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?
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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.
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.
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.
I don’t think they make fans yet, mostly cookware
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?
Lodge’s enameled cast iron pots are great. The enamel is made in China, but surprisingly so are some staub and Le creusets.
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!
How does one manage to wreck cast iron?
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
I only just learned about these because of your post but now I’m extremely interested.
Cast iron cooking is a whole different experience… Enameled cast iron makes it super easy, no seasoning required.
no seasoning required
Why is that? That’s the one thing that’s always kinda freaked me out about cooking with a cast iron pan which is why I shied away from it for so long.
My instinct is to just scrub a pan until its clean. Not leave it to be seasoned. Unless what I saw in real life was wrong? my ex cooked with a cast iron pan.
Bare cast iron needs to be seasoned to establish a slick, non-stick, surface.
Enameled cast iron already has an enamel coating on it, no seasoning required.
Nice! Sounds like I’m gonna get me an enameled one.
I don’t know how you keep yours so clean, we use ours for everything so they are always in and out the oven. Ours are all covered in hard to remove black marks.
Basically what my grandmother did forever… (that the subreddit will tell you to NEVER do!)
Comet Cleanser powder + Blue Scotch Brite pads + elbow grease. ;)
Comet is kind of hard to find now, not sure why.
https://cometcleaner.com/cleansers/comet-cleanser-pine/
Don’t use green scrubbers, they will scratch. Blue scrubbers are safe.
Powdered versions of Barkeepeer’s Friend will also work in place of Comet. Just takes a bit more rinsing because of the PH of Oxalic Acid.
I’m slowly trying to build up my collection. While I like the benefits of cast iron, I know I’ll slip up and not be able to maintain one. Then enameled cast iron swoops in with bright colors to the rescue.
You won’t slip up, just don’t let it rust, which is easy. Dry after cleaning.
You can use soap. It’s fine. Don’t believe people who freak out. It’ll be ok.
A small dash of soap, a brillow pad, scrub, then some oil to finish it, ez pz.
I seasoned it when I bought it by peeling a bunch of russets, throwing the skin in with a bunch of coarse salt and veggie oil. Brown the skins, stir constantly. Get the oil and salt everywhere using the skins like a mop. Once browned, wipe out and store.
I treat mine like described above, and mine are extremely non stick, durable and ez.
I just throw mine in the dishwasher with my knives.
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Make sure to put them in with the forks! Rubbing up against the forks during the wash cycle sharpens them!
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You’re living my wife’s dream. I wanted to get her a price for her birthday but there sooooo expensive.
Sign up for their mailing list and they will regularly send you coupons and sales for 30% to 60% off. :)
I am totally an enabler. Sorry!
