The sourdough community's go-to Dutch oven doubles as a skillet and pot, making it the most versatile cast iron option at a budget price. The shallow lid doubles as a skillet for easy bread loading.
If you're primarily baking sourdough, the Lodge Combo Cooker is the move — the shallow skillet lid makes loading wet dough infinitely easier than wrestling with a deep pot.
“I am backing the lodge combo cooker! It really is a great dutch oven, but also a skillet or pot if you want it to be those things.”