Dutch oven (5 qt cast iron)
18.14 cm (7.142 in)
Height including the lid and its handle
A heavy cast-iron pot with a lid, measured on a Lodge 5-quart. 18 cm (7.14 in) tall, including the lid handle.
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How big is that?
18.14 cm is 2.1 times a credit card and 61% of an A4 sheet.
Dutch oven is the 15th smallest of the 31 Kitchen Table objects, and the 61st smallest of the 172 objects across all five SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: US dollar bill (Classic), 15.6 cm and Bowling ball (Ten-pin) (Classic), 21.83 cm across.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Dutch oven in orange beside the Kitchen Table objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Dutch oven |
|---|---|---|
| Soda can (12 oz / 355 ml)The standard aluminum drinks can in North America. | 12.222 cm tall | 67% of the size |
| TeaspoonA stainless steel teaspoon, measured on an IKEA FÖRNUFT. | 14 cm long | 77% of the size |
| Dutch oven (5 qt cast iron) | 18.14 cm tall | – |
| Moka pot (6-cup)The eight-sided stovetop coffee maker, measured on a Bialetti Moka Express. | 21.5 cm tall | 1.2× bigger |
| Banana (Cavendish)The Cavendish banana, the one in nearly every shop. | 21.9 cm long | 1.2× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 181.4 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 18.14 |
| Metres | 0.1814 |
| Inches | 7.142 |
| Feet | 0.5951 |
How it's measured
Height including the lid and its handle. Manufacturer's specification, converted from 7.14 in.
Sources
- lodgecastiron.com: Lodge 5 Qt Dutch oven: total height including lid handle is 7.14 inches.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Dutch oven is one of the objects in Kitchen Table, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.