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I was tired of burning my hands and dumping ashes in my food at camp with my old Dutch oven, so after taking a cooking class from the Iron Chefs Dutch Oven group in our area I bought this 10 " DO. Three legs allow baking coals to get air, flat lid allows for piling coals on to bake. Made the best lasagna ever in this and after seasoning, it doesn't stick. Follow enclosed directions. Go to the Dutch Oven Society. org for some great recipes. This size is perfect for 2-4 people.

cooks evenly

Great dutch oven! Works wonderful. I love the leg stands! Lip on lid keeps coals and dirt from falling into your food. Heats quickly and cleans easily. The lid does get very hot a long with the rest of it. You wont regret buying the add on lid lifter for less theb $10 by lodge or at least some high heat resistant gloves. I cant wait to try oit more recipes!!

Good heavy cast iron very well pleased arrived on time through FEDEX in great shape

Follow the seasoning instructions to the letter, and you will do well! I could have stood getting a bigger one. You don't realize 4 quarts is kind of small for a crowd.

I absolutely love this dutch oven. I seasoned it and took it camping right after I purchsed it. Its sturdy, holds heat well, and was a great deal for the price. There is higher quality cast iron out there, but for camping this dutch oven is perfect.

Great worked perfect. So glad we had the handle.

Little bit of rust after first season. We had to season twice, but does the job.

If it came pre-seasoned, I would give it an extra star. The quality is OK, but the features are the reason I made the purchase. It has a nicely inverted cover that holds coals for all-round baking, and a bail with a center hook detent for hanging and that stays horizontal when laid down on the bosses. It's the perfect size for general campfire cooking or baking.

It went great with the tripod that I bought for my husband.

season inside in oven may smell but if you get pot to hot on fire handle melts

Very heavy, as it should be. Used it camping and made several great meals. The handle is a bit awkward to manipulate, even with the special tool (purchased separately).

It's not Lodge nd it's not Camp Chef that's for sure.I bought mine from Amazon Warehouse Deals thinking I'd save $20 off of a Lodge with just a little clean up. I didn't think it was worth it. But if all you've got is time on your hands may be you will.PRO:InexpensiveApparently not known to California to be hazardous to your health. Oh wait what's that waxy coating?CONS:Casting moulds are poor and rough and that's exactly the texture you will receive - feels like 60 or 80 grit sandpaperSurface is way too rough to just have a few fish fry's and have a great bargain on your hand. You WILL need to pay some attention to it.Sharp edgesNot pre-seasoned (per specs). The Chinese wax must be burned off and it must be seasoned before use.Lid doesn't seal tightly. There's a position mine that seems to be OK - but it's not a "put the lid on and its pretty tight".I bought this knowing some of this - and also not expecting this to be so bad.What I did was buy a 4 1/2" flexy nylon abrasive disc for my angle grinder and go to town on it. I wore that pad out getting the inside, the sharp edges and most of the top. I still didn't get the outside not feeling like 80 grit sandpaper.So now we're at $25 for the oven and $10 for the angle grinder pad - equals $35 and a couple hours grinding and sanding. For $10 saved off just buying the Lodge.I can say it's imposssible for a angle grinder to get into a 10" pot and do a perfect job. It's far better than it was - and has a shot at being fairly non-stick with a good seasoning. So the grinding with the nylon abrasive pad was required - but it's far from pretty or as cast or proper machine.I then stripped it in the oven cleaning cycle (or you could burn most of it off as suggested in a hot oven or very hot grill).It's on it's 3rd coat of Flax Seed Oil - which I highly recommend for any cast iron. 5-6 cycles of a coat of Flax Seed Oil, and then from cool oven to 500F for then an hour to cooling to room temp in the oven. 5-6 times and you'll have a great seasoning that's almost as good as Teflon.So "It's Okay" but know that it's no Lodge and that you'll need to spend a variable amount of money (abrasive pad) and elbow grease (sand paper and/or grinding) to turn it into what you could start with just buying Lodge or perhaps Camp Chef.

Cheap product. Lid does not fit well. Feels thin an light for a dutch oven.

Appears to be well constructed, however - with the hanging wire doesn't allow unit to be level, as it hangs down on one side.At this point have not tried cooking with it. Not sure I like the coating on pot as seems this is hard to remove and curing mightbe a problem. The construction seems solid and believe this should do a nice job cooking. Yes, the balance seems to bethe only point that I am not to happy with......

Quality if OK. It took me some time to season the pot and lid. Three times to get all spots oiled and seasoned on the BBQ. Absorbed A LOT of vegetable oil to season. Even after seasoning. My first attempt of using on the camp fire ended in recipe burning and baking into the cast iron. A real bear to clean up. I think I just need more practice cooking in a dutch oven. If I did over again, I might have purchased a pre-seasoned one.

This is very very rough dutch oven. It took a couple of times to season it. Lodge or Old Mountain is much better. But of course, the best are the old ones if you are willing to pay the price. I love cooking outside but this oven may take some getting used to.

Good price but the inside casting was very rough, it took over 10 seasoning with flax seed oil and I was never really able to get a nice smooth season surface. I am hoping it will be smooth enough to avoid food getting trapped and burning to the bottom when we use it for camping.

I got my dutch oven today. Loved it at first, its exactly what i wanted and its cute... BUT, there is a terrifying little warning label that makes me think i probably shouldnt use it.. Is it even safe to use?

I have 6 pieces of cast iron, This is the ONLY one I am unhappy with. I used it for the first time this Spring although I purchased it in the Fall. I know how to care for and season cast iron which I did. I was very disappointed when I cooked in this. The food tasted like metal. I threw this pot away.

The kettle had a large crack in the sidewall. Could have been handled rough or just poor cast/material.

The coating was already chipped when I received the product. Returned and will not mess with this brand again.

Can't get the dutch oven to stop smoking. When I went to season the oven at 350 degrees, like I do with all my other cast iron items, it began to smoke so bad that my whole house was filled. I thought maybe there was some kind of coating, so I cleaned it and put it on my outside grill and it still smokes from the whole item. Smells like a burning plastic or chemical. Would not recommend