| | |  | | | Home | | | | | | | Description: | | 8. 5qt pot with aluminum basket. | | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 14.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 2 reviews |
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Tremendous valueNov 29, 2007
A good 2-gallon dutch oven is a wonderfully versatile instrument, even if, like me, you never take one anywhere near a campfire. I use mine primarily for making cassoulet, a kind of all-day meat and bean stew, working on the stovetop or in the oven as need be. It is also, as the largest pot I own, happy to make stocks or do anything else I ask of it.
This oven is a standout for value. One of the reasons for that is that it is shipped "unseasoned" and you will need to season it before cooking with it. This is no big thing: you coat with grease or shortening and bake it in the oven for a while. It's really not much harder than the cleaning process you should use every time you're done cooking. (Cleaning is the one thing you really have to keep on top of--cast iron will rust if you let it stay wet and exposed. Scrub it out quickly, heat it in the oven to dry it completely, then rub some oil into it and store it somewhere fairly dry.)
I couldn't tell you about the funny little fryer basket that came with it--promptly lost mine and forgot it even came with one until I wandered back to this page to write my review. But the oven itself, I am just in love with. A great purchase!
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Spectacular (& really a 10 Star item)!!Feb 08, 2006
Spectacular is really an understatement to the point of inaccuracy! I seasoned this beautiful item as recommended and then put it to work, starting with a pork roast and then a beef chuck roast. I like to slow roast and the meat turned out tender, moist, flavorful and overall fantastic. I look forward to other dishes just as great. Since it does not have legs, it works equally well in the oven as well as outdoors. Did I say spectacular? Oh yeah, I did!!
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