Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Deep Camp Dutch Oven with Lid, 8 Quart

This Dutch oven purchase was my first. As with everything I get into, I immediately wanted to read up on them. I had no idea how great these things were! First, the history of the Dutch ovens alone should tell you they are no passing fad and have more than enough usefulness to qualify them on anybody's must-have list. They have been providing excellent, simple-to-cook meals for people since the days of the wagon trains. Cooking with charcoal makes the process so easy and cheap and the versatility of the Dutch oven allows it to go from griddle to saute pan to pot to oven by just changing up what you use and how you use it. The lid, inverted, is a griddle. This model's lid rim (a design attribute attributed to Paul Revere no less!) is raised to hold coals on top to aid in browning of foods (heat rises, so it's hard to brown the top unless you have coals on the lid). Lodge is now producing cast iron cookware that is pre-seasoned, saving you the step of seasoning it before using for the first time. A quick rinse and dry right out of the box and I was cooking. I did a chicken pot pie recipe that was super easy and used refrigerated crescent rolls, rolled out flat, for the crust. A fair amount of coals underneath at first to crank up the heat and pre-cook the chicken and then saute the onions and start the potatoes. Throw in the rest of the ingredients and get to a boil, stirring occasionally, then take a few of the bottom coals and put them on the lid, lowering the bottom heat and getting that important top heat going, then just place the unrolled crescent rolls on top, cover and let it bake. So-o-o-o good!!! Last night I did tamale pie for a party we went to. With hamburger and some homemade Chilean Langaniza sausage I'd made, I added some corn, Ortegas, olives, bell pepper, enchilada sauce, garlic, freshly ground coarse black pepper and chili powder. That cooked for a while and I mixed up some corn meal with milk and eggs, poured it over the hot food, covered with shredded cheese and cooked until done. Outstanding! The pot was emptied while all the rest of the food got token pickings. There is something about cast iron-cooked food... and it's healthier for you than Teflon. I love barbecue, cooking "low and slow" to get that tenderness and smoky flavor into my 'cue, and this oven allows that same principle to be incorporated (without the smoke, of course) in just about any meal. You need to nurture the coals during any cooking session, so someone must be there to tend them if you cook at really low temps, but that's about the only drawback, and most people will never do that anyway. I bought the metal table with windbreaker sides from Lodge and can't wait to use it. I cooked my first meal on my concrete patio and, while it worked great, it will be nice to get the oven up so I don't have to stoop to the ground to tend coals and stir/check contents, etc. I cooked the second meal under the shade of my canopy as it was sunny and warm, and I threw down a concrete paver that is about 2' x 2' and it worked great too... but I really want to use that new table! Cooking a huge amount? I got the 12" oven and it'll cook enough food for at least ten people in one swoop, and you can always buy the 12 qt. oven that will supply a single pot of food for a huge group but if you need to cook with multiple ovens at the same time, simply stack them. Once you get used to the cleanup method of NO SOAP and get your process down, it is really easy to clean up after cooking too. These products are simply incredible and I wish I had known more details about them before. They last for generations; people actually pass them on to their children. Looking forward to a long relationship with this product!

Got into cast iron cooking a year back and this Dutch oven is great for a family of 4 or less. I’ve make pot pies, cornbread, breakfast, pizza, etc with this and it cooks great. Don’t forget to clean your cast iron prior to cooking to prevent rust. Look for Cowboy Kent Rollins on YouTube for best cast iron Dutch oven cooking recipes. He also has great tips for cast iron maintenance

Exactly as expected. Great for camping. Download the guide for number of coals vs. temps!

