This Dutch oven’s heavyweight construction ensures even heating for all your baking, braising, simmering, stewing or slow-cooking needs. Thick-walled cast iron distributes heat while trapping it along the surface, promoting excellent crispy skin and tender, delicious interiors. The octagonal shape offers spouts that pour easily yet cover seamlessly with the included lid. Wound from 300-series stainless steel and hand-polished to a high luster, two large handles stay cool longer, cool off