I have a nice thick copper bottomed pot but it's almost to small for several of the recipes I like so I ordered a 4 qt Lodge.....$34 and free shipping (regularly $39)......I'm a sucker for a sale.
I'm gonna break it in with a batch of Dirty Rice in a couple of days.

i like lodge cast iron. have been to the foundry at south pittsburg, Tn back in the day.

cooking with ci can become an obsession. the last stuff i've bought has been a bit rough.

Nice.

Charlie
Is that bare CI or enameled?
I have one of each.

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.

I got a 5 quart Lodge for Christmas.

Been thinking of breaking it in with black eyed peas and ham hocks......

Good luck on the rice.

Thanks Jim......I have a really good recipe....trinity, bulk breakfast sausage from the local grocer, chicken livers, rice, and spices.

I'll make Cajun fried egg plant to go with it.

Just gotta get through one more night of Red Beans and rice leftovers and it's game on.

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.

The only enameled CI I've seen for $40ish were imports......I'm not a fanatic but I draw the line with CI from SE Asia.

I'd be all over an Enameled 4qt Lodge for $40

I got this one from Amazon.

I really like cast iron and am a fan of Lodge. However, do not buy anything directly from Lodge unless it is from one of their outlet stores. The prices are outrageous. Anything Lodge makes can be bought from Walmart or other suppliers substantially cheaper than direct from Lodge. Strange, but true. If your local WM doesn't have it in stock, you can order it from WM website and have it shipped to a local store for free.

Yep.....I've done just that with a couple of pieces.
Like most manufacturers you can usually buy their products for damn near half what they want if you buy direct.