@ybmuG, I liked Cambodian Red pot, back in the day [70 & 71], and later Panama Red, Columbian, Skunk weed, and Delta Delight, not necessarily in that orde
r,…or maybe it was but, Hell, I was solo high, I do not 'member!¿!
Oh,… wait, you were talking 'bout the Dutch Oven,Pot, eh,…Okay, Yeah, they are top of the line of comparable & competitive lines of kitchen wares. They’re Great for a pot of Navy Beans & Ham hocks /w Corn Pon OR some tasty Menudo /w Hominy & plenty of Hot, Hot Chile Peppers + & a little Pot!!
Actually, I bought the largest size last year and love it. I have the “expensive set” but always turn to the green pot because it does the job and us dishwasher safe.
@Aussemjared@samsalowitz I wonder if these are. So many companies just gave up and ship over to China. Even the Lodge cast-ron enameled pot is from China.
Bought one of these last time – seems like very good quality and nice look too. I think I got the smallest one – the middle was OOS and I didn’t want the big one, as I recall.
These are enameled steel; it makes them versatile and more lightweight than a traditional cast-iron pan.
That’s what I would have thought as well, but that has not been our experience.
We have both and my wife reaches for this one 99% of the time now. It’s lighter and, for us, has produced outstanding caramelized onions and roux-based sauces or dishes. The only thing we now prefer the heavier Tramontina for is deep frying, as the thicker walls hold heat for the oil more effectively.
@werehatrack Heck, I remember this green color in kitchens back in the 70s, along with “sunflower yellow”. I think every kitchen back then had a similar color-combo scheme.
@heartny@Kerig3@rjquillin@werehatrack My parents 1970’s Sears Kenmore Avocado green Refrigerator with side by side doors lasted for approximately 40 years. They also got a matching Dishwasher, which was only used a few times because my father did the plumbing wrong. The Refrigerator outlasted my father.
@Kerig3@rjquillin@werehatrack I had the harvest gold beccause it was slighly less ugly the avocado. My fridge bought in 1970 lasted over 30 years even if it was ugly.
A few years ago, my stacked dryer’s heating element went out. I was about to go to repairclinic.com to see if I could fix it, then I realized that the set was something like 17 years old. I decided I could get a new set, and I’m glad I did; the new washer has a bigger capacity.
@heartny@Kerig3@rjquillin@werehatrack That’s no exaggeration. Moved into a new house in 1985, bought a Whirlpool refrigerator (Almond, btw) - it’s still going strong in a rental today. Moved into a new house in 1998 - we’re currently on our third refrigerator.
@rjquillin@werehatrack You’re right, it was Harvest Gold. I remember my mother having the Avocado Green appliances but instead balanced it with yellow over the gold because our kitchen had another item of pure 70s decor, the wall mural wallpaper. Ours was the inside of a greenhouse, where Autumn colors wouldn’t have worked as well. It was still rediculous looking, but better than wood-like panelling!
@Kerig3@werehatrack
Thinking back at what wall colors were used at home in the '50’s…
Kitchen: think butter yellow, popcorn white and black
Dining: chartreuse
Living: a pretty dark green
MBR: brown, like dark saddle leather or mud
my BR: a dark fire engine red, white ceiling
Bath: don’t remember, perhaps something ‘normal’. could have been blue…
@Kerig3@rjquillin@werehatrack
My mother moved into a house in the 70s that had a very … creative paint job in the living room. One side had a triangular wedge of kelly green slanted up to the ceiling, and the other had a royal blue wedge; the middle triangle was left white. The bedroom was the real gem, though - red wallpaper with brocaded red flocking. No, it wasn’t a former brothel, as far as we know.
@rjquillin@werehatrack I was lucky enough that our kitchen was the only room in the house that had 70s decor—the house was over 100 years old back then and my parents collected antiques and it was decorated as such.
But that kitchen tho’…
@screechowl That article is a joke. The author seriously thinks 20 seconds longer to boil water, after 11 minutes, is both a major flaw and outside the margin of error? Ridiculous.
@screechowl@Telanis Yes, a serious joke. The pots were judged largely on appearance and ‘heritage’ - meaning that they could last for generations.
[Lodge got high marks here as a well established manufacturer, while another company was mildly dinged because they were too new to have a multi-generation track record. News flash: Lodge has been around for over 120 years, but their enameled cast iron (made in China!) was introduced in the early 2000s.]
