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Enameled Cast Iron as a Jambalaya Pot

Posted on 1/28/22 at 4:54 pm
Posted by Drop4Loss
Birds Eye Of Deaf Valley
Member since Oct 2007
3967 posts
Posted on 1/28/22 at 4:54 pm
So ive got a 16 QT, 20 year old cast iron pot, that I have been using for years.

Its a great pot but I hate cleaning the fricker afterwards.

My typical batch in this pot is full to the top.

Do the enameled still burn a little on the bottom? Yea Im aware that temp causes the bottom burn.

Will the enameled pots, hold up and be easier to clean ?

7 cups rice, 5 lbs chicken, 6 lbs sausage, shite pile of onions and bell pepper, a can of jalapeno rotel.

This post was edited on 1/28/22 at 5:11 pm
Posted by Booyow
Member since Mar 2010
4193 posts
Posted on 1/28/22 at 5:03 pm to
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rotel


Posted by cssamerican
Member since Mar 2011
8232 posts
Posted on 1/28/22 at 5:24 pm to
Enameled isn’t going to be easier to clean unless what you hate is drying and oiling the pot.


This might be your solution.
Posted by Notro
Alison Brie's Boobs
Member since Sep 2011
7941 posts
Posted on 1/28/22 at 5:25 pm to
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rotel


Posted by GoAwayImBaitn
On an island in the marsh
Member since Jul 2018
3005 posts
Posted on 1/28/22 at 5:33 pm to
I've had enamel cast iron pots chip on the bottom from high heat.

Supposedly, the enamel can't expand with the cast iron when it gets really hot and it cracks off. Not a big deal if you have the pot on high heat and it's filled as that absorbs the heat. Can be a problem if you're browning the meats regularly in the enamel pot, maybe I guess? I noticed it took a long time for ours to chip but it happened.
Posted by Xanthus
Member since Dec 2021
273 posts
Posted on 1/28/22 at 5:38 pm to
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Will the enameled pots, hold up and be easier to clean ?


Shouldn't stick much if the cast iron is seasoned well and you watch the heat. I use enameled cast iron though, it's easier to clean and don't want to screw up the seasoned coating in the cast iron pot by scraping and scrubbing it too much. Most baws like cast iron pots.
Posted by LSUEnvy
Hou via Lake Chas
Member since May 2011
12689 posts
Posted on 1/28/22 at 6:39 pm to
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I've had enamel cast iron pots chip on the bottom


Same here
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
11332 posts
Posted on 1/28/22 at 7:02 pm to
The rotel comments have me laughing. I just cannot understand the reasoning behind rotel. Cooks always say for “flavor”. What flavor? Tomatoes? Chiles? If you want green chile flavor, add a can of chiles. How do tomatoes help the flavor? It blows my mind.

But…if you like it, use it. It’s your jambalaya, not mine. Cook the way you like, but do you like it or do you just think you’re supposed to like it?


As far as the enamel pot, I’ve never used one for jambalaya so I don’t know the answer.
This post was edited on 1/28/22 at 7:04 pm
Posted by Lakefront-Tiger
Da Lakefront
Member since Nov 2004
6099 posts
Posted on 1/29/22 at 11:03 am to
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a can of jalapeno rotel


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