If you are cooking for a large group or a big family at the campsite, the Lodge 10-Quart Camp Dutch Oven is the ultimate workhorse. It is a serious piece of American-made iron that handles everything from massive stews to deep-dish cobblers with ease. What makes this the gold standard: Enormous Capacity: At 10 quarts (14-inch diameter), this thing is a beast. You can easily feed 12–14 people. It’s the perfect size for a whole chicken with veggies or a giant batch of "mountain man" breakfast. True "Camp" Design: The three integral legs are a lifesaver—they allow the oven to sit perfectly over hot coals without smothering them. The flanged lid is also brilliant; it’s designed to hold hot coals on top for even 360-degree heating, and you can even flip it over and use it as a griddle for eggs or bacon. Surprisingly Easy to Clean: Despite its size, cleanup is a breeze. Because of the quality pre-seasoning, food releases easily. Usually, a quick scrub with a stiff brush and hot water is all it takes to get it back to its original state. As long as you dry it thoroughly and give it a light coat of oil, it stays in perfect condition. Superior Heat Retention: Being Lodge cast iron, it heats evenly and holds that temperature for a long time. Once you get this pot up to heat, it stays there, which is essential when you're dealing with the fluctuating temperatures of an outdoor fire. Heavy Duty Bail Handle: The wire handle is thick and secure, making it easy to move or hang from a tripod if you want to cook over an open flame rather than directly on coals. Final Verdict: Yes, it is heavy (about 28 lbs), but that’s exactly what you want for durable, lifetime outdoor cookware. It is virtually indestructible and will likely be something you pass down for generations. If you take your outdoor cooking seriously and need to feed a crowd, this is the best investment you can make.

This is a big Dutch oven, and it has the same solid Lodge quality I’ve come to expect from their cast iron. One thing worth mentioning is how it arrived. I’ve ordered other large cast iron Dutch ovens online and have had multiple ones show up damaged or even completely unusable because they were broken during shipping. This Lodge arrived intact and ready to use, which I definitely appreciated with something this heavy. We’ve used it camping when cooking for larger groups, and the 10-quart capacity gives you a lot of room. I’ve made cobblers, barbecue chicken, and other large meals in it with plenty of space. It’s heavy, it’s big, and that’s exactly the point. When I need a Dutch oven that can cook a lot of food for a lot of people around camp, this is the one I use. Good cast iron, good capacity, and the quality is exactly what I expect from Lodge.

Used this at our last camping / hunting trip and it was a big hit. We cooked a nice sized rooster in it with room to spare! We prepped the ingredients, put it over the fire and went hunting. After a long, slow cook over the fire, we returned to a falling-off-the-bone chicken stew (taters, onions, celery, carrots, salt & pepper) that was about the best camp meal you could ask for! If you're going to use it at a primitive campsite, I recommend picking up (or making) a tripod system where you can hang it by a chain over the fire. We cooked all our meals that way and it worked perfectly. The lipped lid is great too - you can take some coals from the fire and put them on top to help speed the process. Do yourself a favor and get yourself a lid lifter, a good pair of fire gloves, a plastic scrub brush and a whisk broom for brushing the lid off (you don't want ashes spoiling your hard earned dinner!). Also, read the manual that comes with it so you understand how to take care of, and use, your oven. I also recommend joining the Dutch Oven Cooking group on yahoo. You'll get great information on how to spin the lids for a tight fit, cook in them, hook up with other like-minded Dutch Oven folks in your area, etc. Now for the negative: I did have to send the first one back as the lid rocked quite a bit (about 1/8"). A bit too much for a Dutch Oven, and a bit disappointing based on what I read about Lodge's reputation. You want the lid to fit pretty good so that you can build up a bit of pressure inside the pot and, more importantly, not lose your cooking heat. In the outdoors, efficiency is important! All-in-all, though, you can't beat Lodge for overall quality, and you can't beat Amazon for customer service. The return process was pretty effortless and the second oven had a lid that fit with very good tolerance (like 1/16" or less). Read carefully: A little bit of lid rocking is okay!!! Following the trip, a scrub down with water and a brush, followed by drying and applying a light coat of olive oil, made it look brand new - even after it had been exposed to open flames and hot coals directly on the lid. So, aside from having to do a what I think was a little quality control for Lodge, I'm very happy with my purchase and recommend this product. I'm giving it 5 stars because, in the end, I got great customer service and an affordable (dare I say beautiful? Yeah, I love it!) oven that will last *literally* for generations!

