Review of Lodge Mfg L10DOL3 Cast Iron Dutch Oven, 7 Qt.

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I wanted a nice dutch oven for my budding cooking skills.

And Lodge comes through again!

Perfect for roasts!

Do pay attention to using good cuts of meat in yours. My first run turned out tough and too much marjoram herb.

But that was my fault.

With this I got a 12" skillet and the lid interchanges perfectly!

This is the one you want for home oven use.

Now, the wife. She has weak hands, so she doesn't like the weight of it. But I bought it for me, not her.

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What a great dutch oven! I just don't know how lodge stays in business, when all their cast iron will last several generations! If you're in doubt which size to get, go bigger than you think you need. You'll probably use it!

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Very well seasoned. Cooks just like I hoped it would. Couldn't be happier with the purchase.If you've never cooked with cast iron, you should definitely try it!

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The best dutch oven available on the market today. With free shipping the cost is unbeatable. I enhanced the standard seasoning and use it for all kinds of stews, chilli, etc. with out any problems.

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Got this item from Amazon in perfect condition. A friend told me once that slow cookers were fine, but anything cooked in a slow cooker could not compare to the flavor of food cooked in a cast iron dutch oven; she was right. I cooked a pork roast first thing in this dutch oven and was overwhelmed by the depth of flavor the roast had.

One design feature I love about this oven is there are little fat spikes on the underside of the lid. This allows any liquid (au jus/flavor) to drip back onto the contents of the oven. This keeps the food self-basted and moist.

And yes, you'll need to season your pan. I've never bought pre-seasoned cast iron that I didn't need to season additionally myself. Unfortunately, a truly well-seasoned pot/pan requires TIME, and this just wouldn't be cost effective for any company. So I oiled my dutch oven with vegetable oil and put it in the oven at 250 degrees for about 4 hours. It was worth it. An aunt who got some of that first dutch oven pork roast called me and wanted to know what I had done differently from the last roast to that one. "Did you season it differently?" she asked. "Not the roast," I answered, "the pot."

By the time my nephew inherits this dutch oven, it'll be seasoned to perfection.