@Stallion
This isn’t enameled cast iron, though. It’s enameled carbon steel. It’s much lighter and won’t retain heat as well. Might still work the same, might not. Like, for general cooking, heating up a big pot of beans or whatever, I’d prefer the carbon steel, but for baking casseroles and bread, I feel like there would be a noticeable difference in results due to the difference in material.
@djklup Actually…no. Cheaper crap, yes. But, if a “deal” means quality at a good price, I don’t remember that. My memory sucks though, so there you go.
@CraigDanger@guybrush01
Tramontina makes a highly rated one as well, per America’s Test Kitchen.
I love mine. Picked it up at a HomeGoods or Big Lots for like $20. It’s a loud shade of red, but if anyone is a guest at dinner and bitches about the color of my dutch oven, they can GTFO and go eat somewhere else. I didn’t buy it to impress them, I bought it to cook food in.
Bought the 3.5qt size from the other site for $10 more in October. It’s very light and great size to cook for 2. Used it a few times to make a goat stew and fry up French fries. Heat retention is excellent but the lid doesn’t seal super tight so there was a little spillover with the stew. Clean up is super easy though the interior blue finish does show some grease spots with just soap, but a little dawn power wash (FYI love power wash it’s amazing!) cleans it right back to a shine.
The government hands out free cash to just about everyone a week ago, and you meh, are selling crappy ass containers of Chinese shit to start off the year…
@PhysAssist Sorry if it exceeds your 15 second cat video attention span. Jk
Skim through it. Stop when you see him loading up a Dutch oven. He cooks a duck, vegetables and biscuits, if I remember. Also, the last 20 minutes are a monologue you can skip. In 2019 he cooked a white cake. He’s a master of the campfire Dutch oven so if you ever need to know how to use one…the 2019 video is more instructive.
@tweezak
No prob.
I watched it, but had to give you some measure of grief for it. I’ve watched a lot of his videos over the years, and learned from and [mostly] enjoyed them.
@tweezak the menu was duck with mandarin oranges and potatoes, cinnamon rolls, pineapple upside down cake, and mint frosted chocolate cake. I watched way more of that than I needed to.
Pro tips to take home for the tl;dw crowd:
Line the bottom of the Dutch oven with bacon beneath the duck to keep it from burning. Also put bacon on top after the potatoes to render the grease into the potatoes. It looked like a whole 2 or 3lb package of wright brand went into that dish.
Put a tortilla and then flour underneath the cinnamon rolls as a sacrificial heat shield.
Don’t fill the oven with too much cake mix, it rises and you don’t want it hitting the lid and burning.
Keep the molasses bottle in your pocket if it’s 25 degrees out and you need to be able to pour it.
All my dutch ovens are cast iron, both enameled and bare. All but one of them cost less than these. I did splurge on a Staub when they had a sale going last year (well, a Williams-Sonoma by Staub).
I am kind of intrigued by this because it’s lighter so maybe a higher WAF but I do believe there’s something to the heat retention of cast iron for most Dutch oven cooking. My understanding is that carbon steel is better for fast high heat which seems the opposite of what one does with a Dutch oven.
I am less intrigued by the tone of green offered on this particular one.
@PhysAssist I mean, I am here, so maybe? But they’re all different. 4, 5.5, and 6.5 quart enameled, and a camping style with the feet for the coals that’s in the neighborhood of 6 quarts as well. So baking, gumbo and inferior stews, roasts, and all manner of camp cooking are covered.
@djslack
No need to explain, I was just goofing on you.
If anyone needs an intervention, it’s me, for things ranging from bluetooth speakers to battery packs to power tools to flashlights.
@Telanis The Lodge enameled (color outside) ones are made in China. Yes they can usually be found for a similar price on sales. They are heavier. Some will like that. That’s the point of this brand, it offers a lighter alternative and will initially heat quicker, though some like the temperature stability (thermal mass) of the heavy cast iron ones. Others (like me) don’t like to lift them, especially the larger sizes.
@pmarin@Telanis
This one is thinner / lighter, so why wouldn’t i just use the pots w/ tops I already own? What’s the point of buying a non-cast iron oven? I guess I’m just dumb .
@Telanis I actually worry about storing my large dutch oven - I have slider shelves and this thing weighs like 35 pounds. And taking something this heavy in and out of the oven at 450 degrees is quite the event.
