Best Dutch Oven: Le Creuset or Lodge?

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I’m hosting Thanksgiving for the first time this year, eight people, and my old pot is way too small for it. I have been looking at Dutch ovens for the last few days, and I also want to try baking no-knead bread in it.

After going through reviews on Bitezine and ProductViper, two models keep popping up as top picks:
Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Signature Round Dutch Oven, 5.5 qt

Lodge Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven

I keep going back and forth. The Le Creuset costs four or five times more, and everyone says it lasts forever, but the Lodge is actually bigger and people say it cooks just as well. Is the Le Creuset really worth that much more, or am I just paying for the name? Has anyone here baked bread in either of these? And is the enamel on the Lodge going to chip on me after a year? I would love to hear what you would pick before I order.

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If it is just for bread I would get a cast iron Dutch oven. If you plan to do a lot of cooking in it an enameled one would be more worth the investment. Le Creuset is a good brand and I have several, however, on pure economics other less expensive ones work as well. I have never had any enameled cast iron chip regardless of brand. My oldest one is more than 40 years old.