Lodge Cast Iron 7.5 Quart Enameled Dutch Oven Red

This is my first Lodge Enamel Cast Iron 7 5 Quart French Oven. I plan on buying a few more different sizes. This one when it's full of pot roast and fixings made my oven rack bow a little. I'm going to set it on top of a large rectangle cooking pan next time to even out it's weight. The oven roast was wonderful. I also made homemade Chicken noodle soup on the stove top and I was amazed at how the pot held the steam in. I don't know how I even got by with out this pot.

Absolutely beautiful Dutch Oven. Just love using it for soups and stews. Lovely color. The price point is great too.

note: one photo shows rubber spacers dutch oven was shipped with, it's not part of the cookware I really like this Dutch oven, have used it quite a bit. It's heavy of course (it's cast iron!), but that's part of why it cooks well. The finish was good, didn't have any flaws, Lodge does make these in China but due to environmental regulations enamel cast iron isn't made in the US, as I understand it. I think one company might, but they cost hundreds of dollars, more than even high end enamel cast iron. It does cook differently than other pots/pans, do a little research on cooking with cast iron. It retains heat amazingly, but it takes a little longer to heat up, once hot you need much less heat, for instance under a pot of chili. Just do your research before cooking. Came very well packaged. Keep those little rubber spacers for between the lid and pot for storing, less chance of chipping. (Remove before cooking of course! )

This is my second Dutch oven from Lodge. Other than receiving the wrong color (ordered white and got red instead) it's everything I wanted. Great quality, even heat and I love the ease of going from stove to oven. I cook all kinds of soups, chili, one pot dinners, stuffing….you name it. All come out great.

i absolutely LOVE these dutch ovens...Exceptional heat retention....Size %26 Beauty....I have even given one to my good friend.....I will take a lodge over the very pricey dutch ovens every time..... Great Value for the money spent.....

this dutch oven is so similar in weight, feel, look, and cooking to the Le Creuset . I own Le Creuset too and wish I had known about this lodge cast iron dutch oven before I spent so much more money on the Le Creuset dutch oven. This Lodge did exactly as advertised...cooked a meal in one pan. We browned the meat, added the other ingredients, and took it off the stove and put it directly into the oven at 400 to cook for an hour. It was also VERY easy to clean. I had no idea you had been making the Lodge Cast Iron since 1896! Where have I been all these years to spend so much on the French one when the USA one was right here!!! Thank you!!

Cooked homemade spaghetti for a crowd and this pot, (such a trite word, there must be better!), helped me create a masterpiece! The cooking was perfect, the heat retention was perfect, the appearance was perfect, and the cleanup was as easy as rinsing a soda glass! Rating??? There are not enough stars to describe this product. There is one downside though. Now I have to replace all my other kitchen stuff with Lodge products! :-)

Have had the 6-qt for 5 years and am extremely happy with it. Purchased the 7.5 qt but think the 6 qt is probably more than adequate considering the cost difference. Pros: use on top of the stove and in the oven, nice colors, pretty good seal when used as a dutch oven. Cons: heavy (as expected), take care not to use metal utensils because of interior scratches, wish top handle wasn't metal because it gets HOT.

This is the 6th piece purchased from Walmart. I chose to pick up in store which worked out really well, prompt service & nice folks behind desk to work with and most importantly nothing damaged. These dutch ovens are used in the oven and on top of the stove and haven't been disappointed yet with the results nor has anything been burnt. Easy to clean, I wash by hand not in dishwasher even though they are dishwasher safe. The food heats evenly and stays hot/warm for awhile for 2nd helpings. They are heavier than a stainless steel pot and do get quite hot/warm. I would recommend these dutch ovens to everyone....you'll see the difference.

Before opening, the box sounded like it was full of sand. It was full of shards. The entire enamel outside of one side of the pot was broken off and in shards in the box. A portion of the lid enamel was broken off too. I took pictures in case no one believes me. I was SO disappointed. I have been wanting this pot for a long time and I don't think any stores carry this size.