rinemb - Posted - 10/22/2023:  13:58:38

Really. I just saw an ad. Nice looking Dutch ovens. Not cheap. But, another choice, eh. Can you abide by Lodge making this move? Or has it been around a while and I just missed it? Brad

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 10/22/2023:  14:08:39

Liz has one..
Cooks great..
But i hate cleanin it..
We have a small sink..n it dose not fit..in it..well
N..Bloody Heavy..to handel..

But it dose cook great..

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 10/22/2023:  14:11:05

Oh...
Her's is a big pot one wiht a dutch ovin lid..with the spikes in it..to make it drip steam juices..on the cookin food..

csrat - Posted - 10/22/2023:  14:31:53

My neighbor has the enameled Dutch ovens. She really likes them. I borrowed one to make campfire chili one night. It did a good job.

Bill Rogers - Posted - 10/22/2023:  14:47:24

I have a smallish no-name Dutch oven I bought at an estate auction in Missouri in the 1970s. Has the spiked lid. Regular cast iron. If the enameled ones are hard to clean, I don’t see the point.

Edited by - Bill Rogers on 10/22/2023 14:48:04

slammer - Posted - 10/22/2023:  15:12:45

I’ve had a Orange enameled Lodge Dutch oven for years. Fig is right, heavier than hell but damn it makes some great Stews, Mac & Cheese, Pot roasts, Spaghetti sauce, and anything else that needs braising or slow cooking. Is it as good as a Le Creuset Dutch oven………….I’ll never know as I wouldn’t spend that kind of money on one, but Mrs. Slammer picked up a smaller shallower Le Creuset at a thrift shop for $39.00 and it cooks well too. I also watched a show on the history of lodge and how it’s made. Good stuff and made right here in da USA !!! The lodge cookware will outlast me!!! The only bad thing about it is , it’s too heavy for Mrs. Slammer to clean!!!
Slammer!!!

rinemb - Posted - 10/22/2023:  15:18:02

Yep, any of the cast iron pots. You don’t want to drop in your enameled cast iron sinks. Or stoves. We have several black scars revealing the years. Brad

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 10/22/2023:  16:22:57

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Originally posted by slammer

I’ve had a Orange enameled Lodge Dutch oven for years. Fig is right, heavier than hell but damn it makes some great Stews, Mac & Cheese, Pot roasts, Spaghetti sauce, and anything else that needs braising or slow cooking. Is it as good as a Le Creuset Dutch oven………….I’ll never know as I wouldn’t spend that kind of money on one, but Mrs. Slammer picked up a smaller shallower Le Creuset at a thrift shop for $39.00 and it cooks well too. I also watched a show on the history of lodge and how it’s made. Good stuff and made right here in da USA !!! The lodge cookware will outlast me!!! The only bad thing about it is , it’s too heavy for Mrs. Slammer to clean!!!

Slammer!!!

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It's ah Plot Dude...

The whimin folk are gittin ovah on us... :0/

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monstertone - Posted - 10/22/2023:  17:16:57

I once had a camp style Dutch oven with three stubby feet, a rimmed lid for hot coals, and a sturdy wire handle. It performed well in a pit, or hung over an open fire. Other than not being glass top range friendly, I have no complaints with my 6qt Lodge Enameled Dutch Oven. Although,,,,Mac & Cheese in enameled cookware may be a bit overkill, if not an outright insult.

RayD - Posted - 10/22/2023:  21:53:52

Sounds like a copy of Le Creuset.

Knows Picker - Posted - 10/23/2023:  04:49:19

I love my Lodge pot!!

I dont get to use it enough, I think because I live in Florida. Not too many days when you want something warm on the stove all day.

Let's go outside and sit by the pool, we can have cold drinks and make some shrimp on the grill!

slammer - Posted - 10/23/2023:  06:00:12

Once you’ve baked / made homemade Mac & Cheese in the Dutch oven your spoiled.
Gooey bubbly cheesy goodness with the dark crisp edges!!!
Only problem is, those Dutch ovens cook hot and hold the heat for a long time and takes forever for your food to cool before you can dig in !!!
I use my pot in the oven mostly, but I do make soups and sauces in it on my glass cooktop and I have no problems or does not scratch my cooktop.
Slammer!!!

Elmo_Smiley - Posted - 10/23/2023:  07:48:33

Lodge has been making Dutch Ovens almost as long as they have been making cast iron skillets. It is only in the last few years they have been applying the ceramics to it. I think it has to do with competing with the Le Creuset Dutch Ovens, which to me are completely ridiculously priced. To me, Lodge is the best cast iron, but I have several other cast iron skillets in the house and they all make pretty good cornbread. I do have an ancient Lodge ast iron Dutch oven, so I can say they really hold up with age and a lot of camping biscuit making. My modern ceramic coated Dutch Oven came from Walmart, on sale at less than $30 after Christmas one year. It works well at a price I can afford. And if it fails tomorrow, which I don't think it will, I'm really not out as much as a Le Cruset. Just my 2 cents.

