Tomato based foods

[sacedbysapp]

Is it worth cooking chili in Dutch oven? It strips my seasoning and tips maybe that could help?

 

[bauchjw]

I always go with enamel covered cast iron for my chili if I’m using tomatoes…or stainless steel.

 

[DougE]

Blasphemy, I know, but I do tomato based chili in the crock pot. I also have an enamel covered dutch oven like Jed mentioned and sometimes do it in that, but it's usually the crock pot.

 

[gmc2003]

Crock pot here, but I'll smoke/grill the individual ingredients before combining them into the pot.

Chris

 

[DRKsmoking]

Same here also, just a large pot or even the slow cooker

David

 

[chopsaw]

I have a set of Revere ware Pots and pans pre 1986 . I usually use the dutch oven from that , but I also use my 4 quart lodge . My opinion is a batch of chili is not going to hurt that cast iron if you remove to a bowl after cooking and clean the cast iron right away .

I know it's a thing though . Here's a Wagner I got from my Mom's house . Ate a lot of tomato based meals from this pan growing up .
This is how I got it ( found it by mistake in the garage ) , and you can certainly see the effects of cooking with tomatoes .

Same pan today after I cleaned it up . I use it now and then for tomato based foods , but like I said , I don't let the food sit in the pan . I clean it and re oil right away .

 

[Brokenhandle]

If you really want to make chili in your dutch oven they make foil liners for them. Just have to know what size you need.

Ryan

 

[kawboy]

I use mine all the time for Chili and such with no issues. Just my need to re-season once in awhile.

 

[sacedbysapp]

Ok, probably need to be better at cooking getting it out of pot quickly.

 

[chopsaw]

getting it out of pot quickly.

You could make something , but Lodge also sells a rubber horseshoe clip that goes on the edge / side of the dutch oven so it leaves a 1/4 " gap when you put the lid on . It's for storage . Helps keep the inside aired out .

 

[SmokinAl]

We have a big S/S pot we use on the cooktop.
I use smoked meat in the chili, so smoking it would make it too smoky.
Al

 

[WaterRat]

I cook chili in mine. That is on the stove top with meat from the smoker.