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Coined as the "cast iron workhorse of the kitchen," a classic Dutch oven is a cooking pot with a heavy, tight-fitting lid and thick cast-iron walls. Cook stews, soups, sauces, bread, braises, or ...

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When building out your kitchen arsenal, fry pans, saute pans and stock pots probably come to mind first as essentials for the home chef. And they are, but no piece of cookware is quite as versatile as ...