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Default Lodge Color or Tramontina?

EZ Larry wrote:
> I had a dutch oven many years ago, but no longer, and my wife's
> 35-year-old RevereWare is just a tad too small.
>
> My local Walmart has the Lodge Color 6-quart in blue, green, and red:
>
> http://www.walmart.com/search/search....x=18&Find.y=2
>
> Or, I could order the Tramontina 6.5 qt. in green:
>
> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5716477
>
> Has anybody used either or both of these? Any recommendations would be
> most helpful.
>
> If I won the lottery, I'd by Le Creuset. But, with only two of us to
> cook for, I would use a dutch oven this size maybe 3 or 4 times a
> year, and I can't justify a couple hundred dollars.
>
> Thanks in advance, folks.
>

I've no experience with the enameled cast iron pots but one my Mom had
years ago got chipped rather easily. I usually stick with cast iron
skillets and pots that are just that, cast iron. Easy enough to season
or re season and they don't chip.