Hi Rachel! Preheating and greasing the pan is just another method of baking with a Dutch oven. Different recipes will call for different methods, some having you preheat the pot, some having you put the pot with the bread in it into a cold oven and it slowly heats up, and some that have you putting the Dutch oven into the already-heated oven. It'll vary depending on how the bread comes out best which method the recipe recommends, but you're always welcome to experiment using the other methods with recipes! They'll all get the bread baked, so experimentation is welcome. Annabelle@KAF

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