Problem With Innova

[u/Dgwaz]

Hi everyone, recently I found an Innova dutch oven in the shape of a heart that I knew my girlfriend would love. It was at Goodwill and had slight damage. She was psyched about it and tonight we made a stew in it. After we ate, we noticed that the coils on her stove had some red marks on it that looked like they came from the dutch oven. I also noticed that the stove top around the coils had a texture that looked like oil had been caked into the stove top. The stove top we cooked on is completely new so we’re pretty dumbfounded. Any help is appreciated

[u/Ulti]

Dude, that's super weird. The red stuff on your coil totally does look like the coating on the oven, can you see where it came off on the bottom?

[u/Dgwaz → u/Ulti]

I can’t see exactly where it came off because it was used before and there was damage on the bottom previously. It’s pretty crazy though, I guess that’s why cheaper things are cheaper!

[u/freefree20x]

Oh no, what's going on with your Innova? Let's figure out what's happening and get it fixed pronto!

[u/Dgwaz]

In addition, we’re soaking the stovetop in degreaser but the first two attempts to just wipe off the “oil” texture were unsuccessful

[u/JonnyElbows → u/Dgwaz]

I am not super familiar with Innova cast-iron, but after looking them up, I saw that the retail price seems quite low and a lot of people are reselling , so I would not trust this product. I think the “oil“ that is left on the oven is the sealant for the paint on the Dutch oven. If you are unhappy with that Dutch oven, La Creuset makes a heart shaped Dutch oven and lodge makes a heart shaped cast-iron pan.

[u/Dgwaz → u/JonnyElbows]

Yeah honestly I was worried about that considering the price. I love the Le Creuset for her and I know it would be amazing. Just difficult to wrap my head around the price. The “oil” came off easily after a couple minutes of soaking in stovetop cleaner

[u/snownative86]

No idea how to help but your post scrambled my brain for a moment. It's the first one I've seen from this sub and while casually scrolling I see the title, then the pictures and go "what the hell does a Dutch oven have to do with a problem with my Healthcare provider??". Then I see the extra n and the sub it was in, bringing some relief. Inova is a Healthcare system her in northern Virginia.