The Dutch Oven Cookbook: 25 Delicious Dutch Oven Recipes for your Dutch Oven

A Dutch oven is made to last. So much so is that statement that Le Creuset, famous cook-ware makers, have lifetime guarantees on their Dutch ovens no matter the long simmering heat they usually endure atop your stove.

Which is why these heavy-duty kitchen principals are so key to low, slow fall cooking, taking care of everything from braises to stews to breads.

So after a long summer on the shelf, dust off that pot and let's make one of these 21 warm, toasty, tummy-filling fall recipes.