Tramontina Series 1000 5.5 Qt Cobalt Enameled Cast Iron Covered Round Dutch Oven

Nice 5.5 qt dutch oven. Beautiful color and the size is perfect. I will say, it is a little on the heavy size, but no more so than other brands. We found it to cook nicely and felt it was a great value for the money. We cooked a Mississippi roast and it came out perfect. We like that it goes from the prep, to the cooking, to serving, in the same pot.

This is the best thing when you’re cooking with tomatoes or other acidic foods.

When pretreating as directions stated. Got 3 tiny chips when finished and the oil I placed on the edge dripped down and was not easy to clean off. To me that is low quality enamel. My bread crust is hard at the bottom, so I am wondering about the heat distribuion on this also. 2nd use I got a corn Curnel size chip, not sure how that happened when only making bread. I feel this is enamel is not high quality.

Initially I purchased this dutch oven to bake bread in. I thought that is all I was going to use it for, but I've now used it for a multitude of recipes and can say that this is my favorite pot to cook in. I enjoy the even heat distribution this provides on my electric stove. I also thought this was going to be a pain to clean, but its been quite easy and hasn't given me any trouble.

I’ve needed a better sized Dutch oven to bake rustic bread in. Everyone said I HAD to buy Le Creuset, but I just couldn’t stomach paying that kind of money. I read an article online comparing Tramontina to La Creuset, and I was SOLD. This is in incredible value and an amazing purchase. It is a beautiful piece, bakes incredibly well at 450 degrees, and I am very pleased!