How to Choose the Right Dutch Oven

Don't know where to buy Dutch ovens or

what size to buy? We have got all your

answers right here. The sizing of Dutch

oven comes two ways. Either in diameter

or in quarts. First up, we have a 10-in

Dutch oven, which is 10 in in diameter

this way. Now, this is also a four quart

Dutch oven, which is going to feed about

four people, but they make this oven

also in what they would call a deep

Dutch oven, a deep 10. Now, the 10-in

Dutch oven in the deep size is going to

be about five quarts. Next up, the 12-in

Dutch oven, which I probably use as much

as anything that I cook with, it'll hold

six quarts. Now, this is the shallow

model, but when you put it up here next

to the 12-in deep, you can see the

difference in height here. Now, when

you're trying to pick from a shallow to

a deep, I would cook biscuits in here,

but I would cook a cake or something in

here that's going to rise because you're

going to have more more room to the top

of the lid. Also, this 12-in shallow

Dutch oven is a great conversion for a 9

by13 casserole dish in any recipe you

have. And last is the 14-in Dutch oven

in the 10 quart. This is what I would

use if I was like baking chicken in here

or baking Cornish game hand. I have one

quick tip for you when you're cooking or

cleaning in cast iron. Do not use metal

to scrape around there or plastic cuz it

will melt. Metal is going to do damage

to your seasoning. This is a thing that

I recommend that you clean or cook with

if you have a piece of cast iron. You

can get them at a lot of places. Walmart

carries them sometime, Bass Pro, Cabela,

something like that. You can even order

them online. These old traditional Dutch

ovens are good for cooking outside. They

are. And you could use them in the

house, but they're a little hard to get

on that oven rack. That's why I would

recommend you get one of these enamel

Dutch ovens. Guess what? They got that

same heat retention as this piece of

cast iron here. Save this video cuz when

you go shopping, you might want to pull

this up and say, "Oh, here's the

conversion rate. Here's this. Here's

that." Send this to a friend like a

little hint, you know, like maybe you're

needing a Christmas gift. That way he'd

have a general idea of what to get you

in a Dutch