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Posts tagged “Dutch oven”

Should I Buy a Stockpot or a Dutch Oven?
Good Questions

Q: I have seen previous posts on kitchen equipment and getting started with the absolute necessities. I am in the market for a stock pot and/or Dutch oven and I'm wondering if there are advantages to ...

Dutch Oven FAIL...Tramontina WIN!

Remember our drama from a few months ago when our beloved Tramontina dutch oven developed a chip in its enamel? At the time, we couldn't find any information on whether Tramontina had a warranty to co...

Word of Mouth: Doufeu

Doufeu, noun – A cooking vessel with a concave lid to be filled with ice and promote condensation. French for "gentle heat."...

Fall Cookware: A Roundup of Dutch Ovens

Fall is creeping up on us, and with it comes the prospect of braised sauces and hearty stews. Our favorite cooking pot for all these classic fall dishes is a Dutch oven. We realized that our Dutch o...

Are There Lighter Alternatives to Cast Iron Cookware?
Good Questions

Q: We're putting together a registry for our wedding, and while I would love to register for an enamel Dutch oven (like Le Creuset — I can smell the delicious stews and braised meats already!) I...

Vitamin-Inspired and Pure White: New Colors for Staub

We know that a lot of you are big fans of enameled cast iron; who doesn't love their Dutch oven? We use ours every day, and while it's perfectly functional, we use it from oven-to-table so often tha...

What to Do With... An Old Dutch Oven?

A few weeks ago, our beloved dutch oven developed a chip in its enamel, and after much deliberation, we've decided to go ahead and replace it. (Thank you, everyone, for all your great advice!) Here's ...

Good Question: Vegetarian Recipes for the Dutch Oven?

Here's a great question from Sofia. This question is actually one we've received from several people lately. Can anyone give some good vegetarian (and vegan) recommendations?I'm thinking about getting...

Chipped Enamel: Need to Replace This Cookware?

See that little black spot?! That is a dime-sized chip in the bottom of our enamel-coated dutch oven. We've definitely put this pot through its paces, so it's not a huge surprise that it finally chipp...

Recipe: Simplest Cinnamon Lamb Stew

It's Passover and Easter this week, so I can't not give you a lamb recipe. Here's a really easy one. I took the concept of Marge Piercy's Cinnamon Lamb in her book, Pesach for the Rest of Us, and app...

Good Question: Lighter Recipes for Dutch Oven Cooking?

Reader Megan finally bought a Dutch oven, and now she's looking for some good ways to put it to use every day. Can you help? I finally got a Dutch oven of my own (a Lodge, for what it's worth), but no...

Recipe: Chicken in Coconut Milk

Last week Faith's post about Jamie Oliver's Chicken in Milk got me thinking about the further possibilities of cooking a chicken in milk and I came upon the sweet pungent flavors of coconut milk and l...

Look! A Pastry-Covered Le Creuset for a Big Pot Pie

We saw this image in the latest Williams-Sonoma catalog and thought it was a clever, and very pretty, idea. Simmer the pot pie filling in your dutch oven, then put the crust right on top of the pot be...

New Le Creuset Color: Slate Available at Williams-Sonoma

It looks like grey is officially the hot color of the year in cookware, what with Staub's limited edition titanium and graphite, and now Le Creuset's slate grey available exclusively at Williams-Sonom...

Hot Sale Alert: Martha Stewart Dutch Ovens at Macy's

We talk about Dutch ovens a lot. We talk about baking no-knead bread and cooking curry in them, and even substitutes if you don't have one. Well, if you don't own one yet, we have a hot deal alert for...

New from Staub: Collectible Grey Pig and Cow Cocottes

We mentioned the new Titanium color we saw from Staub at the Housewares show in March, but we also saw these new collectible cocottes. These are massive and beautiful - very impressive in person. More...

New Color from Le Creuset: Dijon Yellow
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Along with the new, beautiful colors from France we saw at the Housewares show last week, there was this Dijon yellow from Le Creuset. Is it really new, though? Have you seen yellow from Le Creuset be...

Fresh Colors from France: Staub's Titanium Cocotte
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

The Home and Housewares Show here in Chicago is its own kind of runway. Some colors are in, like orange and vanilla. Others colors, including red and lime green, are showing up less than they did la...

Hot Weekend Deal! Staub 8-Quart Dutch Oven at Amazon

We wanted to share this deal that came through our email this morning: Amazon's Deal of the Day is a great buy for the kitchen. They have this 8-Quart Staub Cocotte for only $179.99, which is at least...

Baking Week: No-Knead Bread, Dutch Ovens, and Mark Bittman

Baking Week wouldn't be complete without bread, so here are some of our favorite past posts about yeast, bread, and the whole business of baking it. NO-KNEAD MADNESS • No-Knead Bread in a Hurr...

No-Knead Bread: Alternative to Dutch Ovens

This No-Knead Bread recipe has become an enduring internet food phenomenon; our theory is that it's shown people just easy bread can be. Fit it to your schedule, make bread in no time and bypass the...

Vintage Gear: Dansk Kobenstyle

A striking kitchen shot from one of Friday's Smallest, Coolest Apartment Contest entries at Apartment Therapy sparked a lot of discussion about a little yellow pot. Guido was quick to ID it as Dansk...