/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Heat food up in it like soups stews and stir frys

>>18881623
It's a pot. You cook in it like any other pot.

Cook.

>>18881633
>>18881637
>>18881638
on the stove or in the oven?

>>18881640
either

>>18881638
>Cook.
how?

>>18881638
cook what?

>>18881633
>and stir frys
wouldn't i need a frying pan to make stir fry? you're not trying to trick me, are you?

i don't even know what to call this type of pot. if someone can please just tell me that much then i can google "[thing] recipes".

>>18881662
dutch oven

>>18881662
Dutch oven, you make stew in it. It's also good for making a loaf of bread because the walls radiate heat close to the surface and help brown the crust.

>>18881669
>>18881671
>Dutch oven
thanx.

so i just use it in the oven? not on the stove?

>>18881640
Thats what makes dutch ovens so great, they can do either. Very versatile pot. You can start by searing stuff on the stove and then put it in the oven covered to tenderize it. Or you can make a soup and just leave it to simmer on the stove. You can even make bread in it.
>>18881662
You can make stir fry's, but i dont find it ideal for stuff like that because it takes a long time to heat up.

>>18881669
a dutch oven is when you fart under your bed covers then pull them over your head. Thats an enameled cast iron pot

>>18881678
either is fine

>>18881681
i'm not sure if the enamel is safe for searing meat desu. it might crack or something.

>>18881691
>desu

4chan STILL filters this?. wow

It may sound obvious, but bear in mind that the handles and lid are extremely hot after it comes out of the oven. If you forget and grab it without a cloth you'll burn the absolute fuck out of your hand.

>>18881710
thanx for the tip. just added oven mitts to my shopping list.

also google told me something interesting:
>One of the best things to cook in a Dutch oven is a tough cut of meat, like pork shoulder or brisket.

tough meat is cheap meat so i win!

>>18881623
what brand

>>18881648
>>18881653
Dip your balls in boiling water and KYS

>>18881719

Confit of Beef Brisket: Delicious Method for Tender Meat
https://blog.thermoworks.com/beef/confit-of-beef-brisket-a-new-years-eve-treat/

>>18881731
i don't know. there's no branding on it at all

>>18881742
thank you, sir. i was just googling "brisket" and ni think this will be the first thing i cook in it.

do i take out the grill tray when using the oven?

throw it out if it's not le creuset or staub.

>>18881812
you don't have to

>>18881835
What's the difference ?

>>18881927
about five hundred bux mate

>>18881637
Why bother using an expensive, clunky dutch oven it its just "like any other pot?"

>>18881930
This is a good deal then ?

>>18881984
made in china?

>>18881984
damn that's a cute pig

>>18881986
staub is made in france, buddy. the original country of Dutch ovens

>>18882002
often imitated in chiner

>>18881691
If it's quality enamel, there are no problems searing meat.

>>18882010
thats why you buy it direct or from a reputable store like Willliam Sonoma

>>18882018
That's who has it on sale

>>18882013
this surface appears to be non-stick. mine appears glossy.

>>18881984
The "deep" dutch oven is only 9.5 inches across. The normal one is 10.5" and oval ones or wide ones are even bigger. It all depends on what you want to cook in it, but it might be a tight fit for a whole chicken, not 100% sure, though.

>>18882026
Staub uses black enamel on the interior Le Creuset (and others) uses white enamel.

>>18881623
bake bread in it

>>18881940
OK it retains heat more due to the mass, and the enamel makes it easier to care for than cast iron.

>>18882124
what practical difference does it make?

>>18882187
staub claims their black enamel allows for more efficient searing, le creuset claims the white enamel allows you to see fond developing easier.

At the end of the day I don't think there is TOO much functional difference.

>>18882381
i think i'll do my searing in a pan, after roasting the meat in the dutch oven, so i don't think i'm going to need the black surface.

