Dutch Oven Essentials: A Master List of Recipes to Make in Everyone's Favorite Pot — Recipes from The Kitchn

When my husband and I were gifted a Dutch oven as an engagement gift a couple of years ago, I knew it would be something we'd cherish for a lifetime — but I had no idea just how quickly we'd fall in love with it. There's a good reason why so many home cooks own one: It's easily the most versatile pot around.

Sure, it can do the usual things large pots can do like simmer a soup or boil pasta water, but where it shines is in the things you might not think to use it for when you first bring it home. Here are seven things you can make in a Dutch oven that really set it apart from every other pot and pan you have in your kitchen.

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