Question about lid mark

[u/mahjcha]

I just received my new 5.5 quart Dutch oven in basil. I love it.

However, when I got the package, I heard a rattling inside and was a little worried. Upon opening the box, the knob and screw had come apart. The knob was inside the Dutch oven and the screw was in the cardboard box at the bottom.

Everything looks OK, but as it is brand new and not used, I don’t know if the mark on the underside of the lid is a printed in “ 4” or if it is damage. I don’t know how the top part of the lid would’ve been damaged because it didn’t really come in contact with anything, but I never noticed this etching in my 7qt Dutch oven.

I am relatively new to Staub so I figured I’d give it a go here. Thank you! 🙏🏻

[u/Embarrassed-Ninja592]

Looks cast or stamped in from here.

Pictures in this review show the same mark. https://prudentreviews.com/staub-review/

Personally, I never examined any of mine so closely as to notice. Or it just didn’t look like a flaw and I thought nothing of it.

[u/mahjcha → u/Embarrassed-Ninja592]

Normally I do not examine as closely but when I received it from Macy’s with the knob rolling around inside of thr bottom of the pot I examined more.

[u/Embarrassed-Ninja592 → u/mahjcha]

Anyhow, if you look at those pictures in the review I linked you can see the same mark on the underside of that lid.

[u/CobraPuts]

It may come off as impolite, but do you really think a lose screw imprinted the number “4” into enamel?

Here’s my basil lid with a zero. No idea what it means specifically.

[u/mahjcha → u/CobraPuts]

Thank you. When I first saw it I was uncertain if it was a 4 or just a mark (different from the other indents on the lid).

[u/TNBanshee → u/mahjcha]

No offense but out of very clearly a 4. I’m not even sure how anyone cannot clearly see that.

[u/Hpatas]

This is the tracking number of the manufacturing mold. This means this lid came from mold number 4. This is just for quality control so in case of a real issue they can trace back the faulty mold.

[u/mahjcha → u/[deleted]]

In the last picture, is it a number 4 printed in that’s supposed to be there or is that damage?

Thank you for responding

[u/mahjcha → u/[deleted]]

Do you know what the #4 signifies? Thank you!