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Raquelita
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I'd like to ask for a dutch oven for Christmas but am not sure which kinds are good to choose from. Any suggestions/ideas in different price ranges? And do they break easily if dropped?
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Mama Mangia
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Well my favorite is my cast iron one! I absolutely love it!
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Raquelita
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Do you have links to brands or reviews or anything? I need to tell my grandma something specific.
Mama Mangia
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Sorry I don't Raquelita - it's just a cast iron Dutch oven that I purchased in the sporting goods department at a department store. I like the sporting goods department for pans and coffee pots - they usually last longer! I don't buy all my cookware there - but I do for cast iron and enamelware.
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Raquelita
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Ok. I'll look around at what the different options are. Thanks!
Mama Mangia
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You're very welcomed!
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alice.b.toklas
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I think that there are two meanings to Dutch Ovens.
One is a heavy cast iron pot that may have a glass or iron lid. This Dutch oven is for baking in an oven, or stove top.
The other is a camp stove dutch oven that has feet for cooking over coals, and a recessed lid for holding hot coals on the lid. If this is what you are thinking of, get a heavy iron dutch oven instead of the aluminum ones. The light weight aluminum dutch ovens are inviting, but I think they that cook too fast.
One is a heavy cast iron pot that may have a glass or iron lid. This Dutch oven is for baking in an oven, or stove top.
The other is a camp stove dutch oven that has feet for cooking over coals, and a recessed lid for holding hot coals on the lid. If this is what you are thinking of, get a heavy iron dutch oven instead of the aluminum ones. The light weight aluminum dutch ovens are inviting, but I think they that cook too fast.
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Raquelita
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The dutch ovens i've seen are by Le Cruset and are ceramic with bright outer colors like red or blue, they go on stovetops.