Need advice on Cast Iron pots. Deer Camp related hence OB board

You'll get better results on the Food board

Take a look at Magnalite Classic 14 quart.

I have a nice 12qt black iron that suits my needs.

Like others have said, the biggest you can handle. With me it's a matter of browning all my meat in one batch.

One thing you have to be careful with when using a bigger one is the amount of gravy. Being it's more spread out, it'll fool you. Putting enough water to raise the level of the gravy that you're used to seeing in any "normal-sized" pot can fool you.

For a camp I prefer a cast iron over a magnalite all day. The option of cooking over a fire (which for me would be my most common method anyway) is a big plus. It'll make a Magnalite pot black. Not that it matters for a camp pot, necessarily, but I only use my Mag's over a gas burner/stove or glasstop.

Whatever you get, don't get the round one with the small flat bottom. I don't know how to describe it other than it looks like a round bottom pot but has a small flat bottom to sit on a burner. My mother gave me one and I ended up giving it away. You can cook 15 lbs of meat in it, but only brown 10% of it. Get a big flat bottom pot.

My 12 quart dutch oven feeds 10 no problem. My 8 quart oven is enough for dessert.

15 to 20 qt

7 for cornbread, 14 for cooking. I am a cast iron fiend. I am always on the look out for older cast iron pots and pans at antique stores etc.

As a matter of fact, I burned the gunk off of 2 cast iron pans this eveneing, a 5 inch and a 7 inch, and re-seasoned them.



Older cast iron is WAY better than the new crap Lodge is putting out, a little elbow grease and they will be like new again.

I have a 12 and it's perfect for a serving needed for 10-12 people.