Commercial Chef 3.4-Qt. Dutch Oven with Lid, Cast Iron, CHCI340

Very well-made, strong iron oven will outlast my other cookware. Use it for stews, soups, and deep-frying; it's very versatile, with lots of uses.

Love them, plan on buying a few more! For my sourdough business

Good quality and I am happy with the pot. I did purchase it to bake my sourdough in it and it turns out to be too small for baking a loaf but I am using it for other recipes.

This pot heats evenly and does a great job with soups, stews, and sourdough bread. It feels sturdy without being overly heavy, and the lid fits well to retain moisture. It’s a nice size, not massive but big enough for cooking most meals feeding 3-4. Easy to clean, great value, and very versatile—great addition to my kitchen.

All the seasoning came off, leaving rust ! And NO, I didn't soak it..the lid rusted also. I washed it, dried it, and when I went to use it again..RUST ! Save your money.

OK, it is not a Lodge brand. But it works well enough for my needs and saved me some money in the process. PROS: - Overall good quality - Easy to clean (no soap - scrub with salt, rinse, then season with oil) - Heats well. Does not seems to have hot/cold spots. - Versatile - stove, oven, grill. Heck, could use in a campfire if I wanted to. - Lid fits well and keeps heat in CONS: - Initial seasoning from factory was garbage so needed to be re-done prior to using - Weird design with plastic lid handle which is not oven-friendly (so I took it off) - Had a few sharp edges on it - hit it with a file to smooth off

Yes, I love it

My other cast iron is Lodge. The surface of this is pretty chunky, not smooth - it will take a long time to get it well-seasoned and it’s harder to clean. I can’t tell what the lid handle is made of and no one responded to my question. The handle is not integrated cast iron, it’s screwed on. The lid handle material got little cracks in it when I baked sourdough bread in it on 450.F

Good product

Funcional, es de buen hierro. Solo hay que curarla, pero realmente es muy buena para cocinar muchas cosas, si la recomiendo

I bought an expensive enamelled dutch oven for my sour dough loaves but after every bake it would get dark spots all over the outside of it, even though I would scrub it immaculately before putting it in the oven. Then I saw someone suggest to use non enamelled cast iron pot and this price was so excellent that I thought I would give it a try. Very happy with my bread results. Great size for a loaf and well made. Someone mentioned that the knob was plastic but mine is not, it is cast iron and held up well in a 450 degree oven. It did have a smell when heating it in the oven at first. I would recommend for first use to heat and cool it maybe once before actually using.

Rusty after 3 uses

For its price, ideal size dimensions and my own personal unorthodox use case, I highly recommend. My specific use case was using its lid at the bottom of my Weber Smokey Mountain 14-inch cooker and the pot itself as a replacement for the smoker's drip catcher. By using this cast iron setup, it allows for better heat retention and temperature consistency for a more predictable cooking session.