Lodge Dutch Oven - 4 qt.
The heirloom black patina on this 4 qt. Lodge Deep Dutch oven eliminates the time and effort of seasoning—it's ready to use right out of the box!
- Lodge coats the entire surface of the oven with a proprietary vegetable oil formula, then bakes the oil onto the utensil in a hot industrial oven
- The high temperature allows the oil to penetrate deeply into the cast iron surface, creating that prized heirloom finish
- Cast iron pot distributes heat evenly—perfect for both quick, high-heat browning and long, slow cooking
- 10-in. diameter oven and lid have handles for convenience
- Snug, flanged lid makes a self-basting cover that keeps in heat
- The Lodge Deep Dutch oven is ideal for stews or meats
Made in USA.
View all Lodge Dutch Ovens| Best Use | Camping |
|---|---|
| Liquid Capacity (fl. oz.) | 128 |
| Liquid Capacity (L) | 3.78 |
| Cookware Material | Cast Iron |
| Material(s) | Cast iron |
| Nonstick Surface | No |
| BPA Free | Yes |
| Includes | 4 qt. dutch oven; lid |
| Dimensions | 10 x 3.5 inches |
| Weight | 13 pounds |
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So much fun and deliciousness
Been using one of these for over a decade. One of the joys of outdoor (or indoor) cooking. Limitless variety of recipes and variations. Breads, meat dishes, desert concoctions. On river trips I use campfire coals and my Condor shovel to adjust them. For car camping and back yard cooking charcoal briquettes provide a predictable and reliable heat source. Recent favorite is country style pork ribs with vegetables for a few hours ahhhh that fall of the bone goodness! I also have a bigger one and use it for whole chicken recipes. This size is what I end up using most often. Invest in a lid lifter, some large tongs, a small shovel and leather gloves for ease of use and safety it's worth it. On canoe trips I'll carve a lid lifter. Back when I got mine pre-seasoned was not an option. Regardless you'll end up wiping it down with some vegetable oil from time to time anyways. Its a big IRON pot you cant hurt it! If it does get rusty just get out the steel wool or scrub it out with some salt and re season that baby! This is the campfire model with the legs and lid edges both necessary features. Check out the NYT bread recipe its a fantastic simple and delicious recipe for camping or your home oven. If you get into it the joys of Dutch Oven cooking are truly limitless. Not sure whats available today but years ago I got a carrying case made out of heavy Cordura with a handle and pocket. The bottom of the case had a piece of stiff plastic that doubled as a cutting board, great accessory. Also recently got a metal dutch oven cooking table for the back yard and festival camping gigs. Cooking outdoors in the back yard or the wilderness is so awesome you're juggling wind, heat,time and ingredients but I've never really failed. Things just seem to get softer and more delicious. On a recent cross country trip we would get a quality frozen pizza (oxymoron?) after the camp ground check in fire up some briquettes crack open a cold one and mmm. There's something about the iron and fire combo. As your skill level goes up you'll find it's a indispensable toy. Recently got an Iron Triangle (large size) stand which adds to the fun as I sometimes clean the oven by filling with water and boil away over an open camp fire, just like the pioneer days. Don't worry about a little rust on the lid just oil her up. You'll be the camp hero when you open the lid and the group is drawn in by the delicious wafting odors of a dump cake, biscuits or stew. I like the Lodge brand as it's made in the USA. Lots of Chinese ones out there that probably work just as well but these come from TN. And there's always that dividend check and supporting REI is cool to IMO.
Top of the Line in Camp Ovens
Made in the USA, Lodge produces the best camp ovens on the market. Already seasoned for you, all you have to do is take it out of the box and start cooking. I have many dutch ovens and end up using this size most often, bakes biscuits far superior to what I can make in my conventional oven. With a little care it will last you a lifetime.
good quality, except for "pre-seasoning"
I have purchased two Lodge dutch ovens in different sizes. They are good quality and stand up to scrutiny and abuse. However, I really wish Lodge would quit "pre-seasoning" their cast iron, as the quality is, frankly, very crummy. They make the pot rough so the seasoning will stick (which makes them hyper-stick instead of non-stick) but despite this, every time I take them out of the box there are holes in the seasoning. This time there was a small hole that peeled into a bigger hole, revealing rust UNDER the seasoning. I highly recommend all purchasers remove the seasoning and any rust, and re-season themselves. This is a LOT of work but necessary. It would be much easier to get the pot unseasoned and not have to sand off all that nasty stuff before seasoning it myself.
