I love using this pot because it has a very wide bottom so that I can brown a lot of meat all at the same time and the fact that it is cast iron, the pot heats evenly and retains heat for a long time. Unlike other cast iron, this is enameled so that it is easy to clean without a lot of extra special care. The lid also makes it so that if I ever put this in the oven, the condensation that collects on the lid is evenly distributed due to nubs.