I have a Favorite Piqua Ware, I think, 5 Quart, cast iron, machined smooth with an insert that keeps the meat above the braise. It belonged to my mother in law and I'm sure she got it from her mother in law. She hung it her kitchen and never used it. I lusted after it for years. When she died I begged from my brother in law. He gave it to me. Many a braise has it seen in while i've owned it. A thing of wonder. Bare cast iron and meat.