The final piece in our cast iron upgrade was the dutch oven. Since we have thrown out all of our Teflon, we have upgraded much of our cookware to cast iron for many reasons. Although we also use stainless steel and ceramic cookware, cast iron is by far my favorite. The Lodge Logic dutch oven is an absolute pleasure.

I have had the dutch oven for a month or two without a real chance to use it. I ordered it from Amazon (for less than $30) along with some other cookware. As usual, this Lodge Logic cast iron product came pre-seasoned. Not that seasoning cast iron is hard, it is just to be able to use the dutch oven right out of the box.

When I finally got some time, I cooked a couple stews and a pot roast in it. You instantly appreciate the even heating when browning meat. The lid is pretty heavy so it sits on the pot firmly. My wife commented the other night that this dutch oven was the easiest to clean out of all of our cast iron cookware. Before I get any grief from some of you, I clean up much of my own mess when cooking, but what is left after we eat, my wife takes care of. Since I do most of the cooking, she usually handles cleaning the cookware. 🙂

The only thing I thought this pot was lacking was an aluminum wire hanging handle that you see on many dutch ovens. As with all cast iron, once it heats, the entire piece warms. An aluminum handle would allow you to move and pick up the piece without pot holders. However, you can buy these separately and for the price of this dutch oven, it really is only a minor oversight.

Honestly, I am surprised that all of the cast iron cookware that I have purchased from lodge has been so wonderful. When you take a look at the prices you think you are going to get a cheap piece of junk, but that could not be farther from the truth. All of the pieces were sturdy, well seasoned, and definitely give you the immediate impression that they will last you a lifetime (or two).