Ann, I'm going to tackle this, but I don't have one. I looked at them in Macy's and I thought that
they seemed so "pebbly". The cast iron under the finish was so uneven. Do you have access to Lodge enameled Dutch ovens? They are not a lot more and seem to be a far better quality. Keep in mind this is just an off the cuff evaluation of the one I saw in a Macy's store and I may be way off base. I've never used one. Do the ones you're looking at have an even surface?