Our Place Cast Iron Perfect Pot 6-Quart
Consumer Reports' top lab score is genuinely impressive, but a young direct-to-consumer brand with an unproven decade-scale record cannot outrank the legacy names here.
Consolidated from 5 independent outlets
Where the cited sources landed, as we read them
- 3 positive sources
Pros & cons
- ✓ Scored at the top of Consumer Reports' Dutch oven lab testing
- ✓ Outscored Le Creuset, Caraway and Cuisinart in CR's ratings
- ✓ Named Food Network's best budget pick
- ✓ Consumer Reports lab score of 92, comfortably above Le Creuset and Cuisinart
- ✓ Versatile cast-iron pot
- ✗ Young direct-to-consumer company whose support reputation is still being written
- ✗ No decade-long durability record yet
The sources behind this ranking
We searched the web and YouTube for what has been published about this product, then read the articles, video transcripts and comments we found. 3 outlets wouldn't let us check their links. We quote no words from these sources, so each row shows only where we placed it.
Evidence 2 articles, 1 video review and 2 community sources
3 positive sources
Food Network Article Read 2 stance not read sources
Frequently asked questions
It ranks #5 of 12 on our dutch ovens tier list, in C tier. That placement draws on 5 independent outlets.
None of the 3 sources with a clear view is critical of it. Young direct-to-consumer company whose support reputation is still being written. No decade-long durability record yet.
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