Sales Rank: 1772


Features:

Lifetime warranty

Handmade enameled cast-iron construction; works with all cooking surfaces

Dishwasher-safe

Allows you to bake, broil, braise, saute, marinate, refrigerate, and freeze

Food will not react with porcelain enamel surface

Average Rating:
Rating: - If you only have ONE pot in the house, make it this one...
This is IT--for soups, stews, and anything else that you need...it is the ideal size for one or two people--or even more depending on what you're cooking. A decent-sized chicken or pot roast fits perfectly. This pot WILL last forever--when my Mom remarried, my stepdad had one in orange in the house from the 60's and except for an age patina on the outside (gas stove) the INSIDE was still perfect, and it still makes the best food I've ever tasted. Your soup/stews will NOT burn or stick--during my first "test flight" with my pot, I accidentally got on the phone whilst making chicken soup (ooops)...While the skinside of the chicken was a bit browner where it had been against the enamel, it didn't stick, even though the stockpot was at rolling boil. BTW, this also makes killer baked beans and other one-dish wonders...case in point; Farberware's handles are only good up to 275 degrees F or so; these babies can and do go up to 450--this means that if you wanted to (let's say) make chicken n dumplings and then finish it in a high oven, you could. JUST STOP READING THIS REVIEW and GO BUY the pot already! :) My one criticism is that the yellow color for all Le Creuset stuff looks pretty online but looks pretty chokey in reality.

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Rating: - Even cooking, easy to clean -- and beautiful
If I were getting married all over again, I would register for several pieces from Le Creuset. Sturdy cast iron, but coated with enamel for easy cleaning. Perfect for soup, a stew, risotto... I love to use it as a bean pot for all day baked beans. Goes from stove to oven easily. I even put it right on the table (with a trivet underneath!) because it's colorful and pretty. You wouldn't want to pass it around though, because it's dramatically heavy. I love the look of it on my stove and I'm sure I'll have it for years and years.

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Rating: - The Best Purchase You'll Ever Make!
Twenty years ago when I was a teenage bride, I purchased this Le Creuset pot. At the time I couldn't cook, (I am now a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu), but fell in love with the look and colors of this wonderful product. My new husband didn't not fall in love with the price, he always says I can pick out the most expensive item in any line up! Well, twenty years later he agrees with me, and now he goes shopping for other Le Creuset items! This is the best pot I own. It looks as new as the day I bought it, and I wouldn't lend my Le Creuset out to a soul. It holds heat beautifully and makes sauces like a champ. I have purchased and thrown away many other brands of kitchenware over the years that couldn't hold a candle to my Le Creuset. I have read other reviews, and yes it is a heavy pot, but much like life you get used to the extra weight, and I almost don't notice the weight now ... of the pot I mean:) I will not buy anything else and plan on buying more Le Creuset in the future. FYI, the green pepper casserole dish is adorable, check it out!