Many years ago, my grandmother gave me a cast iron dutch oven which I loved. Unfortunately, it failed to follow us on one of our early moves. For years, I looked for a replacement at thrift stores and garages sales. Unfortunately, people don’t seem to get rid of cast iron dutch ovens.
Jack gave me one for Christmas. I am using it to make beef stew in the photo. The purplish things are not sausage, but purple fingerling potatoes. The stew was delicious.
One of the things I like about this pot is that the top can be used as a skillet. This makes it easy to brown the meat in two batches, before using the top to cover the pot.