The water boiling test - timing how long it took to boil a quart of cold water, and then checking its temperature after an hour - was the only ‘cooking’ test.
These are nice, but I waited for a sale at Bed Bath & Bingo, and got their AKS (Artisanal Kitchen Supply) versions, in gorgeous deep red, for $16 and $28 for the 2 and 6 quart versions.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
Price Comparison
$99.99 to $159.99 at Amazon
$99.99 for 2.5Qt
$129.99 for 3.5Qt
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Warranty
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This deal stinks!
Green with envy
Is Dutch pot better?
@ybmuG, I liked Cambodian Red pot, back in the day [70 & 71], and later Panama Red, Columbian, Skunk weed, and Delta Delight, not necessarily in that orde
OR some tasty Menudo /w Hominy & plenty of Hot, Hot Chile Peppers + 
& a little Pot!!
r,…or maybe it was but, Hell, I was solo high, I do not 'member!¿!
Oh,… wait, you were talking 'bout the Dutch Oven,Pot, eh,…Okay, Yeah, they are top of the line of comparable & competitive lines of kitchen wares. They’re Great for a pot of Navy Beans & Ham hocks /w Corn Pon
Guess this gives new meaning to the term, “Dutch Oven”
@mcemanuel This is the original meaning of “Dutch Oven” and predates the “farting under blankets” meaning by centuries.
This culture moment brought to you by Fuddruckers.
“Fuddruckers… yeah, we got away with it, didn’t we?”
@mcemanuel @PocketBrain, that reminded me of a brand of Motorcycling attire called, FUDPUCKERS!!
Who is BK today? Who wns the name? Let me guess…made in China? I’m very wary.
@radi0j0hn Received, and it seems that these are made in Germany. Which makes them Deutsch Ovens.
Don’t over clean it! Makes the smell even worse when you trap your prey!
Actually, I bought the largest size last year and love it. I have the “expensive set” but always turn to the green pot because it does the job and us dishwasher safe.
@samsalowitz Where was it made?
@radi0j0hn @samsalowitz Germany
@Aussemjared @samsalowitz I wonder if these are. So many companies just gave up and ship over to China. Even the Lodge cast-ron enameled pot is from China.
What would Burger King need a Dutch oven for?
@ircon96 so it smells like steamy meat in the restaurants.
@ircon96 oh wait… i think i get it… bk already smells like smothered farts.
Bought one of these last time – seems like very good quality and nice look too. I think I got the smallest one – the middle was OOS and I didn’t want the big one, as I recall.
These are enameled steel; it makes them versatile and more lightweight than a traditional cast-iron pan.
Potted
Oh groan - so now we’re in for a whole day of stupid fart jokes.
@Kyeh I’d say keep up hope for 50 percent stupid and 50 percent… ahh heck who am I kidding with this group…
@commonhero And of course if it’s funny once (it’s not) it’s even funnier the 30th or 40th time, right?! (NO.)
@Kyeh that seems to be Hollywood’s approach…
@commonhero Well, that’s certainly true.
@Kyeh
/giphy Ace Ventura
Gird your loins!
wait- that’s not… oh. my bad.
I was expecting a bedding set.
@alacrity lets hope this dutch oven doesn’t contain microfiber…
Tramontina cast iron dutch ovens are available at Sam’s and Walmart seasonally. Reasonably priced and America’s Test Kitchen value choice.
I’d stay away from enameled steel Dutch Ovens if you make roux and carmelize things with them in the oven.
@mike808 i try to avoid carmelizing my Dutch oven as a matter of principle…
@mike808
That’s what I would have thought as well, but that has not been our experience.
We have both and my wife reaches for this one 99% of the time now. It’s lighter and, for us, has produced outstanding caramelized onions and roux-based sauces or dishes. The only thing we now prefer the heavier Tramontina for is deep frying, as the thicker walls hold heat for the oil more effectively.
I guess it might be okay if you needed set dressing for a retro late-'50s sitcom kitchen that had all its appliances in avocado green.
@werehatrack Heck, I remember this green color in kitchens back in the 70s, along with “sunflower yellow”. I think every kitchen back then had a similar color-combo scheme.
@Kerig3 @werehatrack I thought it was “harvest gold” Had one of those, the green still makes me want to puke.
@Kerig3 @rjquillin @werehatrack
What’s for dinner?
@Kerig3 @mike808 @rjquillin @werehatrack
Yeah, if you loathed it the first time around, prepare yourself - it’s now considered vintage, and cool.
