Lodge 6 Quart Porcelain Enameled Dutch Oven

I've been longing for an enameled cast iron Dutch oven for a while. I've looked at Craigslist and garage sales in hopes of scoring an awesome deal, but that hasn't been in the stars for me. Rather than shelling out insane dollars for Le Creuset or Staub, I went with Lodge brand.

I look forward to scraping and deglazing brown bits from the bottom of this 6-quart pot.

Those little black feet were for shipping purposes and were easily slid from the edges of the pot.

Instructions were included.

Really Important Stuff:

• Do not use in microwave
• Heat pan slowly -- stop at medium-high
• metal will scratch -- use silicone, wood...
• safe for glass cooktops -- lift when moving and don't drop
• porcelain coating is very chip-resistant but not chip-proof
• hi-temp plastic knob is oven safe to 400°F
• porcelain coated cast iron cookware (without the knob) is safe at any oven setting

Let's Cook:

• use on any kitchen cooking surface -- even induction
• bake or broil in any oven (not the microwave)
• use to marinate, use to refrigerate, and everything in between
• a light coat of vegetable oil is recommended for better cooking
• there's no exposed cast iron and no seasoning is required

After the Food is Gone:

• washing in warm soapy water is recommended
• you can put it in the dishwasher but it's not recommended
• if you've really burned something, boil 2 cups of water and 1/4 cup of baking soda in cookware
• for stains, soak with a powdered oxygenated cleaner, such as OxiClean

Just for Good Measure:

• use mitts
• use trivets
• if the knob becomes loose, tighten the screw -- be gentle
• match the size of your cookware to the size of your burner

Available from Target for $59.95.

Minus 5% RedCard Savings ($2.75) + tax - $5 gift card, I got my pretty blue one for $57.25 out the door.

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5/25/13
After using this thing for a variety of dishes, it's a little stained. After cooking the last pork roast, there's some burnt-on crud that didn't come off after soaking and washing like normal.


Reviewing the cleaning instructions above, I decided to try the baking soda water boil method.


Within just a minute or two after boiling, the burnt-on chunks were lifted without any elbow grease. After dumping the baking soda solution, I could see that the Dutch oven was still stained but the burnt food was gone. I'm not going to sweat the stains; I kinda like them.

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