After all of the hype and good reviews for the camp dutch ovens, I was really disappointed with the quality of the 2 dutch ovens I received today, 11/12/19. I got them for a lower price when I saw it fall. No wonder. The rim of one pot is irregularly shaped, so that when you press the edge of the lid on one side, the lid pushes down and you can hear it close on that side. Then if you push down on edge of the lod of the opposite side, the other side pushes down. You can actually slide the lid around a bit once its one.

Also, there were dents or marks on the surface on various spots both pots and both lids. As if it got hit with a lid lifter intentionally, or possibly accidentally. This passed quality control with chips/nicks in the seasoning and on the surface. While this may ... More

After all of the hype and good reviews for the camp dutch ovens, I was really disappointed with the quality of the 2 dutch ovens I received today, 11/12/19. I got them for a lower price when I saw it fall. No wonder. The rim of one pot is irregularly shaped, so that when you press the edge of the lid on one side, the lid pushes down and you can hear it close on that side. Then if you push down on edge of the lod of the opposite side, the other side pushes down. You can actually slide the lid around a bit once its one.

Also, there were dents or marks on the surface on various spots both pots and both lids. As if it got hit with a lid lifter intentionally, or possibly accidentally. This passed quality control with chips/nicks in the seasoning and on the surface. While this may happen in use, I don’t like getting a damaged pot when ordering from Walmart.com as a new (not used or refurbished) product.

The quality control is not anything close to what was described by reviewers. There are a lot of negative remarks about “made in China,†however, made in Indiana is not one but better than Chinese products I have seen. I’ve owned other Lodge pans and griddles, and they were great. So I was expecting equally good quality in a camp dutch oven.

I’ll be returning these, even though they were bought at a lower price. If these 8-quarts were sold at a lower price than the 4-qts because of a batch of defects, that should have been disclosed. I almost gave one of these as Christmas gift. How awful it would have been to not have opened it and sorr of ruined someone’s gift with a lemon.

Buyer beware, I guess. Now I have to repack and mail or drive to a Walmart and wait in the return line that is as slow as the U.S. post office. Maybe even slower. Less