Who doesn’t love the simplicity of a one-pot meal. But simplicity doesn’t have to be boring. With the best recipes, the ingredients all come together to form a dish that is delicious and minimal clean-up is a huge plus. There are countless variations on the four dishes below — each showcases a distinct feature of the kettle to expand your weekly repertoire. 1) A poultry dish yielding maximum jus as the tapered bottom of the vessel collects every last drop of drippings while the chicken above traps the moisture below. 2) Steamed rice and shrimp comes together effortlessly in two parts, first steam the rice then add the shrimp, the lid seals in the steam — all in one pot. 3) Beans and greens. A lovely presentation of a hearty classic, kept warm on the stovetop with the heat off through cast iron’s property of heat retention. 4) Mussels are a showstopper of a presentation, with arced black shells enclosed by the dark rounded kettle — the cast iron lid seals the moisture inside as they pop open.