Love it. This is an absolute staple for any outdoor enthusiast. The liners are only about half the depth of the Dutch oven, which is a bit frustrating sometimes, but works great for baking. Highly recommend

I am a long time Lodge lover. The quality of the cast iron is superior. Like another reviewer said, don't buy cheap - you'll regret it. Follow the instructions, keep the pot properly seasoned, and cooking is a dream. I like the legs as it gives more versatility. I bought my first (smaller) Lodge to practice open hearth cooking. I bought this larger one so that I could actually bake a cake in it over hot coals. The legs keep the pot level and the cake bakes better. In a conventional oven, I put a cookie sheet on the oven rack and it works equally well. I have also used my Lodge dutch ovens with legs on top of the gas burner on my gas stove.... you do have to maneuver the legs around the burner grates, or if your burners are recessed, just remove them and stand the pot over the burner. One place it's tough to use these pots (due to the weight) is on a side burner on a gas grill. I was going to use the next size smaller one to make beans on the gas grill side burner, and the weight of it caused the side burner on a top of the line Charmglo grill to bend down and separate slightly from the grill - the frame holding the burner actually bent, and it made me quite nervous. In the winter, put your stew in, set it on some hot coals from your fireplace, top the cover with hot coals, and forget about it. Every couple of hours, replenish the coals. The aroma is divine. Note, you do need the proper utensils to move and lift these pots and lids when they are full as they are very heavy. Our fireplace is in the dining room and we can serve right from the hearth to the table. You can also bake an 8 inch cake or a 9 inch bundt or similar designed baking pan in this -- lift the baking pan out with 2 pairs of tongs and someone to grab it with mitts. Best advice I can give that hasn't already been mentioned is to invest in a pair of heavy duty silicon oven mitts - really thick ones. We got ours at a kitchen outlet and they were expensive, but you have good gripping and no heat transfer through them to your hands. Bottom line, top quality, worth the money, just an awesome, versatile pot.

Vale la pena pagar un poco más por ese extra de calidad, muy adecuado para cocinar con brasas.

Nulla da dire bella ed è bello cucinarci al camino 👍👍👍👍

Lodge as it brand is best for cast iron utensils. Problem with this is it would have not be kept properly at store godown. Delivery was perfect. But got a rusted one. Bought for 5000INR. Wait for right price. Product is perfect for camping. I got rusted one and I got it coated with oil. It’s perfect and will be super perfect after couple of uses.

Der Lodge Dutch Oven hat zwar seinen Preis, doch ich habe mich bewusst für diese Firma entschieden, weil das Gussmaterial nicht aus China kommt und die Verarbeitung sehr solide ist. Ich habe den Lodge Logic Camp Dutch Oven (Modellnummer L14DCO3)* für 124,94 € als "gebraucht - sehr guter Zustand" über Amazon Warehousedeals gekauft. (*die Bezeichnung "Lodge Logic Hänge-Schmortopf mit Eisendeckel 9,5l" bei Amazon ist etwas verwirrend ...) Der Topf kam in der leicht beschädigten Originalverpackung, komplett mit dazugehörigem Kochbuch (auf Englisch, gibt es auch nicht auf Deutsch). Es waren keinerlei Gebrauchsspuren zu erkennen, daher vermute ich, dass es sich um eine Retoure handelt. Reklamationsgrund könnte die ausgeprägte "Nase" am Deckelrand vom Einbrennen gewesen sein, die mich nicht stört und bei jedem dieser Töpfe verfahrensbedingt mehr oder weniger vorhanden ist. Der Deckel schließt einwandfrei. Den Preis finde ich für dieses Modell sehr günstig, viel billiger hat man ihn auch nicht, wenn man ihn sich direkt aus den USA mitbringt, außerdem erspart man sich die Schlepperei (das Gewicht ist schon erheblich ...). Je nachdem, ob es weitere Beilagen gibt, bekommt man mit diesem großen Dutch Oven mindestens 10 gute Esser satt. Bisher ist mir noch kein Gericht angebrannt und das Kochergebnis war jedes Mal sehr schmackhaft. Man muss allerdings gut planen, da die Garzeit sehr lang ist. Ich finde den Dutch Oven leicht zu pflegen. Wenn man nicht vergisst, ihn ohne Spülmittel zu waschen und nach jedem Benutzen mit Öl einzureiben, bleibt er lange schön. Als Zubehör ist der Deckelheber unbedingt notwendig und sollte gleich mit angeschafft werden. Mit meinem Kauf bin ich mehr als zufrieden.

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