Shoppers Say ‘Don’t Wait’ to Buy This Editor-Loved Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven

Everybody needs at least one great Dutch oven — and I’m not only saying that because we’re squarely in soup season. Dutch ovens are among the most versatile pieces of cookware out there. Sure, you can make soups, stews, braises, and sautés, but you can also rely on them for frying, campfire cooking, and even baking bread. And if you find a durable one that you love using, you’ll get to enjoy it for decades.

Whether you’re grabbing your first Dutch oven or adding a new heavy-duty champion to your lineup, almost 30,000 Amazon shoppers say you ought to add the Lodge 5-quart cast iron Dutch oven to your cart with haste and never look back.

Lodge 5-Quart Cast Iron Dutch Oven with Dual Handles

The pre-seasoned cookware features 100% vegetable oil to provide an immediately nonstick surface, and the more you use it, the smoother your cooking experience will become. In fact, this is one of the original no-frills pieces of cast iron cookware — just a pot, two handles, and a slightly curved lid with bumps that help trap and recirculate moisture into your food. We even said the 7-quart version is the best cast iron Dutch oven on the market, calling it “amazingly durable…beautifully constructed and super sturdy” and adding that it performed well in cooking rice and chicken thighs. You can’t get more classic and high-quality than this, and many Amazon reviewers wish they had realized it sooner.

Shoppers have reported profound experiences after switching to this Dutch oven. One home cook and baker picked this up specifically for baking bread. “[The] results blew my mind,” they said. “I am now a bread-maker thanks to this amazing piece of American-made iron cookware.” Another shopper said they deliberated on buying one for a long time and finally got it for themselves as a gift. “Wish I had done this years ago,” they wrote. “Don’t wait — order it for yourself.” A third shopper was impressed with the Dutch oven’s sturdy build, calling it “a useful pot that will last forever.” They didn’t mince words ranking it among other recent purchases: “Five stars for sure — best 50 bucks I spent this year,” they declared.

Heed the advice of Lodge’s countless fans — or just the thousands of shoppers that gave this particular cookware a perfect rating — and don’t wait to pick up the 5-quart cast iron Dutch oven. You’ll find it on sale at Amazon.

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At the time of publication, the price was $45.