It's a Lodge "pre seasoned" CI which means they got the seasoning started for you.
I've often thought about an enameled CI pan of some sort but the prices always scared me away.
La Creuset while high quality is nutty expensive. My enemaled DO is Lodge. Our Fred Meyer store has them everyday for ~ $70. I often see them on sale for about $40. I think that's what I paid for mine.
Just looked at the Lodge website and they list it for $100 for the 4.5 qt. Can't explain the differential.
Hope it works out for you.
