dutch oven?

[SETH885315]

thanks for the help, guys. i was confused because, while the recipe called for a dutch oven, the pictures that went aong with the piece show a pot very much like mine. i didn't know if a "dutch oven" had some special cooking properties that would change the outcome of the soup, but i gather from your comments that it does not. and your right about one thing... anythingi can do to save what little space i have left in my small kitchen is appreciated!

thanks again for the replies.

seth.

[SETH885315]

as most of you know, i am in the early stages of trying to formally teach myself to cook. i have my stack of back issues of cooking light right here, and i loved the idea of following their "cooking class 2000" series. so i started with the first issue last night (soups) and decided to try the turkey and wild rice soup (it sounded tasty). my question is this: the recipe calls for cooking this soup in a dutch oven, which i don't have yet. i DO have a 6qt stockpot that short and squat (all-clad doesn't make them tall like most other manufacturers do), and i was wondering if there was any bg difference between this and a dutch oven, and if you guys think i should invest in one? what else does it do, and what should i look for to get a good one? thanks for the help (yet again)!

seth

[emilycat]

Seth,

What you have certainly sounds like a Dutch Oven to me...they may not be quite the same, but it will certainly work.

I don't have a Dutch oven, personally, because I never make enough soup to need one...I usually just use one of my larger Calphalon pots, and they always turn out wonderfully. As long as it's heavy, and conducts heat well, I'm sure what you have will be okay; I certainly wouldn't rush out to buy a new piece of cookware just yet.

Em

[goldilocks]

seth,

you have the exact same pot that i have. i love all my all-clad. from my understanding, a pot like that, with a lid, is a dutch oven. at least i use it as one. you can brown food in it on the stove, and then pop in the oven to finish cooking. you can definetly make soup in these, boil pasta, make a pot roast, etc. since you are just getting started with setting up your kitchen, i wouldn't get too caught up with buying all the gadgets, pots, etc. that recipes call for. first of all, it's really expensive and they take up a lot of space. i have a complete set of all-clad pots and a set of cast iron pans and i seem to be able to use one pot for everything i make anyway. hope this helps you.

[karenv]

Seth: My mother has a dutch oven that I use often. It is a short squatty pot like the one you described. Hers also can go in the oven so when you brown meat then need to keep it warm you can just stick it in the oven. Her can go ontop of the stove and in the oven. They can be on the pricey side but are well worth the double advantage!

Karen