Customer Reviews

Lodge 6-Quart Cast-Iron Camping Dutch Oven

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As a Scoutmaster, I cook over a campfire often. This dutch oven is the best for cooking outdoors. Almost anything can be cooked in this dutch oven. You are limited only by your imagination. In my Troop, Scouts as young as 11-12 use dutch ovens regularly. I cook with my dutch oven at home over charcoal in the yard or on the gas stove in the house. My family likes to see me get out my dutch oven.

This is the best way to cook over an open fire. You can not beat the way the dutch oven cooks up a hearty meal after a long hard day (heh!) of fising and hiking. WoooHooo this makes the best Stew!

This is a common campfire cooking device. So my review will be based on camping.

Even heating and indestructability are what defines cast iron dutch ovens. Lodge is THE name in cast iron. If you have a campfire and want to cook anything besides a hotdog or marshmellow this is the way to do it.

Cast iron is prone to rust. So if you are camping in the rain expect a little orange. It comes off easily enough with a little scrubbing or some steel wool, but it is the major downside to cast iron. Oiling it helps reduce rust, but if it gets a lot of contact with water it will rust anyway.

Cast iron is heavy. Count this out if you are backpacking. I have no idea how much this weighs, but I am sure it is too much. Also if you are using one of those cute little backpacking stoves this is way to heavy to balance on them.

Overall I love to use cast iron whenever I can, but sometimes you just can't.

Down here in Cajun country I use my selection of Dutch ovens and cast iron pots for gumbos, stews, jambalayas, beans, chili, desserts like cobblers and cakes, biscuits, cornbread, frying, baking, soups, etc. Heck, I've even baked pizza! Never - repeat never have I had bad luck in the outcome. CAST IRON FOREVER!!!

Dutch Oven cooking is experiencing a large revival in this country. With a small amount of charcoal briquets you can cook a roast, bake bread or cakes or make a batch of chili without heating up the house.

When it comes to the quality of the metal, design and durability, you can't beat Lodge cast iron. Try this new fad!