Four and a half quarts is the everyday Dutch oven size — a no-knead loaf, a braise for four, a pot of stock — without the bulk of a 7-quart pot you then have to store somewhere.
This is bare cast iron, not enamelled. Nothing to chip or craze, and it takes a hard sear before you add liquid, which is where most of the flavour in a braise actually comes from.
Arrives pre-seasoned and ready to cook. Field Company casts in the USA.









