Others say...

"Solid with a tight fitting lid."
This typical of what you come to expect from a company like Lodge. It is sturdy, thick and heavy with a nice handle and tight fitting lid. I mostly use mine for frying chicken since it is the same size as the fryer they sell only $25 cheaper.
If there was anything thing I could complain about it would be two things. First the surface is currently rough enough to tear off little bits of paper towel when I wipe it out. I assume this will go away over time with wear and seasoning. The other is the handle can't be removed without bending wire. It would have just been nice to be able to unclip it somehow. Neither issue would be a worth removing a star for.


"A good product at a good price through Amazon."
With Lodge Pre-seasoned cast iron cookware, you get a product which will last for generations, and is ready to use immediately. The time consuming process of seasoning the bare cast iron is done for you. There are certain foods that just seem to be better in a cast iron pot, like chili and stews. I like the fact that I can place it directly in the coals of a wood fire, and also use it for baking biscuits while camping. One of my favorite things to make in it is no knead bread, which you can find by searching youtube. I had looked in local stores, and some were selling Lodge cookware at higher than list price. By looking at Amazon I was able to save $ and get free shipping to boot.

"Beauty and value with function"
No kitchen is complete with a cast iron dutch oven. This one has to be the most versatile piece you'll ever own. Being it is made of cast iron, it is non-reactive which means you can cook ANYTHING in it. Although it is best suited for deep frying, any tomato based food will come out perfect. My mom had one for over 50 years and it was passed down to the next generation. I happen to love Loge products for their quality and their pre-seasoning. It saves you the initial work but you do have to keep them seasoned by just rubbing some oil in after each use. After owning all different brands of cookware and seeing the deterioration of each, Lodge is my favorite and well worth the little bit of money you'll invest. It has to be the all time best value available and I highly recommend them.

"Fantastic Dutch Oven!"
This dutch oven is wonderful. Its huge, but not as heavy as I was expecting. Its fully big enough to put an entire chicken into, which was what I originally wanted - the basting points in the lid mean that you can pop a chicken into the pot, stick it in the oven, and ignore it for an hour.

I now cook nearly everything in this - my husband and I tend to make huge meals on the weekends so that we can subsist off leftovers for most of the week, and this is perfect.

"Lodge Logic 7 quart Dutch oven with spiral handle"
I bought this as a gift for my husband for his birthday. He uses it with his BBQ smoker to make baked beans. He loves it! He says it washes up perfectly each time, no sticking, just rinse with water.