Nice color: “Nasal Congestion Green”…
I got two (2.5 quart and 6) at Bed Bath & Bingo, branded AKS (Artisanal Kitchen Supply, I think). On sale, they were $16 and $35. Cast iron, beautiful red, heavy a.f., useful and attractive (not “Nausea Green”).
@Corinalynn86@Pufferfishy That looks like cast iron. The item being sold is not cast iron, but rather carbon steel, which doesn’t share many similarities with cast iron.
@Corinalynn86 I don’t disagree, but giant thermal sink aside I thing any dutch oven that can take the temps can be used for bread. It’s more about sealing in the steam than anything.
@Citymars@Pufferfishy Wow, that’s pretty impressive. I didn’t want a Dutch oven - I have an antique cast iron one that was made in France or Belgium, but now I’m kind of hankering for a Misen. Sheesh. Thanks a lot.
@Pufferfishy the prime innovation is in marketing.
That said, the grill pan/lid and the silicone lid are both appealing, and if the construction is all they say it is it will be well built. I almost wanted to buy one myself just from looking at the thing. Then I thought about the accusations of overowning dutch ovens hurled at me above and closed the browser tab.
Misen has had me almost want to buy several things from them, but I’ve never bitten. They seem to target the kitchen “prosumer” with a pro level product slotted into a sub-premium price point. They could be great products at a good price or they could be all marketing and putting high markups on mediocre products. I did read that their knives (the first thing that put them on my radar) did not get great reviews.
@Citymars I hope it is a great Dutch oven for you. That grill pan lid looks worth giving up the knob, getting two pieces for one and makes for better use of space (you can also put something on top of it without a knob if you have a tight cabinet space).
@kyeh there was one left on indiegogo at the $99 price point when I was looking, better hurry!
The camping style, with the rim around the top to hold on coals. The lid is smooth on the inside so that it can be flipped over and used as a skillet.
The home style which is lightly arched but has an array of nipples molded across the inside which cause steam to condense and then drip down evenly across the food on the inside.
@allergycheryl They didn’t suck. They were a decent deal. You’ll always have naysayers and “experts” saying shitty things about ANYTHING that is sold here.
I read the comments for entertainment and occasionally make my own comments. (like this one) Sometimes off-topic in an attempt to be funny. Sometimes to share my opinion on a product. But if I’m not sure whether or not to buy a product here I do research beyond the comments section.
First glance, I was pissed it was sold out. Now, I’m glad I didn’t impulse buy. I have a great Dutch Oven in cast iron with porcelain coating inside and out. I also have a giant electric Dutch oven that will cook a 20lb bird. And, I have yet another, smaller, cast iron Lodge brand Dutch oven that is absolutely awesome for fruit cobblers; and everything else. Just throw everything together and put the cast iron pot in the charcoals of your camp fire for an hour or so. Amazing! So, thank you all for buying these before I got a chance to. You have saved me money that I will use to buy some beer for the weekend.
I have a lot of cast iron, enamel, etc.
This 5.5 quart is a beautiful Dutch oven.
The actual green is a little nicer than shown.
Indigo inside. Made in Germany. Fantastic price.
I’m so happy I bought two. TY
Meh has issued me a refund because of the chipped enamel on my Dutch Oven. I am impressed that they took care of this so quickly and easily! Thanks Meh.
I bought the largest pot and am very satisfied. Great quality for even cooking, very easy to clean by hand yet is also dishwasher safe whereas my “expensive set” has to manually washed. Great gift idea as well.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
Price Comparison
$99.99 at Amazon for 2.5Qt
$129.94 at Amazon for 3.5Qt
$159.99 at Amazon for 5.5Qt
Warranty
Limited Lifetime Warranty
Estimated Delivery
Friday, Sep 17 - Tuesday, Sep 21
Prices look a bit ridiculous. Not so sure how the brand stacks up, but make a no knead loaf of bread in a Dutch oven in your oven and thank me later.
@Stallion
@Stallion
This isn’t enameled cast iron, though. It’s enameled carbon steel. It’s much lighter and won’t retain heat as well. Might still work the same, might not. Like, for general cooking, heating up a big pot of beans or whatever, I’d prefer the carbon steel, but for baking casseroles and bread, I feel like there would be a noticeable difference in results due to the difference in material.
