Quote Originally Posted by nessmuck View Post
Will the bottom burn ...with the Dutch oven bread ? I go about 15 minutes with the lid off...I get scared it will burn.....
A Dutch oven is fairly common for boules. It is not any more prone to burning than a pizza stone and probably not much more than a cold baking tray.

I just use a baking tray and my bottoms tend to be pale. But when I use the fancy loaf pan with the lid (homemade wonderbread style) the color is pretty consistent all around. So I would guess that the preheated Dutch oven evens out the heat and evens out the crust. Note the "guess", though.