you dont need that many for at least julia child’s Beef Bourguignon recipe. 1 dutch oven/big pot for the stew, (1 saucepan/small-ish pot for parboiling bacon but you can use the main pot so optional) and 1 skillet for the onions and mushrooms(2 if you want to make both at same time but you got enough time anyway while the stew is stewing
you dont need that many for at least julia child’s Beef Bourguignon recipe. 1 dutch oven/big pot for the stew, (1 saucepan/small-ish pot for parboiling bacon but you can use the main pot so optional) and 1 skillet for the onions and mushrooms(2 if you want to make both at same time but you got enough time anyway while the stew is stewing