In love with my Smithey!
My new Dutch oven arrived on time and in perfect condition. It is beautiful! Lighter in weight than expected. It holds the heat very evenly and is so easy to use. I can't wait to try baking bread in it!
The Smithey Dutch oven is non-enameled and naturally seasoned with a pure grape-seed oil. While great for breads, soups, stews and more- boiling pasta or water is not the best use of your Smithey Dutch oven.
A well-seasoned Smithey does not fear any acidic dishes. Before diving into chili and tomato sauces however, we recommend establishing a more mature seasoning layer through baking or frying.
No, currently the 3.5QT lid only fits our 3.5QT Dutch oven.
My new Dutch oven arrived on time and in perfect condition. It is beautiful! Lighter in weight than expected. It holds the heat very evenly and is so easy to use. I can't wait to try baking bread in it!
I took two stars off because my first dutch oven arrived with scratch marks along the rim of the oven. This no doubt happened in transit but I am surprised that both pieces were not packed in bubble wrap to make them secure in transit. The lid shoved to the side of the box. The bottom piece was OK. Customer service was gracious in sending me a replacement but that too arrived with scratches, though not as bad as the first one with no bubble wrap and the lid shoved to the side. I decided to keep this oven but Smithey needs to up its game and come up with a stronger box to use for shipping. There is no excuse for what I am paying to pack an item like this with no added attention to detail.
Smithey is a highly rated Ironware company and I believe their products are top notch. What I can't understand is why my dutch oven arrived with scratches and the lid turned sideways. Obviously this happened in transit, and I sent back my original order with a note about my concerns to securely wrap these items in bubble wrap prior to shipping. Yesterday I received a replacement dutch oven with the same problem: scratches and the lid sideways but at least the scratches weren't as bad as those on my original order. Yes, customer service has been very responsive to my concern and offered yet again another replacement but I don't want to do that again. and have the same result.Here's what I would like to see and whether or not this is done, I can only guess: Make the shipping box as sturdy as the box that the dutch oven is put in (the green box). Bubble wrap both dutch oven pieces (pot and lid) and tape them down. Put "fragile" on the outside and double tape the box. That's it. This dutch oven was my first order from Smithey. My previous order was from another vendor (10" skillet" and it arrived securely wrapped with no problems. Needless to say, I will be ordering more Smithey products from other vendors.
We are thrilled with our new cookware! This is now my go-to for soups and stews; everything else has been donated. Highly recommend!!
Well I have not put it to work yet but I plan on making some bread soon and then on to beef short rib’s and lot’s of other dishes chicken ,roast’s ect. And I’m sure it will perform as well as my other Smithey product’s do.Thank you for the great product’s.