I inherited my grandmothers dutch oven (center), it’s probably 70 years old now. Still cooks up a storm!

Then I found I lived an easy drive from an outlet store and, well, yeah, that happened. :)

I use it regularly, I used to be in the Le Creuset sub on reddit, but then reddit went to hell. :(

So… any other fans out there?

  • Lifted_lowered@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I am wondering if any of the knockoff brand enameled Dutch ovens are as good as the Le Creuset one because I tried my aunt’s once and it was pretty good but I can’t afford that.

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      1 year ago

      Lodge is well liked, and the America’s Test Kitchen folks rated the Cuisinart dutch oven highly, it’s just slightly heavier than Le Creuset.

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        1 year ago

        Lodge is one of the brands Walmart sells that doesn’t fit the mold of anything else in the store.

        I wish they’d sell a chef’s knife or some other chef’s knife with vg-10 steel for $50. I’d buy one. Their knives are embarrassing.

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    1 year ago

    Oh man, I wish I could afford these. I always cheap out with cookware and it never lasts.

    But until I can afford the real thing, does anyone have any recommendations for decent knock-offs or imitations?

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      1 year ago

      Lodge’s enameled cast iron pots are great. The enamel is made in China, but surprisingly so are some staub and Le creusets.

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        1 year ago

        Ill have to check them out. I bought a cast iron lodge years ago (and I ended up wrecking it, hehe) but it was great while it lasted. Didnt know they did enameled stuff!

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            9 months ago

            I left it to soak after making bacon. It became a greasy rusty mess… (of course now I could have saved it) but at the time i tried steel wool and gave up. The experience has led me to buy enamel coated iron instead