Commonly referred to as the Dutchie or Casserole dish in British English, these round bottom Dutch pots are perfect for slowly stewing,  long cooking or boiling to produce authentic dishes like in the days of old.

These pots have gone thorough some evolution; initially seen as thick-walled cast iron pots used for cooking on outdoor fires with coal heaped both on the lid of the pot as well as underneath to give an ‘all-round’ temperature pot, modern Dutch pots are now also made with Aluminium or Ceramic. These modern version are smooth-bottomed and designed mainly for use on cookers although they can still be used outdoors on charcoal cookers.

They can be used for almost anything; from baking in which case they act exactly like an oven with the baking tray placed inside the pot…. to frying where the lid can be flipped over to serve as a non-stick frying pan to preparing soups like fish tea, pepperpot and peanut, casseroles, meats or main dishes like rice and peas or ackee and saltfish. They also add a delicious flavour to food..pretty much like you have a nice ‘charcoal’ flavour on food barbequed on charcoal.

Buy a Dutch Pot  here and watch out for some Dutch Pot recipes coming soon to Africarr.com.