@Narwalt Valid point.
Anybody else remember when this website actually had good deals?
@djklup
/image Pepperidge farms remember
@djklup, No, Not Really!!
@djklup I remember when www.shitassdeals.com used to point here.
@djklup Actually…no. Cheaper crap, yes. But, if a “deal” means quality at a good price, I don’t remember that. My memory sucks though, so there you go.
From Burger King?
Dutch oven jokes, go!!!
@PooltoyWolf
@cinoclav Yeeee
These are small
@iammatt00 that’s what she said
Don’t have one.
Want one.
Can’t live with this shade of green.
@kdemo. Exactly! Want different colors!
@kdemo Have one, want a smaller one, can’t live with this shade of green.
@ahacksaw -
Um… isn’t part of being a dutch oven being heavy enough to use on a fire or hearth? Kinda like this non-on-sale one?
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lodge-Enameled-Cast-Iron-5-5-Quart-Dutch-Oven-EB5D42/555459362
@guybrush01 have a red Lodge one and it is fantastic.
@CraigDanger @guybrush01
Tramontina makes a highly rated one as well, per America’s Test Kitchen.
I love mine. Picked it up at a HomeGoods or Big Lots for like $20. It’s a loud shade of red, but if anyone is a guest at dinner and bitches about the color of my dutch oven, they can GTFO and go eat somewhere else. I didn’t buy it to impress them, I bought it to cook food in.
@CraigDanger @guybrush01 @mike808 I like this assessment.
Oh man, I just gave my wife one of these last night!
Brrrriiiing!
It’s the 70’s calling…
They want their color scheme back.
@mehcuda67
70’s ring tone… Nice touch!
Yup. Carbon steel is totally the preferred metal of the 18th century Dutch. That is why this is the original Dutch oven.
@manchicken 19th century.
@Trinityscrew really? Your contribution is to incorrectly correct me in the century in which the Dutch oven was first made popular?
Abraham Darby invented the Dutch oven in the early 18th century. Don’t be a tool. You’re being a tool.
This would be a good deal if those were cast iron.
Except Amazon has Lodge cast iron for cheaper.
@Telanis And Lodge products are fantastic.
@Telanis Lodge are also cheaper than Le Creuset. That doesn’t mean I considered a Lodge what I was shopping for a dutch oven.
The original Dutch oven was made to cook in the hot coals of a fire, and with coals on top. What is this, a Russian Matryoshka pot?
The original Dutch oven.
Bought the 3.5qt size from the other site for $10 more in October. It’s very light and great size to cook for 2. Used it a few times to make a goat stew and fry up French fries. Heat retention is excellent but the lid doesn’t seal super tight so there was a little spillover with the stew. Clean up is super easy though the interior blue finish does show some grease spots with just soap, but a little dawn power wash (FYI love power wash it’s amazing!) cleans it right back to a shine.
Just here for the fart jokes.
Thanks for the offer, Meh, but I’ll stick with cast iron.
The government hands out free cash to just about everyone a week ago, and you meh, are selling crappy ass containers of Chinese shit to start off the year…
(Yes I know this is from Wateringen, NL)
Well it is meh-like. I’ll give you that.
@Woody1 Good lord, what in the flying IRK does “free cash” have to do with this?
@tweezak Really, the full hour and 23 minutes and 33 seconds of P. Harrell?
/giphy It was too long, so I didn’t watch it…
@PhysAssist Sorry if it exceeds your 15 second cat video attention span. Jk
Skim through it. Stop when you see him loading up a Dutch oven. He cooks a duck, vegetables and biscuits, if I remember. Also, the last 20 minutes are a monologue you can skip. In 2019 he cooked a white cake. He’s a master of the campfire Dutch oven so if you ever need to know how to use one…the 2019 video is more instructive.
@tweezak
No prob.
I watched it, but had to give you some measure of grief for it. I’ve watched a lot of his videos over the years, and learned from and [mostly] enjoyed them.
@tweezak the menu was duck with mandarin oranges and potatoes, cinnamon rolls, pineapple upside down cake, and mint frosted chocolate cake. I watched way more of that than I needed to.
