If you own a 5.5 or 7 quart Dutch oven, you can boil a pound of pasta in it tonight and make a modest pot of stock in it this...
Ruth Pellegrino • Oct 12, 2026
Ruth Pellegrino • Oct 9, 2026 • 7 min read
If you already own a slow cooker, it does the job of a Dutch oven only for dinners where browning doesn't matter and nobody is home to watch the pot....
Griffin Novak • Oct 6, 2026 • 5 min read
A 2.5 to 3.5 pound chuck roast with carrots and potatoes belongs in a 5.5 to 6 quart Dutch oven. Move up to 7 quarts only when the roast reaches 4 to 5...
Griffin Novak • Oct 3, 2026 • 4 min read
For an ordinary 3.5 to 4.5 pound supermarket chicken, a 5.5 to 6 quart round Dutch oven holds it with the lid on. A 5 to 6 pound bird needs 7 quarts or an...
Megan Doyle • Sep 30, 2026 • 6 min read
Buy enameled if you braise with tomato, wine or vinegar more than once in a while. Buy bare cast iron only if you want a pot that goes on a campfire or into...
Griffin Novak • Sep 27, 2026 • 7 min read
Buy round first. It sits squarely on a round burner, heats faster on the stovetop and has taller walls for soup, stew, chili and beans. An oval earns a...
Ruth Pellegrino • Sep 23, 2026 • 3 min read
You can make five workday lunches in one Sunday session, but not by putting five of anything in the fridge, because the USDA says Friday's lunch shouldn't...
