I want to bake bread in dutch oven-will it endure 500 degree temp?
1582636
I don't know. But I do love this piece and use it a lot. Have never used it at that high of a temp. I would call Lodge and ask.
1582637
Yes, it will work because these have no coating to craze or crack at high heat. See my review; that's the reason we bought two of these. They are the size specified in Flour Water Yeast Salt by Ken Forkish. Most of his recipes make two loaves. My wall oven is a 27 inch wide model and two of these will fit on one shelf easily.
1582638
Absolutely! I have many cast-iron pans and when I want to completely remove the 'seasoning', I place my pan in the oven and turn on the self-cleaning cycle. That's over 900˚ for 3 hours.It's very difficult to ruin a cast iron pan. Even if you see rust - which is always the fault of the person not the pan - don't toss the pan. Just pop it in the oven at the highest setting possible or self-clean. All that junk will bake off and you will be left with a gray pan. That's just the raw material. Rub a thin film of lard, crisco, or even flaxseed oil and bake for 1 hr at 400˚. All fixed. Absolutely! I have many cast-iron pans and when I want to completely remove the 'seasoning', I place my pan in the oven and turn on the self-cleaning cycle. That's over 900˚ for 3 hours.It's very difficult to ruin a cast iron pan. Even if you see rust - which is always the fault of the person not the pan - don't toss the pan. Just pop it in the oven at the highest setting possible or self-clean. All that junk will bake off and you will be left with a gray pan. That's just the raw material. Rub a thin film of lard, crisco, or even flaxseed oil and bake for 1 hr at 400˚.... » Read More Absolutely! I have many cast-iron pans and when I want to completely remove the 'seasoning', I place my pan in the oven and turn on the self-cleaning cycle. That's over 900˚ for 3 hours.It's very difficult to ruin a cast iron pan. Even if you see rust - which is always the fault of the person not the pan - don't toss the pan. Just pop it in the oven at the highest setting possible or self-clean. All that junk will bake off and you will be left with a gray pan. That's just the raw material. Rub a thin film of lard, crisco, or even flaxseed oil and bake for 1 hr at 400˚. All fixed. « Show Less
1582639
I bake at 475F quite often with the Dutch oven so 500F isn't much different. A bit of advice when baking bread is to let the Dutch oven warm in the oven for at least 30 minutes before you put the dough into it.
1582640
Absolutely! I have many cast-iron pans and when I want to completely remove the 'seasoning', I place my pan in the oven and turn on the self-cleaning cycle. That's over 900&#730; for 3 hours. It's very difficult to ruin a cast iron pan. Even if you see rust - which is always the fault of the person not the pan - don't toss the pan. Just pop it in the oven at the highest setting possible or self-clean. All that junk will bake off and you will be left with a gray pan. That's just the raw material. Rub a thin film of lard, crisco, or even flaxseed oil and bake for 1 hr at 400&#730;. All fixed.
1582641
I bake bread at 450 degrees with no problem. (the bread made in this is impressive-and to think people spend so much on artisan bread!)
1582642
I have no idea - but I imagine it would because it seems to resist very high heat - I believe I put it in my oven at 400 . . . but am not sure . . anyway, it is a very good product - I often will use it on top of stove to cook things that would be cooked normally in oven because it holds the heat so well. Great product - am very happy with it.
264511
I don't have any official temp guidelines, but I regularly use this in a cast iron dutch oven when baking breads with oven temp of 450
945061
I use mine for jelly and pumpkin rolls at 375 degrees and it works great. But haven't baked at 400 degree.
1827921
I have not baked at 500 degrees yet but I do know this is the thickness oven you will find. I trust that it would. You now have me wondering so I'm baking bread next.
1383921
Haven't made a pizza from scratch on it, but have baked items at 500 degrees without any problem. Hope that helps. I've had mine for awhile now and use it all the time...still looks like new.
1410482
Supposedly yes. Although 500 degree is awfully high.I bake bread and have never gone that high.400 , 425, maybe for a crust. Lodge Pots are pure Cast Iron, NO enamel or non metal elements or trim. Quoting from the web site"Our cookware is safe at high temperatures; use metal, wood, or hi-temp silicone utensils."
1873616
We have not used our pan in the oven, but I think it would be fine. The only "vulnerable" part would be the handle grips and they appear to be made of silicone, which in many cooking applications is okay to 500°.
781883
you would need to ask the company. I cannot think of a recipe needing temps higher than 500 degrees.......at least none I use
2027751
My guess is yes you can. I have had it on 425 I did not have a recipe that called for 500 degrees, I looked at the pamphlet that came with the dutch oven and it mentions so limit on cooking so I think you can. There is a customer service contact number which you may want to call. 800-497-4959. Good Luck! I love my Dutch Oven!
800977
Most definitely. I almost always bake my breads at that temperature. I have not had any problems doing that with this pan. I also use an old cast iron pan in the bottom of the oven that I throw several ice cubes in after putting the bread in and before shutting the door. Good luck and enjoy!
168128
I typically pre-heat to between and leave at 485-505 degrees depending on the type of bread. Don't lower the temp after pre-heat! You'll have greater success with concentrated heat afforded by the cooking stone. Experiment! It's how we all learn!
497001
One things that works very well is to keep a pan in the bottom of the oven while pre-heating. When you put the dough in, pour a cup or two of water in to the pan. Remember, opening your oven drops the temperature about 50 degrees, give or take. So you want to keep that to a minimum.I'd highly recommend reading some Peter Reinhart. Bread Baker's Apprentice is a wonderful book to work with. I've gone through a couple copies.
456678
I would recommend following the guidelines for oven use. I've never tried it myself but another person has answered that it's safe up to 400 degrees. Take into consideration your particular oven if you intend to try that, since temperatures vary in degrees of heat.
2239915
Im not sure about the 800 degrees. I don't know of an oven that even goes that high. I would think that 400 is sufficient for most cooking needs.
813588
I believe it is oven safe to 500 degrees F. See Cuisinart's manual under the Chef's Classic collection here: http://www.cuisinart.com/share/pdf/manuals/cookware.pdf
1994690
I have never made this recipe, however I went on line, reviewed the recipe and noticed it calls for the oven to be preheated to 450 degrees. This pot is not recommended for temperatures higher than 350 degrees. Might I suggest you look into purchasing a cast iron or cast aluminum 6 quart covered Dutch oven.
976231
Angela, I regularly cook artisan bread at 450 and I have cooked ciabatta in the dutch oven at 500 degrees without any problems. Since this Lodge dutch oven does not have an enamel finish and that it is seriously "heavy duty" cast iron I do not think cooking at 500 degrees is a problem. This American made beauty is solid and has never let me down....