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 Tight Lid Jul 29, 2010
I'm not a master chef, but the pot seems great. It's heavy, cleans easily as long as you don't burn the heck out of the bottom. The lid seems tight-fitting.
I absolutely love me dutch oven! Jul 15, 2010
I love every thing about this dutch oven from the color to the way it makes pot roast with veggies. I cook all the time, but this pot made the best pot roast I have ever tasted. The other plus is that it is so attractive that it sits on my cook top so I can show it off!!!! You will love it as much as I do. Debra
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 Not the quality promised by Manufacturer Jul 10, 2010
I have long been one of those people who says "you get what you pay for" and this is another one of those situations...
Having been a gourmet cook for over 30 years, I have used Le Creuset cookware, both new and decades old and have always been quite impressed.
When I needed a medium sized enameled cast iron Cocotte (marketed as a "French Oven" by Le Creuset outside of France, though more often called a Dutch Oven by laymen in US and Casserole Dish in UK - not to be confused with a true Casserole), I immediately thought Le Creuset, and searched for such on Amazon.
It was in my search for a Le Creuset "French Oven" that I discovered the Lodge Color Enameled cast-iron Dutch Oven. Having been very pleased with other Lodge cast iron cookware, which is exposed cast iron and thus needs to be properly seasoned and handled else it will rust, I was confident in the quality of the cast-iron core, but was a little hesitant about the enamel, considering the much lower price (note that multiple layer enameling is a VERY time consuming, and thus expensive, process. However, I figured at $55, if the quality was sub-par, I could return it (I am a Prime member), and get the Le Creuset 7 1/4QT "French Oven."
So, here is my experience with the Lodge Color Enamel Cast-Iron 6-Quart Dutch Oven in Caribbean Blue...
Out of the box, it seemed perfectly fine. The brief 4-page "manual" was clear and strait forward. It plainly and definitively states at the bottom of the "Let's cook" section: "There's no exposed cast iron, even the matte black surfaces are porcelain. No seasoning required." Despite the bad grammar, I took this for face value and started to make my favourite meat dish, Beouf Bourgenon (Beef Burgundy), which I slow cook the first stage (Ventréche, aka French-style Pancetta, compare to Bacon and boneless beef chuck, cubed) for 24 hours at very low heat (just enough to make the Cocotte hot enough to cook, but not enough to burn your hands unless you try to pick it up and hold it for 30 seconds or so. It was at this stage, that I started to notice some rust stains on the pot portion along one side. Closer inspection showed me the rust was likely coming from the lid, as the rust was only in one area and seemed to be much heavier on the "matte black" portion of the lid rim along one side, but not the other side. I used a little vegetable oil in an effort to stop the rusting, but without being able to bring the temp up significantly to properly season the exposed cast iron, this was to be a fairly futile effort. Besides, the damage was done... The white enameled interior had rust stains that only a powdered oxygenated cleaner (such as oxyclean) might be able to remove. Interestingly, the "manual" states in the "after the food is gone" section that "Oxi-Clean" [SIC] can be used for stains. Hmmmmm...
I have decided that with the Ladge Color Dutch Oven having a rust issue on day one, literally, the lifetime warranty is not worth it. I would just likely find myself either paying more in the long run with returns or discarding the pot and getting a Le Creuset later. No, I have decided that my mantra of "you get what you pay for" applies here, so am returning the Lodge Color Enamel Cast-Iron Dutch Oven and purchasing what I initially set out to and should have in the first place, a Le Creuset 7 1/4QT French Oven. It will be about 13% larger than I need, and about five times more expensive, but bigger is perfectly fine and I know from decades of experience that the extra cost goes into extra quality and what I know positively to be a lifetime product (would never feel I need the warranty with Le Creuset.
Perfect!!!! Jul 08, 2010
This cast iron is perfect. I've been using it almost every day. I cook every thing in it. I truly recommend it.
Love it! Jul 05, 2010
I Originally ordered this as a wedding gift, but had it shipped to me rather than the bride as I wanted to check it out. I have been looking for this very thing for several years now, but have not wanted to pay the high price for the more popular brands. As soon as I examined it, I ordered one for myself. It's terrific! I braise & saute a lot and this pot heats evenly, does well in the oven, and cleans up beautifully. It also looks great on the stove as it's pretty heavy to be moving around after every use. The free shipping was an added bonus b/c the thing weighs about 16 pounds. Thank you, Lodge, for producing such a durable, attractive product (& testing it to be sure it contained no toxins, as it was made in China).
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