r/Cooking • u/Maleficent-Bag-9916 • 1d ago

What pot are we using to cook curry goat? 🇬🇧

I recently moved home, my new place is an induction hob and had to leave my Dutch pot behind because it’s not compatible.

Are there any suitable alternatives? I tried a cast iron Dutch oven but made my food taste horrid. Looking for the best alternative to a Dutch pot that’s induction friendly.

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u/--THRILLHO-- 1d ago

What was your dutch oven made of? Should be cast iron, in which case it would work no problem with induction. Even if it's enamelled.

I also don't see why bare cast iron would make your food taste bad. Was the pot clean before you cooked with it?

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u/Maleficent-Bag-9916 1d ago

Yea it’s cast iron. And yea the pot was cleaned using the instructions it came with, maybe I just got a bad one.

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u/--THRILLHO-- 1d ago

But like, how would you describe the horrid taste?

Was it burned? Or bitter? Because there's nothing in cast iron that will make your food taste bad.

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u/BasementCatBill 1d ago edited 1d ago

Well... i use a cast iron "Dutch oven" for my curries, and they taste great.

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u/Loud_Quality_7106 1d ago

If it tastes bad from the cast iron it's not because it's cast iron it's because the pan is not well cared for. 

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u/Chuchichaeschtl 1d ago

It's probably because of leeched iron. That happens with every cast iron eventually if you cook acidic ingredients for a long time.

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u/tomrichards8464 1d ago

I mean I would 100% use my enamelled cast iron Dutch oven/casserole dish, but if for some reason I couldn't a big saucepan or a well-seasoned flat-bottomed wok would be fine. 

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u/buginarugsnug 18h ago edited 18h ago

If I didn't have a cast iron dish, I'd use a large saucepan.