>>18881742
>https://blog.thermoworks.com/beef/confit-of-beef-brisket-a-new-years-eve-treat/
>

>>18881623
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK7nkKHlkvU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJswLfXL_GA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qmt9rup6_I

>>18881678
start the stew with the meat and onions and shit on the stove top, remove all the shit and deglaze while heating the oven, after it's deglazed with broth and shit add everything back and stick in the oven for like 6 hours

>>18881691
Just looks slightly stained from being cooked in. Clean with some barkeeper’s friend and you’ll see the stains come out. You can do a lot with it. Soups, stews, roast meats in it, braise, bake rustic no knead breads. Mine is one of my most used cooking vessels.

>>18882431
or just get a Staub if you don't want to deal with inferior Le Creuset (or worse) enamel

>>18882425
thanx. this is basically what this >>18881742 recipe is telling me to de except in oil for a confit. that's what i'm going to do, as soon as i figure out what temperature to set my fan forced oven at and for how long to cook the thing for.

>>18882381
Staub is most likely correct, Helen Rennie has a video demonstrating the effects of seasoning a baking sheet for example. https://youtu.be/hrufGZsP-jo?t=327

In the end though, making it more difficult to spot fond makes the white enamel superior, slightly inferior searing can easily be overcome, burnt fond can ruin food.

>>18881691
It's recommended to have some oil in the pot when heating it, do that and you're fine. You're searing after all, you need oil.

>>18882538
Seems like if you're a decent cook and know your cookware you will enjoy the Staub for its efficiency.

If you're not as practised and worried about burning accidentally, sure the white enamel probably helps, but otherwise it's got no benefit.

two words: beef bourguignon

also great for making a killer loaf of bread if you're interested in that kinda stuff

>>18882560
>sure the white enamel probably helps
it will also look like shit after a while and there's nothing that you can do about it

>>18882566
looks delicious. thanx for the tip.

>>18881742

>Preheat your oven to 225°F (107°C).
it doesn't specify if it's fan forced (like mine) or conventional oven. wat do?

>>18881749
Wtf is wrong with your feet anon?

>>18882813
u tell me

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>18882813
my toes are webbed because my mum is a fish

>>18882813
>>18882824
...and my dad is a frog

>>18881623
Try something easy for your first spin, like Italian tomato meat sauce.
Then try to make Louisiana gumbo.
Then try to make spicy Texmex chili made with real dried chili peppers.

>>18882842
thanx. i'm having a hard time finding recipes for my fan forced oven in metric but i think i'm going to follow this recipe first:
https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/a30312568/best-beef-brisket-recipe/

it's close to the other one that anon suggested but without so much oil.

hopefully i don't burn my house down.

>>18882792
doesn't matter as long as the temp is consistent.

>>18881623
Search for pot roast recipes
This is a whole chicken pot roast I did recently on an I’m poor budget

>>18882849
brisket is an expensive mistake, i'd advise what this guy said >>18882842. learn the ropes without breaking the bank. besides, the recipe you linked isn't even for a dutch oven, but a roasting pan. it could work, but the odds of overcooking the brisket or something go up, imo, since the dutch oven is going to radiate heat from the side walls more than a sheet pan would.

>>18881623
Why did you buy it if you don't know what to do with it?
zoomers need their hand held at every step

>>18881638
where?

>>18882538
Aw jeeze we have to season our baking sheets too now?

>>18883521
ngl, the white interior looks kino af, but not practical

>>18884400
I want a le creuset but this one was free so I’m not complaining

>>18883631
you are correct. my search for recipes continues!

>>18881691
It's safe you little bitch. Just don't scratch it up too much with metal utensils.

>>18881623
make soup

>>18882150
also, the heavy lid keeping in heat helps even out the temperature differential between the liquid at the bottom of the pot and the top of the pot.

>>18884400
what exactly is not practical about it?

>>18885702
It stains and shows scratches super easily.

>>18885717
no it doesn't and why are you using metal utensils in a piece of ceramic cookware?

>>18885722
Lol yes it does, just look at OPs >>18881691

Do you think it looked like that when it was brand new?

>>18885695
but what kind of soup?

>>18881623
Bread