Product DescriptionThe one thing that probably discourages more people from purchasing and using cast iron is maintenance. Like carbon steel woks, cast iron cooking pieces require ''seasoning.'' To many this is a mysterious or overly time-consuming process. Even if you treasure fond memories of eggs and pancakes cooked in grandmother's ancient, blackened skillet, you might have no idea how to turn your new pan into such a treasure. Fortunately Lodge has come out with the new Logic line, which has been evenly coated on all surfaces with an electrostatic spray of vegetable oil. Next the cookware is put into an extremely high temperature industrial oven which bakes the coating into the surface. Not only will you be spared the time and effort of seasoning, but also the new piece you buy will look and perform better than if you had seasoned it at home. Just like that heirloom pan you will find that even pineapple upside down cake doesn't stick to this surface. This is and ideal pot for cooking up chili, beef stew, and bean soups.
What Others Say
Took away one star on the "pre-seasoned' part.
(THREE AND A HALF STARS) First of all let me say I love cast iron! I have two skillets that were handed down from my husband's Mother and they have been seasoned for probably 30 years so maybe that has spoiled me. Slick as a whistle!!
Of course I did not expect a new preseasoned pot to match those lovely heirloom pans that have cooked thousands of country meals. That being said, in my opinion, the "preseasoning" on this new Dutch oven is a little too rough (as in bumpy sprayed on) for my liking, and the lid was BADLY mottled on the underneath side. The lid was also not quite black and did not match the pot. For the price I expected a little better. I am now reseasoning it in my oven and I'm sure it will be great after some of ... Read More
logic dutch oven
excellent product. use it for nyt no-knead bread. the lid fits snuggly, no sticking, no flaking, no problem. love it!
Quality Cast Iron
I purchased the Lodge Logic Pre-seasoned Cast Iron 4-Quart Dutch Oven for for Christmas. This Dutch Oven is a high quality product. My wife loves it for making pot roast. She says that it is superior to our stainless Farberware for roasting. The pre-seasoning is a great feature. It is great to see that there are quality products available, that are USA made. The cheaper Chinese products do not compare in quality. The Lodge item should last a lifetime. It is a good investment.
perfect for two people
We originally bought this because we wanted a "pan" that is deeper for stir-frying. Instead of the chicken frier that is 3 inch deep, we picked this 4-inch deep model. And just like every other cast iron owner, we ended up using it for almost everything. Indeed, within a shortly one month period, it has already become our favorite cooking device, replacing a top-of-the-line calphanon non-stick and an claded stainless steel for all kinds of food: meat, eggs, tofu, vegetables, you name it. I didn't know cast iron can be soooo good.
Pre-seasoned... fabulous.
What is not to like? I love to crank my heat up and get things going, splash the wine, sear the meat, try it with teflon and you end up with chemical soup.
This is good old fashioned safe cooking, from the stove top to the oven, no melted handles, easy clean up, will last longer than a life time. I feel more comfortable using the little handles to take the pan out of the oven, have not tried the swinging handle version.
This is a great product at a great price, I could not find it cheaper anywhere else but Amazon.