Decent
This dutch oven does everything a dutch oven should. Seems to be cast well. I like the fact that is has the little wall around the top of the lid to keep the coals on there. It has all the pros and cons of cast iron cookware. It doesn't come with the lid lifter or any accessories. This is a good thing because you don't have to buy one every time you buy a dutch oven if you're like me and have multiple ovens.
Fun addition to our camp kitchen
We added this to our camp cooking options last summer and have had fun trying out new recipes. Monkey bread in the morning, lasagna in the evening, then peach cobbler for dessert the next night. It's fun mastering the art of getting the right temps with the coals and having foods that we would otherwise not be able to cook in the outdoors. I debated about what size to get and the REI employee steered us to the 10" for our family of four. I've found that to be right on. Makes enough for us with a reasonable amount of leftovers (which would not be left over if our kids were bigger). Having so much fun cooking with it, we just bought the 12" (6 quart) so that I can cook bigger meals when we are camping with friends.
A welcome addition to the car-camping arsenal!
Its thick cast iron base is great to keep an even heat over a wildly variable campfire. It is now part of our setup routine which involves getting a fire going first thing, loading a bunch of food into the dutch oven, then leaving it to simmer for hours.
Nice little dutch oven.
My first dutch oven. Took it camping this weekend and it worked great. It was pre-seasoned as promised and looked beautiful. I did notice a small chip (?) on the lid- but it might be where the coating didn't completely seal? Heated really well, cleaned up easily. My only other critique would be that Lodge has there logo in a raised form on the lid- that actually made it hard to clean and get dry- noticed rusting the first time we used it. I had to scrub and try to get in around the letters and then oil it to get rid of it. Otherwise, I think I would have bought a bigger one. Great, not too heavy, worked for cooking for 5-8 people. This is a 10", 4 qt., I think I would like a 12" or bigger, but a great starting one. Wished it came with a lid lifter. Need to get that.
Great for baking at camp
Used this on a recent camping trip and it worked perfectly. Baked a golden corn bread and great chili.
It works.....for everything
I've been wanting a dutch oven for years for many reasons. Mostly to experiment with what was possible and to begin my experience of cooking from scratch in the woods. I know Lodge is a quality product with a legendary status, and I know its guaranteed 100% by REI. I used it for the first time on a planned week long trip to The Current River, part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Park System here in Missouri. By the way these rivers (including Jacks Fork, and Eleven Point rivers) are the hidden gem of the midwest! I used it to cook pre-packeged biscuits, fried potatoes, a large chuck roast with potatoes and carrots, a heaping vegetable beef stew and pra-packaged cinnamon rolls. I used a mixture of charcoal briquettes and coals from fires..and although briquettes are recommended I had better luck with coals. It seems more even. I didnt have to worry about rotating the top so much. I did have a small issue with a burn on bottom because I put too many briquettes underneath in an attempt to speed up the process this is not the way to cook...slow and low is the best tempo and overall, with frequent checks, I avoided burning anything too badly, other than my first set of biscuits. I also invented a new dish by frying/roasting potatoes with onions and tony chacheres cajun seasoning until almost done, added eggs over the top at the end, all the time while cooking bacon...making bacon milk gravy' with the bacon grease, and at the end adding the milk gravy to the whole thing with bacon on top for what I now call Breakfast Slop! It did rust very quickly so follow the instructions regarding cleaning and storage. In fact it rusted overnight, when I didn't follow them, but was quickly fixed with some oil and a paper towel. I did not add water, as instructed, but watched things closely to avoid burning and I think you could skip those instructions in the manual. Overall a good product with many uses. No way I'm backpacking with this thing!!!! For canoe trips and car camping, a welcome, albeit heavy, addition to my kitchen. I look forward to many more dishes, eventually from scratch, that I can make with this time tested and quality product.
Perfect size for Dinner when Car Camping!
We had the 6 qt. but it was to big when just 2 of us camping. This made a great meal + leftovers for the next morning! This is great for 2-4 people.