Pro tips to take home for the tl;dw crowd:
Line the bottom of the Dutch oven with bacon beneath the duck to keep it from burning. Also put bacon on top after the potatoes to render the grease into the potatoes. It looked like a whole 2 or 3lb package of wright brand went into that dish.
Put a tortilla and then flour underneath the cinnamon rolls as a sacrificial heat shield.
Don’t fill the oven with too much cake mix, it rises and you don’t want it hitting the lid and burning.
Keep the molasses bottle in your pocket if it’s 25 degrees out and you need to be able to pour it.
@PhysAssist I love his extremely dry wit.
Not sure I trust any products from Burger King. Especially the food.
All my dutch ovens are cast iron, both enameled and bare. All but one of them cost less than these. I did splurge on a Staub when they had a sale going last year (well, a Williams-Sonoma by Staub).
I am kind of intrigued by this because it’s lighter so maybe a higher WAF but I do believe there’s something to the heat retention of cast iron for most Dutch oven cooking. My understanding is that carbon steel is better for fast high heat which seems the opposite of what one does with a Dutch oven.
I am less intrigued by the tone of green offered on this particular one.
@djslack
“All my dutch ovens”…
Does someone need an intervention?
/giphy dutch oven hoarding
@PhysAssist I mean, I am here, so maybe? But they’re all different. 4, 5.5, and 6.5 quart enameled, and a camping style with the feet for the coals that’s in the neighborhood of 6 quarts as well. So baking, gumbo and inferior stews, roasts, and all manner of camp cooking are covered.
@djslack
Recc’d for the distinction between gumbo and inferior stews.
It’s Friday, and carnival season has started, so (virtually) enjoy a few pieces of Cannoli King Cake.
(Sorry about the FB link. I couldn’t find a better picture, although my brother sent me one - a picture that is. Also, they don’t ship, FYI.)
@djslack @mike808
Yummmmmm!
@djslack
No need to explain, I was just goofing on you.
If anyone needs an intervention, it’s me, for things ranging from bluetooth speakers to battery packs to power tools to flashlights.
@PhysAssist hey, you saved me from buying another one today. No harm at all!
Lodge is cheaper on Amazon, and just as good. Pass.
@Telanis Prolly betta…
@Telanis The Lodge enameled (color outside) ones are made in China. Yes they can usually be found for a similar price on sales. They are heavier. Some will like that. That’s the point of this brand, it offers a lighter alternative and will initially heat quicker, though some like the temperature stability (thermal mass) of the heavy cast iron ones. Others (like me) don’t like to lift them, especially the larger sizes.
@pmarin @Telanis
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This one is thinner / lighter, so why wouldn’t i just use the pots w/ tops I already own? What’s the point of buying a non-cast iron oven? I guess I’m just dumb
@Telanis I actually worry about storing my large dutch oven - I have slider shelves and this thing weighs like 35 pounds. And taking something this heavy in and out of the oven at 450 degrees is quite the event.
All my dutch ovens are under a blanket!
Imagine spending this much money on a pot…
That has less functionality than a cheaper, cast iron pot. And isn’t even that big of a pot.
Nice color: “Nasal Congestion Green”…
I got two (2.5 quart and 6) at Bed Bath & Bingo, branded AKS (Artisanal Kitchen Supply, I think). On sale, they were $16 and $35. Cast iron, beautiful red, heavy a.f., useful and attractive (not “Nausea Green”).
@MrNews It’s like Le Cruset if you moved the decimal point in the price one place to the left.
@Pufferfishy Exactly! And if one of these gets chipped or ruined, the loss is nowhere near as painful…
@MrNews @Pufferfishy
Might I suggest:
https://www.closetcooking.com/french-style-braised-short-ribs/
/giphy middle-steadfast-centaur
@TK4TWO1 that’s a winner for 2021 so far…
I use it for sourdough bread!
@Corinalynn86
@Corinalynn86 @Pufferfishy That looks like cast iron. The item being sold is not cast iron, but rather carbon steel, which doesn’t share many similarities with cast iron.
@Corinalynn86 I don’t disagree, but giant thermal sink aside I thing any dutch oven that can take the temps can be used for bread. It’s more about sealing in the steam than anything.
And they’re great for “Dutch Babys”
Wow, it looks nice, but I already have my first Dutch Oven on the way thanks to a Kickstarter. This is nicely priced, though.
@Citymars Someone kickstarted a dutch oven? What is the amazing innovation it possesses?
