Lodge Logic L8DOL3 Pre-Seasoned 5-Quart Dutch Oven with Loop Handles
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Lodge Logic L8DOL3 Pre-Seasoned 5-Quart Dutch Oven with Loop Handles
Customer Review: Nice Pot but Not Really Pre-seasoned
Summary: 2 Stars
This was the first piece of pre-seasoned cast iron I purchased and I was not thrilled with it. I own 3 cast iron skillets and thought this would be a nice addition. It's a nice sized pot, but the pre-seasoning is awful. Like some others have stated, the inside of the pot is not smooth. This makes it difficult to clean and reseason because it tears tiny bits of paper off of the paper towel and tiny fibers off of a fabric dish towel. I used it on Thanksgiving to make candied sweet potatoes and although they didn't stick, they smelled of metal while cooking and tasted like metal as well. Also, the condensation on the lid created rust. If this were available in natural cast iron instead of pre-seasoned, it would be great. I have since bought another in the enameled cast iron and use it almost daily. You get the same even heat but without having to season - and the food doesn't stick either (unless you burn it).Customer Review: Very Nice!
Summary: 4 Stars
This cast iron dutch oven will come in handy for me. The first evening it was delivered I made chili and it cooked very well. There was a bit of rust on the inside near one of the handles, but it was small enough that I don't think I need to return it; but reading a few other reviews, this apparantely was the case with a few other buyers' of this product and the 7 qt dutch oven from Lodge.
Clean up was easy... and I imagine if you had one of the cast iron brushes it would be even better. I made sure to drain all the liquids out of the pain and turned it upside down till the morning; there was chili stuck on the bottom so I added a little water to it...heated it on the stove and gently scraped it with a rubber spatula.
It was packaged well and delivered within 2 days by UPS - free shipping!
The tough decision will be which one of my dishes will I make in it for Thanksgiving!...great buy!
Customer Review: The Best Value In your Kitchen!
Summary: 5 Stars
First off I enjoy quality kitchen tools. I never minded paying for a quality tool. But when you get prenium quality at a rock bottom price, well it just doesn't get any better than that. Also any of the cast iron products from Lodge will easily last a lifetime or two, with minimal care. I previously owned a 7 quart duch oven and loved it. But my daughter finally has moved out, and it's just the wife and I at home now, so I downsized to a 5 quart dutch oven. I was happy to see Lodge offer a dutch oven with side handles instead of a wire bail, because we do most of our cooking at home in our oven, not at a campfire. The 5 quart dutch oven and 10 inch skillet would be a perfect gift for someone just starting out in life. They probably would not realize the value of what they recieved, until they are cooking a pot roast or a pot of chili for their grandchildren thirty years later.Customer Review: FANTASTIC PRICE
Summary: 5 Stars
These things sell for $50 at the store. I don't know about this being a cast-off from the manufacturer, like someone said. Looks like a perfect product to me. Bought this to use for making no-knead bread (from the book "My Bread" by Jim Lahey). Worked great for the bread. However, if that's what you are buying this for, I personally would suggest a smaller pot, even though the book suggests a 4-1/2 to 5-1/2 quart size. I like bread to be taller instead of wider (harder to cut and less useful), and a smaller pot might have done that. Perhaps a rectangular ceramic or clay pot with a lid (a lid is important to keep in steam for baking) would've been better (also used in the book). It was my first time making the bread so I don't know. Depends on how important making this type of bread is to you. As far as the pot goes, it's a fantastic buy.Customer Review: GREAT PAN!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this pan 2 months ago. The delivery was fast and the item arrived in perfect condition. It's beautiful... deep black in color and a sight to behold. All the roasts, ribs and chicken have turned out flavorful and very tender. Cast Iron imparts it's own wonderful flavor to all that is cooked in it. It's almost a smokey flavor. I use only wooden utensils to avoid any scratches that might remove the wonderful seasoning. If you scratch down to the cast iron itself you risk the possibility of rust formation. If rust does happen it will have to be reseasoned again. I wipe the surface with olive oil after each use to help keep it perfect. This 5 qt. dutch oven has a more updated look with clean lines. I like the new modernlook. So take proper care and it will last a hundred years or more. Pick one up and enjoy.