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I reviewed this item several years ago before Lodge figured out that they’d sell more cast iron wear if they pre-seasoned the cast iron. Not that it’s very hard to season a cast iron pan — just slather it with Crisco and stick it in the oven on low (240 – 260 degrees F.) for a few hours, but that’s technology that seems to elude the modern cook. I have to say it: I love cast iron cookwear — it cooks better than anything else, as long as you maintain it correctly. Here’s my old review of the Lodge Original Finish 7-Quart Dutch Oven, hope it’s useful. Note that Lodge has a great website with a lot of tips and interesting recipes: [...]
I love this dutch oven. It’s not only beautiful, but it cooks evenly too. I haven’t had any trouble with the porcelain finish chipping like others have complained about with other brands. Lodge makes a great oven for a reasonable price. I’m impressed with this product.
I wanted to try out campfire cooking so I did a little research and purchased this Lodge dutch oven.
Let me first say that I have bought other Lodge cast iron products and they are the “Mercedes” of cast iron cookware. No shortcuts here, just beautiful, functional cast iron products that can be passed down to your children or grandchildren. On to the review…
Lodge never fails to deliver a good product. As I’ve said before, the only problem with Lodge Pro-logic is the pre-seasoning, which was particularly bad on this pan. I still maintain that the pre-seasoning really only saves you from scrubbing the waxy coating off and that you still need to season the cast iron so I’m not going to mark down my review because of the poor pre-seasoning on this pan. The pan, itself, has the dense feel to it that I’ve come to expect from Lodge. It’s heavy and holds heat well. This is just a great pan. I don’t think you will be disappointed.
This is not my first cast iron pan, but it is my first grill pan. I like cooking in it, but so far the clean up is difficult at best. I really like cast iron cooking. I am sure it still needs some breaking in time to mature.
I have used this tool several times since I ordered it and it does excately what it was designed to do. I have recommended this tool to my friends. Several of them laughed and said what took you so long to buy one.
Using cast iron, even pre-seasoned, requires knowing how to use the stuff. If it’s done properly, your product won’t stick. NEVER WASH. (unless you totally screw up, of course) One user didn’t like it because he tried Pineapple Upside Down Cake and it stuck. Sheesh, this pan isn’t made for that. Get some parchment paper and the correct pan! It’s like using a pair of pliers as a screwdriver. You have to choose your tools.
Just what I expected and works perfectly. The legs on it are just high enough to do the job of keeping direct heat from causing meat to stick to the bottom of the oven. If you’re looking for something to keep meat out of the juices, than buy more than one and stack them or use some sort of spacer under it but I like it the way it is; meat brazing in it’s juices isn’t a bad thing.
http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-Pro-Logic-14-Inch-Cast-Iron-Handles/dp/B00063RXQK
Lodge prologic,
If you have been looking for a wok this is probably the one you want… that is if you are serious about wok cooking.
My wife is from Asia so I have seen several different types of woks. (Steel, Teflon, aluminum, electric fired, German 0 woks, enameled you name it).
Lodge has combined the features you need.
1) Material: Cast iron is best for even heat distribution, nonstickiness, and durability.