Product DescriptionFor more than a century home cooks and great chefs have cherished their round enamel cast iron ovens. From the stovetop and oven, to its elegant table presentation, Lodge Enamel provides superior cooking performance, versatility, and unparalleled style. When you're finished with your meal simply store your food in the refrigerator or freezer without any concern about food reacting to the porcelain enamel surface.
What Others Say
Heats Well, But Stains Easily
Well, I wanted to believe these would be as good as it's French Competition. It heats well, that's fine, but I find that food sticks, and it stains very easily. I always have to use a scour pad after use to get it looking clean.
Love this dutch oven!
I've been using dutch ovens for a long time - I cook with them regularly. So when I saw this one I was eager to try it, especially given its price. I am happy to report that I've used it many times, and it has been perfect for our family's needs. Quality product, heavy and well designed. I'm thinking about buying several for Christmas presents.
Lodge 3 qt. Dutch oven
MON 14JUL08
1) am not a professional food preparation person, nor am I exactly "chef material"--if you get my drift.
2) know what I like; own some Calphalon, Le Creuset, et al. "high-end" cookware.
3) like to compare/contrast/look around--from time-to-time, in re: new/other products.
4) Lodge appears to be a viable product.
5) the difference between a sharp knife & a dull one isn't much--in terms of metal, but is a lot in terms of efficacy. You pay a lot more for just a little more; but it's that "little more" than can achieve the results that you like so much.
With these thoughts, please proceed.
Rec'd Lodge 3 qt. enameled Dutch oven today. My "issue" is that the lid does not fit tightly ... Read More
Sadly Disappointed
Prior to purchasing this item I went to the Lodge website to research the product as the Amazon information on it is quite sparse. The Lodge site is very informative on the construction of their cast-iron product line. They even proffered that the paint used on their enameled products was imported from France, begging a comparison with Le Crueset, of course. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered that the Dutch Oven had actually been manufactured in CHINA. I feel that Lodge is somewhat disingenuous in their promotion of the enameled product line by not stating that they do not make these products here in the U.S. (Amazon shares some blame here also) The Dutch Oven is an attractive piece of cookware, but concerns about what additives ... Read More
We love it!
My wife has made several dishes in our dutch oven, and everything seems to come out great in it. Several people have mentioned the issue where there is a temperature limit for putting this pot in the oven because of the plastic cover handle, but we've yet to encounter a recipe where we'd need to go over the limit anyway. If I ever do want to, I'll just remove the handle and make my own.
This is a great product to get into using a Dutch oven from a great manufacturer without spending a ton of money.
