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Title: you get what you pay for
Review: Got this dutch oven to try because it was inexpensive. Tried frying potatoes in it once but even after coating the bottom with a generous amount of olive oil, had a one inch layer of potatoes on the bottom which was very difficult to remove. I bought it mainly to brown meat, and maybe I shouldn't have attempted to fry potatoes in it, but I still have brown spots on the enamel from my first cooking expedition. Frying potatoes and browning meat, though, is a similar process so my impression is that this is a cheap dutch oven. My friend has a Le Crueset pot that this doesn't happen to. It's probably best for simmering stews and sauces, but I'd rather use my stainless steel pots which heat evenly, don't weigh 20 pounds, and are easy to clean. I should have returned this dutch oven but I was too lazy so now it sits on top of a cabinet in my kitchen taking up space (because it's so big and heavy, it's also a pain to store). Unfortunately, it just didn't work for me.
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