Having done some research, and buying a Staub unit at my darling’s request, (and an LC grill pan for me), I would caution on Lodge-brand name American, product at last look from China).
For her owncooking, a 5 qt. is sufficient. It is big enough for most cuts of meat, a chicken.
One gigantic plus - being enameled, no seasoning, and you can wash them in the sink!
I am a “range top home cook”, (my dad was a short order cook), so, I stink using the oven, so a dutch oven may help me.
Good cooking to y’all.
salute returned.
The bare cast iron stuff is made at the foundry in South Pittsburgh, TN. The enameled cast iron Lodge is indeed made in China. I had a nice chat with the president of Lodge about that at an event, maybe 15 years ago. The bottom line is that EPA regs made doing the enameling here prohibitively expensive.