Kitchen Aid Cookware: Lodge Logic 6-Quart Pre-Seasoned Camp Dutch Oven Review

Before my wife and I were recently married, we both enjoyed camping with groups.Now we are establishing our own collection of camping equipment, and enjoying camping on our own.In studying camping, I became intrigued by the Dutch oven, and the fact that you can do about anything with it you can with a stove and oven at home - bake, broil, boil, fry, roast, etc.Mainly, I dreamed of making a pizza in camp!
Reasearching many publications by Dutch oven fanatics, one thing was consistent: Lodge is the best.They also recommend starting with a 12" oven, as most recipes are for this size.(Probably because a 12" oven has nearly the same bottom area as a standard 9x13 baking dish or cake pan.)
I can't compare against any other makes, as I don't have any, but this oven does not disappoint.It seems well-made, and the lid fits precisely as it should.
I didn't want to pay extra for the seasoning, but with Super Saver shipping, Amazon was selling this for almost half what I could get the non-pre-seasoned model for shipped from anywhere else. (Most mail-order retailers add an additional fee for the heavy Dutch oven on top of their regular shipping charge.)I am amazed at how easy it is to clean, even with my amateur experiments.I haven't had to use any more than very little scrubbing with a Scotch-Brite pad to get a few stubborn spots off, and the pre-seasoning allowed me to bake with it the evening it arrived!
In the first week, I've tried brownies, pizza, sourdough rolls, cinnamon rolls, baked macaroni and cheese, and fried up bacon on the lid.I'm looking forward to getting a lifetime of use out of this, and will shortly add some other sizes. (I suspect the 8" will be better for casserole-type meals for just me and my wife.)

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Product Description:
Seasoned and ready to use. This portable "camp stove" is the pot that does it all.Flanged lid for hot coals inverts for use as a griddle.Integral legs on oven for campfire and fireplace cooking. 6 quart capacity.