I had some Cabela's Bucks saved up from this summer and purchased two 24" pre-seasoned dutch ovens. As a dutch oven enthusiast and Scout Master I was skeptical at the notion of trusting a company to adequately season my dutch oven. But I at least placed my trust in the return policy and took the set home along with a set of the padded zipper totes.

I cooked two dishes: Corn chowder and Bannana-nut cake.

The ovens heated up very quickly and seem to distribute the heat very well. The oven rim has a thermometer port from which I assessed the "pre-heating" time to 350 degrees F in less than 10 minutes with 20 briquetes bottom, and 12 on top. The lids have a deep rim that keeps the coals and resulting ash from falling off as you remove and replace per recipes and anxious curiousity. I have a custom made lid lifter.

After my family and neighbors devoured the meal, clean-up was surprisingly enjoyable with minimal scraping and zero scrubbing. Moist paper towels and then a damp shop-towel returned them to their original finish. I smeared a tablespoon of canola oil inside shortly before stowing per my own superstitions.

Overall a very very nice piece of camp/home cookware.

Strengths: Excellent pre-seasoning. Good head conduction and distribution, even with poor quality briquettes. Deep lids for coal and ash retention. Heavy guage wire handle does not heat up.

Weaknesses: I found the legs a tad too short. This promises to limit airflow and thus suffocate my briquettes. Either a riser, shallow pit or frequent attention will remedy this issue. Heavy, bulky piece of equipment.

Suggestions: be certain to protect the pot and your other gear by purchasing the zipper-padded cases. These keep things clean and allow you to stow utensils inside the dutch oven during transport.

I hope this review is helpful. I would love to hear any additional insight. Cheers!