KooK Dutch Oven, Oven for Sourdough Bread Baking, with Lid, Dual Handles, Enameled Cast Iron, includes Lid Lever, Great for Baking Bread, Cooking and Roasting, Dishwasher Safe, 3.4 Qt, Black

I ventured into sourdough baking and was looking for a bread baking Dutch Oven that was of good quality, but did not cost hundreds of dollars. I saw that this Kook Dutch Oven had good reviews. I liked that it was oval shaped and had a smaller profile than the round ones I was seeing. It was on sale, so I thought I'd give it a try. It arrived securely packaged and well protected in it's box. I unwrapped it and was very pleased with it's appearance. Mine is blue with white interior. It's quite weighty and substantial and appears to be very well made. It comes with the main "oven", lid and a lid removing tool. I couldn't wait to bake my first loaf of sourdough bread and the Kook Dutch Oven did not disappoint. The oven helps me produce perfect sourdough loaves with crispy, brown exteriors and soft, lofty interiors. I have used it for several months and have baked at least a dozen loaves including white, wheat and rye and have had great results each time. The Kook Dutch Oven washes well and still look new. I would highly recommend buying one.

After doing some researching and analyzing a multitude of Dutch ovens and cast iron bread pans, I chose this particular item. I have been making sourdough now for about a year and attempting to find the best way to obtain a high rising batard loaf. There is not much information online about the Kook bread pans, so hopefully this is helpful. The weight was 11.6 lbs (which is a heavier pan and retains heat well). The measurements of the inside at the bottom are 9.25” x 5.12”. Which using a 10” oval banneton works well. The product appears to have a nice enamel finish inside and was packaged well when received.Using a 500g flour loaf, fit perfectly. I followed the manufacturer’s instructions with temperature of 450 degrees. The bread loaf picture is the first one attempted in this pan. I used parchment paper when placed in the preheated pan. The only additional step that was done when baking was to add two ice cubes in bottom prior to putting bread in. The lid sat tightly on top and was easily taken off with one hand using an oven glove.As you can see from the picture, the loaf height is 4.5”! After baking, crust was very crisp with soft inside. I am very impressed with this purchase and recommend. Looking forward to baking loaves like this in the future.Just a follow up on this after 7 days of using. I have now baked over a dozen loaves. Everyone of them has turned out better than any other baking pan used in the past. This was an excellent choice.

I have a lodge combo dutch oven that I use for my round loaf. I wanted to be able to bake 2 loaves at the same time and I decided on this because the reviews were good and it would fit in my oven. I'm glad I bought it. I am not familiar with enameled cast iron and do kind of miss the bare cast iron. However, I will say that I use the exact same process and recipe in both dutch ovens and this one turns out consistently better. It has more rise, more expansion and is easier to cut once cooked. The slices fit into my toaster. I have honestly considered buying more of these to cook more loaves at once because I feel they bake so much better and the shape is more functional. I do use a sling and I had to trim it to fit.

Great sourdough baker. Gave beautiful color and rise.

Great dutch oven for your oval loaves of bread. There are not a lot of oval dutch ovens out there to buy so this would be a perfect one stop shop if you are in the market for an oval dutch oven. I have 2 of them now! Added bonus with this purchase is the handle. So easy to use and very safe when it is hot! Super convenient. Enamel is very easy to clean, and this is a big seller for me. I don't have time to season a dutch oven and wanted something with no hassles. Can't go wrong with this if you are thinking of purchasing. Love this product!

Great for baking sourdough bread. The finished produce is a little wide for my toaster, and the handles are somewhat difficult to take hold of when wearing oven mitts. Not enough separation between the two handles. The included cast iron lifter for the lid takes a lot of wrist strength to lift the lid, but I haven't felt the need to use it. Overall I'm happy with it, and use it frequentlu. Much preferred to the round DO I was formerly using.

Perfect, baked great

Great item, cooks sourdough with good crust, open crumb and moisture