PIT BOSS6qt. Cast Iron Roaster with Lid

For the money, this is a decent pot. With the addition of a cast iron handle, it makes a fantastic bread oven. As you might expect, at this price point, the cast iron is not super smooth inside or out, but it is smooth enough to use as a bread oven. I lightly sanded the interior of the shallow "lid", washed dried and re seasoned it so I wouldn't have to use parchment paper for baking bread. The deep base of the pot was outfitted as a lid with a 10" cast iron handle, held in place with round head brass machine screws and brass lock nuts. This required carefully drilling two threaded holes into the cast iron for the screws.If you're looking for a large bread oven that doesn't cost a lot, you may want to consider this. It's a great option for baking extra large loaves. No parchment paper and NO sticking! Be forewarned, this is a heavy pot! To keep it seasoned, it's getting washed after each use, dried and lightly coated with oil before putting away.I couldn't be any happier.

Bought this to smoke my first turkey for Thanksgiving .I did a trial 13lb turkey. It fit perfectly and turned out great. For thanksgiving I did a 17.5 turkey, it fit a little snug but turned out great was able to baste easily. Would recommend can't wait to try other recipes.

It’s pretty well seasoned out of the box, but it could use another round or two in my oven. The weight is good, and the finish isn’t too rough and gritty like some cheap cast iron.Fantastic for the price I paid, $65 on sale. I look forward to lots of baking and braising in my future with this!

I purchased this after sending another oval Dutch oven back. This one is plenty big enough for a longer loaf of sourdough. I love baking the bread in cast iron rather than the enameled variety. The Dutch oven is heavy, as all good cast iron is. I did decide to season it (although it says that is not necessary) and would recommend that to anyone purchasing. Overall, great product!

This is really heavy duty. The quality is as good as all of my Lodge stuff. Catch it on sale and you won't be disappointed.

I bought this roaster because I needed something to bake sourdough boules and other loaves in. When my wife saw it, she commented on how nice it looked. I am using it to put a 1.25 lb loaf pan in to contain the bread for a steam environment, and it fits really well. I almost ordered the 1.5 lb loaf pan, and think it would probably be too big for this pan to allow enough head space.It is quite heavy, but that is to be expected. So far, it has been a really good purchase.

Good quality, heavy duty. My first use was using the lid as a griddle to bake some stuff at a fairly high temperature. Worked well, but in dealing with a bit of burnt-on residue with a plastic scrubber, not bearing down particularly hard, the seasoning rubbed off, exposing bare metal. Re-seasoned the lid & roaster. It's performed well since. I couldn't be happier with its performance once it was properly seasoned.

Love this for baking sourdough batards!