I had been looking for a dutch oven for a while now, I felt it might be the missing link in my bread making journey, so after mixed success I decided to buy one.
I was looking at 5 quart pots but thought they might be a bit small for me so a 6 quart was my sweet spot.I ended up going for the Tefal 6 quart but then I realised I would have to wait 3 weeks to get it in.
Being impatient , as I am , I searched for another solution , then after much research I settled on the Crock Pot brand by Sunbeam .
The only problem was I had to go with a 7 quart which is about 6.6 litres.
This was right on my price point.I didn't want to go ultra cheap and I didn't want to pay a premium because it was made in France and after all, is the brand name going to make much difference in cooking performance with an inert object of the same design and characteristics.
The pot arrived nicely packaged and with no damage a nice bright red.
It is made of cast iron and enamel and is manufactured for Sunbeam in China
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The edge of the pot where the lid meets the edge of the pot is bare iron which makes sense as there will be friction and continued lifting and dropping could lead to an enamel edge breaking.
The handles are nice and wide and you can get a good grip on them .The lid carries dimples which helps spread the condensation evenly when it drops back into whatever you are cooking.I have seen this design on pressure cookers .
My first use of the pot was making a sour dough bread.
Unfortunately mine was too hydrated , so was hard to form, none the less I used some cooking paper and lifted it into the pot.
I placed it in the oven set at 230C
The pot itself heated up very quickly and after 25 minutes I lifted the lid to see that my bread had risen .I left the lid off for another 15 minutes and then removed the bread which actually turned out a lot better than many of my previous attempts before I had bought this pot.
All in all I can see many uses for this pot from slow cooking to braising .
It is heavy and feels like quality coming with a limited Life time warranty ,which basically means if it is faulty or breaks in normal use without the operator causing the problem you will be able to make a warranty claim.
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