Buddur - Posted - 10/24/2023:  09:10:31

Of my small arsenal of cast iron cookware, the piece I use the most is

the 10.5" round griddle.

rinemb - Posted - 10/24/2023:  09:19:29

I have a huge oval enameled cast iron Dutch oven, a no namer. Its the heaviest pot I own, and has those little stalactites in the bottom of the lid for the moisture dripping. The oval shape had advantages. Brad

rinemb - Posted - 10/24/2023:  12:11:38

We were married in 1972. Dansk cookware and dining ware was a "cool" thing, and you were buying for a lifetime. It was all on our wedding gifts list. We got quite a bit of it, then continued to buy pieces for years. The cookware we filled our cabinets with was the blue enamel outside with white enamel inside - on steel. It has been and is still our primary cookware, in all truth. big pots, bread/meatloaf pans, skillets, sauce pans, and more. I pulled some pics from google, to illustrate. Brad

Edited by - rinemb on 10/24/2023 12:11:57

 

banjo bill-e - Posted - 10/24/2023:  12:17:55

We also received a couple pieces of Le Creuset as wedding gifts. I agree that it does a good job cooking but can be difficult to clean and so heavy that my wife avoids using them.

rinemb - Posted - 10/24/2023:  12:41:23

My wife went to only making candy in an vintage cast aluminum sauce pot, with slightly angled sides and a little bit of curve to the flat bottom. I believe the brand is "Club Aluminum." She can't explain why it works so well. and its light.Brad

 

Owen - Posted - 10/24/2023:  16:07:26

Today, while in Princess Auto [like Harbor Freight in the USofA]  I noticed some Lodge brand cast iron ware.   After reading in this thread about how impressive Lodge is, I figure  IF they're gonna be sold in stores like P.A. I might just as well stick with no-name/thrift store stuff. 

[Actually, I gotta confess:  we do have a set of stainless steel cookware .... my wife bought 'em new at Canadian Tire .... a step* up from P.A.]

* = maybe not a big one, but a step, nonetheless, IMNSHumbleO. 

slammer - Posted - 10/25/2023:  05:34:21

Lodge is actually the oldest maker of cast Orion cookware and one of only a few makers in the U.S. There are YouTube videos of the factory in Tennessee. Pretty impressive!!! Started 30 years before Le Creuset.   Le Creuset's claim to fame was adding color and enamel to cast iron cookware.  Very nice stuff if you don't mind a 2nd mortgage for a few pots and pans!!!

Slammer!!!

Edited by - slammer on 10/25/2023 05:37:35

AndrewD - Posted - 10/25/2023:  08:08:28

My goto is a Finnish stainless steel pot with a copper bottom that I got as a wedding present over 30 years ago. Big pot and also has a steamer and a bain-marie that fits into it. I'm guessing it was expensive. But if I lost it I'd have to get another one. Does everything my Le Creuset does at half the weight and, in the oven, at least 30 minutes less cooking time.

1935tb-11 - Posted - 10/27/2023:  14:57:07

i got a big cast iron cook pot that was my great grandmothers it has a cast lid to it. but we mostly use it to cook chicken or boil beets in nowadays. outside of course.

thisoldman - Posted - 10/27/2023:  15:43:29

Bought one of those for my wife a few years ago, at a price I couldn't pass up. Last night ate some awsome beef stew she started on the cooktop and finished in the oven....yummy. Makes a great beef and barley soup in it as well.

1935tb-11 - Posted - 10/29/2023:  09:20:24

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Originally posted by slammer

Lodge is actually the oldest maker of cast Orion cookware and one of only a few makers in the U.S. There are YouTube videos of the factory in Tennessee. Pretty impressive!!! Started 30 years before Le Creuset.   Le Creuset's claim to fame was adding color and enamel to cast iron cookware.  Very nice stuff if you don't mind a 2nd mortgage for a few pots and pans!!!

Slammer!!!

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i broke down and bought sweety (and me) a good complete set of pots and pans...  they were worth the money ,,,especially now since i cook most of the meals...   they are made by all clad,stainless pans and stock pot and non stick frying pans...  best i have ever used ,,been using them for 3 years everyday and still look new.  once in a while clean them up with some barkeepers friend and they look brand new again.

rinemb - Posted - 10/29/2023:  17:10:52

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Originally posted by slammer

Lodge is actually the oldest maker of cast Orion cookware and one of only a few makers in the U.S. There are YouTube videos of the factory in Tennessee. Pretty impressive!!! Started 30 years before Le Creuset.   Le Creuset's claim to fame was adding color and enamel to cast iron cookware.  Very nice stuff if you don't mind a 2nd mortgage for a few pots and pans!!!

Slammer!!!

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i broke down and bought sweety (and me) a good complete set of pots and pans...  they were worth the money ,,,especially now since i cook most of the meals...   they are made by all clad,stainless pans and stock pot and non stick frying pans...  best i have ever used ,,been using them for 3 years everyday and still look new.  once in a while clean them up with some barkeepers friend and they look brand new again.

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I bought our kids all clad set for Christmas some years ago. It should last their lifetimes.

them I bought for me as all clad saucier in the 5- layer stuff.  What a pan for butter sauces!  We treat that pan like it was gold. Treasure it!