@Pufferfishy Here’s a link:
@Citymars @Pufferfishy Wow, that’s pretty impressive. I didn’t want a Dutch oven - I have an antique cast iron one that was made in France or Belgium, but now I’m kind of hankering for a Misen. Sheesh. Thanks a lot.
@Pufferfishy the prime innovation is in marketing.
That said, the grill pan/lid and the silicone lid are both appealing, and if the construction is all they say it is it will be well built. I almost wanted to buy one myself just from looking at the thing. Then I thought about the accusations of overowning dutch ovens hurled at me above and closed the browser tab.
Misen has had me almost want to buy several things from them, but I’ve never bitten. They seem to target the kitchen “prosumer” with a pro level product slotted into a sub-premium price point. They could be great products at a good price or they could be all marketing and putting high markups on mediocre products. I did read that their knives (the first thing that put them on my radar) did not get great reviews.
@Citymars I hope it is a great Dutch oven for you. That grill pan lid looks worth giving up the knob, getting two pieces for one and makes for better use of space (you can also put something on top of it without a knob if you have a tight cabinet space).
@kyeh there was one left on indiegogo at the $99 price point when I was looking, better hurry!
@Citymars @djslack @Pufferfishy
Yeeeahhh … thanks but I don’t really need one. It just seems pretty nice.
@Citymars @djslack @Kyeh @Pufferfishy What is worth, Lodge offers 3 different lids for their large Dutch oven:
The camping style, with the rim around the top to hold on coals. The lid is smooth on the inside so that it can be flipped over and used as a skillet.
The home style which is lightly arched but has an array of nipples molded across the inside which cause steam to condense and then drip down evenly across the food on the inside.
A basic glass lid.
(All 3 lids fit the same size skillet as well.)
@djslack @Kyeh @Pufferfishy @rpstrong Nice, rpstrong, thanks. I’m not in the market for another one but I’m curious to see it.
If everyone thinks they suck, why are they sold out by 10:30 am? Maybe they only had 5 in stock?
@allergycheryl They already sold 457 of these.
@allergycheryl They didn’t suck. They were a decent deal. You’ll always have naysayers and “experts” saying shitty things about ANYTHING that is sold here.
I read the comments for entertainment and occasionally make my own comments. (like this one) Sometimes off-topic in an attempt to be funny. Sometimes to share my opinion on a product. But if I’m not sure whether or not to buy a product here I do research beyond the comments section.
That’s not a Dutch oven. It’s a casserole dish
First glance, I was pissed it was sold out. Now, I’m glad I didn’t impulse buy. I have a great Dutch Oven in cast iron with porcelain coating inside and out. I also have a giant electric Dutch oven that will cook a 20lb bird. And, I have yet another, smaller, cast iron Lodge brand Dutch oven that is absolutely awesome for fruit cobblers; and everything else. Just throw everything together and put the cast iron pot in the charcoals of your camp fire for an hour or so. Amazing! So, thank you all for buying these before I got a chance to. You have saved me money that I will use to buy some beer for the weekend.
LEGOS! EGGOS! STRATEGO! AWESOME!
@accelerator You put beer in a dutch oven? That IS versatile!
@mehcuda67 heck yeah. Brats in a Dutch Oven with a bottle of German Pilsner. Low and slow baby!
Damnit. Something I actually would have purchased.
I love the avocado green!
/giphy weary-silent-bead
Why does it appear that I am the only juvenile adult to question this
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dutch oven&utm_source=search-action
That putrid green color though…
I received mine just now but the handle is a bit bent and the enamel is chipped off from it. Is this why it was on sale?
@billyboyleo if you haven’t already, contact meh.com/support
@RiotDemon Thank you. I just did.
I have a lot of cast iron, enamel, etc.
This 5.5 quart is a beautiful Dutch oven.
The actual green is a little nicer than shown.
Indigo inside. Made in Germany. Fantastic price.
I’m so happy I bought two. TY
Meh has issued me a refund because of the chipped enamel on my Dutch Oven. I am impressed that they took care of this so quickly and easily! Thanks Meh.
I bought the largest pot and am very satisfied. Great quality for even cooking, very easy to clean by hand yet is also dishwasher safe whereas my “expensive set” has to manually washed. Great gift idea as well.