@Kerig3 @rjquillin @werehatrack
@heartny @Kerig3 @rjquillin @werehatrack
Absolutely true!
@heartny @Kerig3 @rjquillin @werehatrack My parents 1970’s Sears Kenmore Avocado green Refrigerator with side by side doors lasted for approximately 40 years. They also got a matching Dishwasher, which was only used a few times because my father did the plumbing wrong. The Refrigerator outlasted my father.
@Kerig3 @rjquillin @werehatrack
Yeah, as I recall, the 3 main color themes circa 1970:
@werehatrack Avocado green was a '70s thing, not '50s.
Also, I can’t imagine dutch ovens had any color in the '50s.
#boomerknowledge
@heartny Appliance mfrs. eventually came to realize disposables are more profitable over the short and long term.
@Kerig3 @rjquillin @werehatrack I had the harvest gold beccause it was slighly less ugly the avocado. My fridge bought in 1970 lasted over 30 years even if it was ugly.
@growyoungagain @heartny @Kerig3 @rjquillin @werehatrack Kenmore used to be the brand to get for live-forever, good value appliances. My parents’ Kenmore dryer lasted a good 20 years.
A few years ago, my stacked dryer’s heating element went out. I was about to go to repairclinic.com to see if I could fix it, then I realized that the set was something like 17 years old. I decided I could get a new set, and I’m glad I did; the new washer has a bigger capacity.
@heartny @Kerig3 @rjquillin @werehatrack
ZOMG that green… with the faux wood applique… a true time machine.
@heartny @Kerig3 @rjquillin @werehatrack That’s no exaggeration. Moved into a new house in 1985, bought a Whirlpool refrigerator (Almond, btw) - it’s still going strong in a rental today. Moved into a new house in 1998 - we’re currently on our third refrigerator.
“I am one third of your monthly electric bill”
@rjquillin @werehatrack You’re right, it was Harvest Gold. I remember my mother having the Avocado Green appliances but instead balanced it with yellow over the gold because our kitchen had another item of pure 70s decor, the wall mural wallpaper. Ours was the inside of a greenhouse, where Autumn colors wouldn’t have worked as well. It was still rediculous looking, but better than wood-like panelling!
@Kerig3 @werehatrack
Thinking back at what wall colors were used at home in the '50’s…
Kitchen: think butter yellow, popcorn white and black
Dining: chartreuse
Living: a pretty dark green
MBR: brown, like dark saddle leather or mud
my BR: a dark fire engine red, white ceiling
Bath: don’t remember, perhaps something ‘normal’. could have been blue…
It was colorful
@Kerig3 @rjquillin @werehatrack
My mother moved into a house in the 70s that had a very … creative paint job in the living room. One side had a triangular wedge of kelly green slanted up to the ceiling, and the other had a royal blue wedge; the middle triangle was left white. The bedroom was the real gem, though - red wallpaper with brocaded red flocking. No, it wasn’t a former brothel, as far as we know.
@rjquillin @werehatrack I was lucky enough that our kitchen was the only room in the house that had 70s decor—the house was over 100 years old back then and my parents collected antiques and it was decorated as such.
But that kitchen tho’…
Plaster hands? Did the baby arm grow up?
I thought about this, but I go Dutch all the time already. What? You thought I shop at Meh because I like the products?
We never had those Avocado green appliances or any color like orange, etc. But I’ve always loved those Avocado green appliance colors!
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-le-creuset-dutch-oven-alternatives.html
@screechowl That article is a joke. The author seriously thinks 20 seconds longer to boil water, after 11 minutes, is both a major flaw and outside the margin of error? Ridiculous.
@screechowl @Telanis Yes, a serious joke. The pots were judged largely on appearance and ‘heritage’ - meaning that they could last for generations.
[Lodge got high marks here as a well established manufacturer, while another company was mildly dinged because they were too new to have a multi-generation track record. News flash: Lodge has been around for over 120 years, but their enameled cast iron (made in China!) was introduced in the early 2000s.]
The water boiling test - timing how long it took to boil a quart of cold water, and then checking its temperature after an hour - was the only ‘cooking’ test.
Sheesh.
The poppy wall paper in the triad of photos above was in my parent’s kitchen!! Thanks for the flash back. It was sad for all when it was changed.
These are nice, but I waited for a sale at Bed Bath & Bingo, and got their AKS (Artisanal Kitchen Supply) versions, in gorgeous deep red, for $16 and $28 for the 2 and 6 quart versions.