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r/BuyItForLife on Reddit: BIFL Dutch oven: Le Creuset vs Lodge
November 24, 2022 -
I've been wanting to buy a dutch oven for some time and always balked at the price tag of a Le Creuset, $420 nowadays! These are considered the be all and end all of dutch ovens and also have lifetime warranty to boot.
Then I'm looking at Lodge and I can now get one for ~$80 (with discount) and since I have a few Lodge cat iron items already, I'm torn. Lodge quality is indisputable, but the price difference on the two seems too big to be just due to hype etc. Lodge admits the enameled cast irons are made in China, but they say to extremely high metallurgical standards. Not sure about warranty, what I can find suggests it's also lifetime.
Any direct experience with these two items and recommendations? I'll pay the hefty price if necessary, it is BIFL after all!, but still like to spend less if possible. Thanks!
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Staub. French. Cheap. Lasts more than humans do. $150 gets 4QT.
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I work at a store that sells le creuset, Staub, and lodge. For enamled cast iron I wouldn't do lodge, i have had 3 returns this year of them chipping and cracking within a month of purchase, Once from le creuset this year and no returns for Staub. Personally Staub is my favorite, they keep more moisture and show less staining since their enamel is black not white/cream.
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Lodge Vs. Le Creuset – Cookies for England
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December 16, 2024 - Thickness: Lodge Dutch ovens feature thicker walls than Le Creuset, contributing to better heat retention. Lid Knobs: Lodge provides only polished stainless steel knobs, while Le Creuset offers a variety of knob materials and designs, including ...
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Dutch Oven Battle: Lodge vs. Le Creuset - The Hungry Mouse
November 8, 2016 - One point for Lodge. I cooked the ribs for just a hair under 3 hours. The pots really were virtually identical. The ribs from each were tender, with the meat falling off the bone. There was about the same amount of liquid left in each pot.
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Le Creuset Dutch Oven vs. Lodge Dutch Oven: Which Should You Buy? | The Kitchn
April 16, 2025 - If you have the cash to spend on Le Creuset’s, you can rest assured that it’ll perform splendidly and last for generations without sustaining serious wear and tear. That being said, Lodge’s Dutch oven will probably do the same, but for a much lower cost — and although it might not be as recognizable, it’s still just as beautiful as its more expensive counterpart.
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Le Creuset vs. Lodge: Which Cast Iron Skillet Is Best for Your Kitchen – Claudia&Julia
October 9, 2024 - The truth is that both Le Creuset and Lodge offer high-quality cooking products, and both are specialists in cast iron, a natural material , free of PFOAS and PTES, characterized by its high heat retention and for offering roasts like no other. Apart from their place of manufacture (Le Creuset, in France; Lodge, in the United States), they have some key differences in terms of materials, design and price.
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The 2 Best Dutch Ovens of 2025 | Reviews by Wirecutter
March 5, 2025 - The Lodge hit the sweet spot for evaporation, creating a thick and flavorful stew. The more expensive Le Creuset yielded a similarly concentrated stew (losing 14 percent of its weight), so even though it has a few nicer features, such as a lighter weight and a more durable enamel coating, we don’t think it’s worth the enormous price jump for cooking performance alone.
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May 14, 2025 - It launched its enameled cast iron products in 2005, and I learned while writing this that it actually offers two options for enameled cast iron Dutch ovens — one made in China and one in the U.S. I tested the one made in China, which is hundreds of dollars cheaper than the Le Creuset (the U.S.-made enamel version has a slightly different design and is closer to $300), and a great budget option if you’re looking for a utilitarian, totally usable Dutch oven. The Lodge Dutch oven also comes in many color options (which I personally find attractive, though some of them are so bold and trendy that they might not have the same legacy “look” as Le Creuset).
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Lodge vs. Le Creuset: the Unbiased Comparison
November 30, 2020 - Both Le Creuset and Lodge use enamel-covered cast iron in different colors to distinguish their brand. Lodge has a rounded bottom and more rounded handles. Le Creuset has cleaner lines and oval-shaped handles.
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June 15, 2020 - Lodge vs Le Creuset Skillet the difference between the two will surprise you. Lodge and Le Creuset are two legendary cast iron manufacturer. One is based in the USA and the other in France. They both produce cast iron cookware, however one specialize in enamel cast iron and the other in bare cast iron.
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What brand of cast iron cookware is better, Le Creuset or Lodge? Why? - Quora
Answer (1 of 5): I assume that in both cases you’re talking about enameled cast iron. For some reason, the other answers don’t seem to grasp that Lodge makes both enameled and non-enameled cast iron. Le Creuset has extremely high standards and offers a lifetime warranty. And if you look ...
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Le Creuset vs Lodge | Cooking Forum, Recipes & Pro Chef Tips - ChefTalk
Le Creuset are more expensive, in my opinion, because of two(2) reasons ... they are pretty and people will pay for them. I like Lodge.
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April 25, 2023 - Aside from the wide variety of colors offered, Le Creuset is notorious for its high-quality color pigments that are exceptionally vivid and long-lasting. They are known to maintain their brilliance without fading for the life of the cookware. Lodge has a solid set of eight colors available and they appear to be deep and brightly hued.
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Dutch Oven - Lodge vs. Le Creuset — Big Green Egg Forum
December 19, 2012 - If you are leaning toward enameled, you might want to check out Costco's offering, which looks like a staub and is now made in France as opposed to Thailand. I have 4 le creuset pieces, but I would probably get the lodge regular CI for the egg.
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