Good ProductNovember 25, 2008 Worked very well if you aren't using a tripod. The tripod makes it a little dificult to get the lid lifter secure on the lid.
Poor design considering alternatives for the same priceOctober 5, 2008 These one-piece lid lifters are prone to dumping ash in the food. They're better than nothing, but don't grip the lid tighly.
They don't grip the lid firmly like the good lifters (with the three legs and the hook operated by gripping the handle). The good lid lifters retail for about the same price as this lifter. There's no reason to buy this design. They will will put a huge smile on your face the first time you discover you don't have to do any kind of balancing act.
I've been looking on Amazon, but for some odd reason it looks like they don't carry the good lid lifters, which are available at any outdoors store that carries dutch ovens. Please Amazon, offer the three-leg+hook lifters, sometimes called "deluxe" lifters!
Great for Camping!October 1, 2008 Designed well with the horizontal pieces near the hook to use as a rest if there isn't something to hook it onto. Fairly light weight but also strong and well-built. Would be useful for cooking on wood burning stoves as well as campfires.
A MUST for dutch oven cookingJuly 28, 2008 This lid lifter is so great, I won't ever do dutch oven cooking without it again.
The heavy iron lifter will pick up lids of dutch ovens covered in hot coals, allowing me to check or stir the food in the oven. It also lets us quickly rotate our lids and ovens (we do that every 10-15 minutes so the meals inside cook evenly).
The long handle keeps our hands safely away from the heat of the oven and red-hot briquettes.
Nice to have...June 19, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
You can cook almost anything in a dutch oven with or without the Lid Lifter. Assuming you're outside, a branch will probably do the same job. Nevertheless, The lifter is well built and provides a solid lifting mechanism for the heavy lids. If you're lugging arround a dutch oven than the additional weight of this lifter won't make much of a difference.
