1 x 150ml White Gloss Fridge, Cooker and Appliance Enamel Paint. Heat Resistant

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You'll struggle to fill chips on corners so it is easier to simply paint these; if you're the artistic type do give it a try though, carefully moulded you can do a good job. Montana Gold Spray Paint or another acrylic spray paint in your chosen colour (‘Gold’ in this instance is the product name rather than the colour name! The best Dutch ovens have lids that rest securely on the pot but that still let out some steam, so soups and stews can reduce and thicken. since im using a Testor's enamel spray can, i have to wait for the paint to cure before i can do any work on it.

But ultimately, we didn’t notice much of a difference among any of the loaves we baked in our tests. You’ll want to let that first coat dry a bit and then go back over it with more light coats until you get a nice solid grey coverage. In our 2020 tests, it was the only pot that didn’t scorch rice, although none of the pots burned rice in our 2015 tests (this discrepancy may be due to using different stoves).

Below we list the branches disappearing and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking. Making stew involves sautéing, searing, deglazing, and braising, and the nearly three-hour total cook time gave a good real-world look at how difficult each oven is to clean after longer cooking sessions. The brand is beloved by professional and home cooks alike, and in our experience these pots can last for decades. Seemed to work OK with the Humbol enamel I was using (my experience is that Humbrol enamels are about the slowest to dry/cure that I've used. The Lodge’s wide, looped handles are among the easiest to grab securely, even with a folded towel or an oven mitt (which you’ll need, since cast-iron handles heat up during cooking).

Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights.In 2020, we also baked no-knead bread in each pot (after first preheating the pot while it was empty), since that’s another popular use for Dutch ovens.

You can also find them online, perhaps from the manufacturer of your stove, which will give you an exact color match. The only slight disappointment was due to my own indecisiveness about the brass trim handles and knobs. We have trusted Jenny with two inherited wooden chests of drawers and a complete refurb of a metal desk. Lodge offers a satisfaction guarantee for all of its products that’s a little vague, but Lodge spokesperson Mark Kelly told us, “The enameled cast iron Dutch ovens are covered by a limited lifetime warranty as long as all use and care recommendations have been followed.

You can comfortably grip the large handles even with mitts or towels, and the slightly curved base keeps food from getting trapped in the corners, unlike more angular ovens we tested. For our 2020 testing, we repeated our rice test, and we made a pot roast in each oven to test for even searing, caramelization, and liquid retention. In our 2015 tests, the Staub pot with a nubby lid did retain more moisture while braising (though this may also be the result of a tighter-fitting lid), but we preferred the more condensed stews we made in ovens that actually let out more liquid. Both the thin, looped knob on the lid and the looped handles are tricky to grab because they’re so thin. Although all of the ovens made equally succulent roasts, only Le Creuset’s oven avoided burning the rice—but that discrepancy may be because we used a different stove that got hotter at a low setting, so we don’t give those results much weight.