else that interests you. It’s my prepping and homesteading files.
After 10 years struggling for light and airy bread. Voila. My cast iron Dutch oven preheated to 500. Bread baked at 450. Rivals a bakery.