Dutch Oven??

[texasproud11]

Is there a good one size Fits all Dutch oven you can get for cooking game in that isn’t giant. Don’t want a massive pot to store but also want to fit a deer ham in it...

[TexanDuke]

Lodge is my favorite brand. Quality and great pricing


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[ca1219]

Not quite what I was hoping for when I saw this thread

[S-3 Ranch]

Lodge is my favorite brand. Quality and great pricing


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Lodge 5 quart here , cooks a whole chicken, deer roast, hog roast,
Bake loaf bread,
I have a second one #10 with legs and coal scoop lid for camp fire
Loads of YouTube video by cowboy Kent

[Hills of Texas]

My wife hates the Dutch oven trick..... lol

[sv2100]

Cooked many a meal in a 4qt and a 5qt when the son was in scouts. Both are good sizes but 5qt is probably best. Some manufacturers go by inches instead of volume. I also remember some were the same diameter but deeper. To me, deep was better for the roast, full meal for a lot of folks type cooking.

Are you looking for one with legs or without?

[texasproud11]

I'm thinking of without! My wife was looking at the Le Creuset 5.5 qt for christmas so its got me wondering!

Cooked many a meal in a 4qt and a 5qt when the son was in scouts. Both are good sizes but 5qt is probably best. Some manufacturers go by inches instead of volume. I also remember some were the same diameter but deeper. To me, deep was better for the roast, full meal for a lot of folks type cooking.

Are you looking for one with legs or without?

[the dirty one]

Not quite what I was hoping for when I saw this thread

My thoughts exactly

[Kevin]

I have a 6qt enameled Lodge and its great. I don't think I could fit an entire deer ham in it.

[laredoarcher]

Not quite what I was hoping for when I saw this thread

That’s funny. Me too

[S-3 Ranch]

Not quite what I was hoping for when I saw this thread

Fill us in on what was miss leading?

I see Dutch oven and think about cooking, my grandparents, mom
And finding cool and tasty vital recipes

Deer ham or neck roast = ‘s a crockpot
Dutch oven is if your looking your not cooking

[Black Ice]

Fill us in on what was miss leading?

I see Dutch oven and think about cooking, my grandparents, mom
And finding cool and tasty vital recipes

Deer ham or neck roast = ‘s a crockpot
Dutch oven is if your looking your not cooking

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[Pipeliner1]

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That type of Dutch Oven really marinates those special herbs and spices in!

[Button]

My mama would cook the desert when she was doing ‘Chuckwagon Cook-Offs’. Always in a Dutch oven. Several wins and 2nds/3rds. Fond memories traveling across Texas. I need to look and see if those cook offs still happen and take my wife. It might result in us buying a chuckwagon(I wish).
Cast iron is king.

[sv2100]

I have a 6qt enameled Lodge and its great. I don't think I could fit an entire deer ham in it.

I would agree with this. If you are talking about a complete hind quarter or shoulder you are going to need a very large oven. If your are talking about a roast after breaking down the hind quarter then it opens up options. I've done 2-3 lb roasts from the quarter in a 5 and 6 quart oven with all the veggies.

I would say the enameled will be easier to care if you don't use it very much since you don't have to worry about it rusting. Good, seasoned cast iron needs to be used in my opinion.

Mine have legs since we used them primarily outside with charcoal. If using in the house, get one without legs. If I use mine inside I put it on a pizza pan to deal with the legs.