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Lodge Double Dutch Oven, 5 Quart
Bake a loaf with its own steam trapped inside, then use the lid as a second pan.
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Published reference$59.90
Published by Lodge Cast Iron: 5 Quart Cast Iron Double Dutch Oven (L8DD3). Price and availability can change at the maker’s site.
Why this shape
The lid is a shallow dual-handle pan, which is the whole idea: it seals a loaf in its own steam for the first half of the bake — the trick that gives a home oven a bakery crust — and then it comes off and works as a skillet the rest of the week. Two pieces doing three jobs is why bread bakers buy this shape over a standard round. Lodge publishes it made in the USA and without PFAS, which is a real claim about the surface rather than a coating that wears off.
- Good for
- Sourdough and no-knead loaves, soups and roasts, plus a shallow pan whenever the lid is free.
- Not for
- Anyone who wants a deep pot only — you pay for the convertible lid, and a plain round Dutch oven costs less.
- Care
- Hand wash both pieces warm, dry on the heat, oil lightly. Store with the lid inverted and a cloth between so the two faces do not sit wet against each other.
Published specifications
What the maker states.
- Maker
- Lodge Cast Iron
- Product
- 5 Quart Cast Iron Double Dutch Oven
- Item number
- L8DD3
- Capacity
- 5 quart
- Material
- Seasoned cast iron
- Lid
- Doubles as a dual-handle shallow pan
- Made in
- USA, per Lodge
- Coating
- Made without PFAS, per Lodge
- Price
- $59.90