I love my Le Creuset dutch oven. It’s just like you said (ingredients + 6-8 hours) but I add a stovetop browning step at the beginning followed by a deglaze, then add the ingredients, lid on, and into the low oven until fork tender!
I’ve got a Staub Dutch oven and it’s my favourite kitchen piece I own, closely followed by my stainless steel skillet. Honestly if I lost all my pots and pans and had to start from scratch I’d buy those two right away and just coast for a while. Maybe a medium sauce pan for boiling stuff but that would be enough for a while. I do really enjoy cooking though so I’d eventually want to get all the stuff back, but I could survive and eat good food with just that.
I never got much into baking, that’s more my wife’s thing. I might try bread in the Dutch oven, or see if my wife wants to give it a try. An ex-coworker has recently gotten really into baking sourdough bread in a Dutch oven and I’ve seen pictures, they look awesome. I prefer sourdough anyway so I might go for that one.
Yeah sourdough is the way to go if you really get into baking bread. It’s a lot more finicky and tricky to learn though, plus it’s a commitment to keep a starter going.
I love my Le Creuset dutch oven. It’s just like you said (ingredients + 6-8 hours) but I add a stovetop browning step at the beginning followed by a deglaze, then add the ingredients, lid on, and into the low oven until fork tender!
I’ve got a Staub Dutch oven and it’s my favourite kitchen piece I own, closely followed by my stainless steel skillet. Honestly if I lost all my pots and pans and had to start from scratch I’d buy those two right away and just coast for a while. Maybe a medium sauce pan for boiling stuff but that would be enough for a while. I do really enjoy cooking though so I’d eventually want to get all the stuff back, but I could survive and eat good food with just that.
Have you tried baking bread in your Dutch oven? I mostly use mine for braises and potroasts but it does work for bread too which is quite wild!
I never got much into baking, that’s more my wife’s thing. I might try bread in the Dutch oven, or see if my wife wants to give it a try. An ex-coworker has recently gotten really into baking sourdough bread in a Dutch oven and I’ve seen pictures, they look awesome. I prefer sourdough anyway so I might go for that one.
Yeah sourdough is the way to go if you really get into baking bread. It’s a lot more finicky and tricky to learn though, plus it’s a commitment to keep a starter going.