Lodge Logic 3 Quart Dutch Oven with Loop Handles

I would recommend the Lodge chicken fryer over this item, because it costs a lot less and it has the exact same dimensions, except that the fryer has a handle and this doesn't.

This is actually my first Lodge purchase, since every other cast iron piece I own is either Griswold or WagnerWare (or the odd unmarked piece I've picked up at antique shows here and there.) But the smaller Griswold dutch ovens are really expensive, so I was very pleased to see a nice price on a 3-quart Lodge dutch oven.

I bought this because my larger dutch ovens (a #8 and a #9) are really too big to use for No-Knead bread, and I also wanted a smaller dutch oven to cook with as well. Unfortunately, I'm not sure this one will work for No-Knead bread. It's much shallower than I expected--I expected a deep 3-quart dutch oven, not a shallow one. But I'm going to try it out and see if it works anyway.

I will be keeping it, because it will be useful, but if you are considering a purchase, keep in mind that these dutch ovens aren't made in the same shapes as the antique cast iron ones.