The Dutch oven is a versatile and essential piece of cookware that has been used for centuries.  The Dutch oven is a heavy-duty pot with a tight-fitting lid designed for slow cooking, braising, and baking.  Dutch ovens come in a variety of types and materials, each with its own unique uses and functions.

    Both square and round cast iron griddles offer excellent heat retention and distribution, ensuring food cooks evenly and thoroughly.  Square and round cast iron griddles are also suitable for use on a variety of cooking surfaces, including stoves, ovens, grills, and even campfires, making them versatile cooking tools for both indoor and outdoor use.

The details: These pans solve the frustration of food sticking, and they require little oil for cooking. Plus they’re lightweight, easy to clean, and affordable. But they can’t take the high heat of a cast-iron or stainless steel frying pan. “You’re not going to get much of a sear in a nonstick pan,” says Cindy Fisher, who conducted Consumer Reports’ cookware tests.

And they don’t last as long as cast-iron, stainless, or copper frying pans. “Nonstick is going to wear out the fastest,” Nitahara says. “The nonstick coating is fragile, and once you scratch it, it’s hard to flip an egg.”

In our tests of nonstick pans, we cook four eggs in quick succession. An excellent rating means all four eggs easily slid out of the pan. A poor rating indicates that some egg residue was left behind. To test nonstick durability, we rub the pan with steel wool for 2,000 strokes or until the coating has worn through.

 On the other hand, if you need a large enameled pot to cater to larger groups or to cook more food, there are many options to choose from.  The large enamel pot is perfect for making stews, casseroles, and one-pot meals for the whole family.  They're also great for boiling pasta, making stock, or preparing large batches of soup.