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Default Lodge Color or Tramontina?

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:29:51 -0500, EZ Larry
> wrote:

>On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:22:37 -0500, EZ Larry
> wrote:
>
>>Many thanks, Lynn. I'm a member, so I'll go online and read the
>>review.

>
>And, here it is:
>
>"Update: January, 2008
>
>Shelling out hundreds of dollars for a Dutch oven is less necessary
>than ever. We put two new low-cost models, one from Tramontina
>($39.86) and another from Lodge ($49.86), to the test and liked what
>we found. Both are crafted from enameled cast iron, and both produced
>glossy, deeply flavored Belgian beef stew; fluffy white rice; and
>crispy French fries in the test kitchen. But the Tramontina oven's
>larger capacity (6.5 quarts to the Lodge's 6 quarts) and even lower
>price made it our preferred choice. We recommend the Tramontina as an
>inexpensive alternative to our favorite 71/4-quart Dutch oven by Le
>Creuset ($229.95)."
>
>So, it appears that the reason for the Tramontina is that it's
>slightly larger and ten bucks cheaper. Both performed about as well.


Did you borrow them or buy them and return what you didn't like?


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