# So what would I cook in this pot? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 8, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-i-cook-in-this-pot/495791 "2009-05-08T21:12:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-i-cook-in-this-pot/495791/1 "2009-05-08T21:12:46Z")
I’ve acquired a earthenware pot with an internal glaze and hollow handle… I’ve only ever used metal pots for cooking, so not sure how best to use this! I presume it can go in the oven but not on hob/direct heat? Any ideas on top temperature in the oven? And what would you cook in it? Mostly I’d assume stews but without a lid I’d be worried it’d dry out? And putting foil over it seems to defeat the object… might as well use a casserole dish! Any thoughts welcome! [http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8426/1002413g.jpg](http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8426/1002413g.jpg) [http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3162/1002414z.jpg](http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3162/1002414z.jpg) [http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9426/1002415.jpg](http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9426/1002415.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-i-cook-in-this-pot/495791/2 "2009-05-08T21:15:25Z")
Do fondue. ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-i-cook-in-this-pot/495791/3 "2009-05-08T21:17:21Z")
Is it a dedicated fondue pan? Presume it would need a heat souce underneath to keep things bubbling? ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-i-cook-in-this-pot/495791/4 "2009-05-08T21:17:50Z")
Odd. It looks like the mothership version of the little bowls I serve my onion soup in. I’ve never seen a big one like that before. I’d probably use it for casseroles, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-i-cook-in-this-pot/495791/5 "2009-05-08T21:27:57Z")
> [@Wallenstein](#): > > it would need a heat souce underneath to keep things bubbling? You’ll need a spirit burner. Otherwise, you’ll get a crack on your [caquelon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caquelon). ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-i-cook-in-this-pot/495791/6 "2009-05-08T22:25:33Z")
It can go in the oven, but not on the stovetop, and I wouldn’t put it in at more than 400 degrees, 425 tops. It can probably take more heat, but I wouldn’t do it just to be safe. You don’t have a lid for it I presume? If not, then you can’t use it as a Dutch oven, but you can most definitely do casseroles in it. It does look like the serving bowl from a soup set, so I imagine that’s what it’s initial purpose was. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-i-cook-in-this-pot/495791/7 "2009-05-08T22:46:21Z")
Why the hollow handle? Seems like Club Med for bacteria. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-i-cook-in-this-pot/495791/8 "2009-05-08T22:47:42Z")
Cassoulet. That pot seems made for it. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-i-cook-in-this-pot/495791/9 "2009-05-08T22:51:33Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Cassoulet. That pot seems made for it. [Looks appetizing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cassoulet.cuit.jpg) . . . \