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KitchenDutch ovens: brands AI assistants recommend
Enameled and bare cast iron Dutch ovens for braising and baking bread. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about dutch ovens.
This market is updated monthly, on the first Monday of each month. The results below are from the latest published update, so between updates you see the previous one.
Ranking, Week of Oct 19, 2026
Share is the percentage of sampled answers in which the brand was recommended. Showing the top 7. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lodge | 1.9 | 80% | 80% | |
| 2 | Staub | 2.0 | 80% | 40% | |
| 3 | Le Creuset | 1.4 | 60% | 40% | |
| 4 | Tramontina | 4.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 5 | Challenger | 2.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 6 | Crock-Pot | 5.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 7 | Cuisinart | 5.0 | 20% | 0% |
With 10 answers, one answer moves a brand by about 10 points, so treat gaps of a few points as ties. Position is the order of first mention in an answer (1 is first). Read the methodology.
Sources the assistants cited
Domains cited most often across the answers for this category, by number of citations.
- amazon.com3
- consumerreports.org3
- foodandwine.com3
- lecreuset.com3
- nytimes.com3
- staub.com3
- allrecipes.com2
- americastestkitchen.com2
- bestreviews.com2
- cookloom.co2
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What is the best Dutch oven? Best overall
- best enameled Dutch oven under $100 Budget
- best Dutch oven that lasts a lifetime, $300 or more Premium
- best Dutch oven for baking sourdough Specific need
- alternatives to Le Creuset Alternative
Cite this
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Dopbot Index, Dutch ovens, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/dutch-ovens
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