Comments on: they pull me back in

By: christina

christina — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:21:45 +0000

I have a problem with this pot. I know that it gets great reviews for no-knead bread, but when I put it in my oven, it smelled disgusting!! It gives off the worst chemical smell! I have not used it in the oven since.

By: Star Silva

Star Silva — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:45:39 +0000

I bought the Martha Stewart cast iron dutch oven at K-Mart two weeks ago. I used it once and it worked wonderful. I was going to use it for a second time but had issues with it. I put it on the stove top on medium for browning then it was going to go into the oven. While it was heating, all of a sudden I heard a loud pop and pieces of the enamel flew everywhere. Right in the middle of the dutch oven was a huge area of missing enamel. The enamel flew all over the place and there were shards of it everywhere. I will be returning this item and will not be replacing it with another one. I guess I should have known better since it was made in China, what did I expect.

By: Pam Warner

Pam Warner — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:18:44 +0000

Can you use these on the flat top stoves?

By: megan

megan — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:57:04 +0000

Katie - I have not kept a formal list of recipes for dutch ovens, but you can see what I've made here on Flickr:
http://flickr.com/photos/notmartha/tags/redpotmeals/
I link to recipes for each of those when I can.

By: Katie O

Katie O — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:51:22 +0000

Just found mine at Target and snatched it up! Woo hoo! I've been wanting one, but didn't want to spend the $ on a Le Creuset, even though there's an outlet not too far away (I only save 10-15% there though). Anyway, am looking for all the recipes that called for a dutch oven but have been skipping in the past. Where are they?

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:01:52 +0000

Silly thing is sold out on Amazon again ... that's what I get for waiting until this morning to order :o)

By: kat

kat — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:15:02 +0000

This might be a duh on the washing flour/dough covered towels but how bout knocking most of that stuff off in the trash?

I fell in love with this oblong bowl with handle holes at Elder Beerman last nite. Forgot it's name...

By: susan sobon

susan sobon — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:23:37 +0000

oh, i probably shouldnt say this but i found the red creuset one on sale at sears for $35! i have to go bake and buy it because i wasnt sure i needed it! ha! they had about 8 and they were in good condition and all were red

By: amy

amy — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:08:53 +0000

just ordered online because i have been to 3 stores in seattle with no luck. even on sale and with a 10% off coupon code (TGTSAVE3) it was $3 more than the store. oh well, at least i save some gas huh?

i was also a little worried it wasn't the exact one as the brand wasn't listed. i put the code from amazon in at target.com and it came up with the matching upc from chowhound.

By: Cath

Cath — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:44:36 +0000

I like the Martha Stewart dutch oven from Kmart. It's a really pretty grey color, and totally decent as far as they go.

By: megan

megan — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:55:03 +0000

Christine - thank you! I didn't realize they a have started offering it online at Target.com as well. Superb, if heavy.

By: megan

megan — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:53:40 +0000

Susan - I've been using a Silpat pushed into a large, wide bowl for the second rise, it works pretty well.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:37:28 +0000

Noooo! I was just at the N. Seattle Target , half-heartedly looking for this pot and didn't spot it. To think that my timing was off.... Guess it's Amazon for me.

Skip the towels. They're nothing but trouble. I've been using a sheet of lightly-floured parchment paper, clipped at the top w/a chip clip. It's kludgy, but hey, no mess!

By: Clara

Clara — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:32:24 +0000

Took two buses to get there - but I got the last one at the Target here in North Seattle. very happy!

By: julee

julee — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:27:26 +0000

I love mine, got it as a wedding present, had it for about 4 months now. We used the lid this weekend to keep the chicken stock pot contents submerged. Slightly boiling the lid for 6+ hours seemed to have no effect on lid or handle.