I have never owned a Dutch Oven, so not really sure how or what to cook with this! I did find a few deep frying recipes, for french fries or fried chicken, which sounds awesome. The pot is deep, so hopefully that would keep the grease splatter under control. I did read somewhere that recommended you store it with the lid off which is a hassle if you don't have room to do that. Mostly though, I saw a lot of recipes for soups and stews. I'm not a fan of either. But maybe we need to try out new meals! I plan on going to the bookstore to see if there is a good cookbook available! Anyway, this seems to be very good quality cookware and I look forward to exploring some new ways of cooking!