dutch ovens....

[gardenmom5]

I have a lodge (it's big, it's heavy, and it's a pain to clean)  - and am thinking of replacing it with a particular heavy triply.

any experience either way?

[Laurie]

I have a Lodge square frying pan and it's so heavy that I rarely use it these days due to arthritis in my thumb joint.  I can't even imagine how heavy the Dutch oven must be!

My Dutch oven is 4 1/2 quarts by Cuisinart.  It was part of a set but I don't use it as much as the other pieces,  mostly for stew in the fall/winter.  But I like the way it looks and the way it cooks!  And I didn't want glass lids.  https://www.cuisinart.com/shopping/cookware/fct3545-24

[Liz CA]

How big do you need it to be? I have both Lodge items and one Le Creuset. I use them differently.

[gardenmom5]

11 minutes ago, Laurie said:

I have a Lodge square frying pan and it's so heavy that I rarely use it these days due to arthritis in my thumb joint.  I can't even imagine how heavy the Dutch oven must be!

My Dutch oven is 4 1/2 quarts by Cuisinart.  It was part of a set but I don't use it as much as the other pieces,  mostly for stew in the fall/winter.  But I like the way it looks and the way it cooks!  And I didn't want glass lids.  https://www.cuisinart.com/shopping/cookware/fct3545-24

I was looking at the 4 1/2 French classic from Cuisinart.  (I have an 8qt FC stock pot we really like.) but wondering if it's big enough... ugh, it has a flat lid....   My lodge is 6qts.  I make pot roasts in it, as well as soups and stews.

I like the French classic line - comparable thickness to all-clad triply/stainless.  (most triplys on the market are thinner.). made in france.  (C. multiclad pro/MCP with rolled rims is also same thickness - made in china.)   the AC d5  is 5 1/2 qts. (and costs 3xs as much.)    

still deciding.