The Pioneer Woman Vintage Floral 5-Quart Enamel Cast Iron Dutch Oven

I am beyond happy with this Pioneer Woman rose shadow 5-Quart Dutch oven. This Dutch oven is a really, beautiful piece, with the roses on it and the metal flower top handle…I am excited to display this in my cabinet unit that has the glass doors, so everyone can see it when they are in our dining room area. I've been wanting a Dutch oven pot for a long time, because the cast iron, covered with its exterior porcelain enamel coating, is designed to aid in cooking with an even temperature throughout the pot. I have never had a Dutch oven before, so I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to cook with. Although the instructions did caution to use oven mitts to protect your hands, I could still lift the lid, by it's metal handle and touch the side handles without the mitts. Just be sure to use CAUTION, though, if you choose to do so. The package came with some care, use and recipe booklets, which was very helpful, since I've never used one of these before. I recommend reading through the booklets to learn how to properly use and care for this Dutch oven, since it has a special porcelain enamel coating, that needs to be cared for in a few specific ways. Overall this was still very easy to use and clean, though. You can place it in the a conventional or convection oven, on the stove, or even over a bar-b-que. It's versatile. You can even change out the top handle, from the metal flower one to a solid black one, which is also provided in the packaging. I used the enclosed recipe booklet, and we tried the hamburger soup. It was delicious and that 5-quart pot of soup (which was full) cooked (starting with frozen hamburger meat) in about an hour. It was piping hot and ready to eat in no time. I was very impressed! I would highly recommend for others to try this Dutch oven. I enjoy using it, and it's a definite bonus that it is so beautiful.

I'm hooked! I purchased this dutch oven to add to my pioneer woman collection. I love each of the dutch ovens for their design %26 durability.