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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Starting to harvest volunteer potatoes here. This might be good for cooking them up. Pricy, but you only buy once and they last a lifetime.
They have a factory outlet store at Exit 38 off I-95 in SC. Detour south on River Rd. past Auldbrass, the only Frank Lloyd Wright designed plantation. Joel Silver restored it; his four Oscars are displayed on a shelf there.
Our local grocery store sells a knock-off version of these. I bought one, and darned if it isn't very good quality. 30 bucks is expensive for me. Saved up and bought another one.
We own several of different sizes. Le Creuset has a lifetime warranty, so its a forever purchase. Our big pot started to lose its enamel coating after 10 years of heavy use, and they replaced it. They didn't ask what we were cooking, how often we used it, or anything like that; no questions asked, and replaced immediately. We don't own stock in the company or anything like that. I just really appreciate a company that guarantees its product and sticks by it promises.
We have a Le Creuset Dutch oven but over many years the enamel (or whatever it is) coating on the inside has become very stained and nothing will move it. Doesn't really matter I guess but doesn't look very pretty!
$275 for a pot to cook in.... A great pot I'd imagine but a bit out of my budget and way past what my imagination would support on the "extra" quality/value of that pot.
I realize that my view of this could be different if my financial situation was different.
The "beauty" of an enameled cast iron pot with cover is that you can put it in the oven on low heat and come back in a couple hours to a very nicely cooked meal. The cover MUST fit tightly so that evaporated juices/liquids flow back into the pot and not evaporate much, burning the pot's contents. Most knock offs that I've seen, the cover is warped inducing gaps in the cover/pot interface allowing massive evaporation of the juices/liquids ruining the meal if not constantly watched and the juices replenished with water which kinda dilutes the flavors.
I bought and sold cookware for nearly 40 years as a retailer and a wholesaler. LeCruset is one of the most expensive but also one of the best enamel-on-cast iron cookware money can buy. I do recall (back in the late 80's) after they made an attempt to start up a factory in the US, we were seeing pots that were cast in China, shipped to France to be enamel coated and then shipped out with the label: "Made in France."
I've got the Lodge equivalent I use almost exclusively for the Amazingribs bean recipes. Works great - this big girl cooks all my beans. Thanks for that breakdown, Nemo. I'll keep an eye out when I use it this weekend!
I haven't had a Le Crueset, but I've had 4 of that type of pot, they really are great. But, I've had to throw everyone of them away because my wife burns stuff in them so bad the pot can't be saved.
They have a factory outlet store at Exit 38 off I-95 in SC. Detour south on River Rd. past Auldbrass, the only Frank Lloyd Wright designed plantation. Joel Silver restored it; his four Oscars are displayed on a shelf there.
ReplyDeleteOur local grocery store sells a knock-off version of these. I bought one, and darned if it isn't very good quality. 30 bucks is expensive for me. Saved up and bought another one.
ReplyDeleteYou can get the same sort of thing made by Lodge for much less, but I can’t say if there is an appreciable difference in the way they perform.
ReplyDeleteA cast iron dutch oven with a glass lid makes outstanding bread!
DeleteWe own several of different sizes. Le Creuset has a lifetime warranty, so its a forever purchase. Our big pot started to lose its enamel coating after 10 years of heavy use, and they replaced it. They didn't ask what we were cooking, how often we used it, or anything like that; no questions asked, and replaced immediately.
ReplyDeleteWe don't own stock in the company or anything like that. I just really appreciate a company that guarantees its product and sticks by it promises.
We have a Le Creuset Dutch oven but over many years the enamel (or whatever it is) coating on the inside has become very stained and nothing will move it. Doesn't really matter I guess but doesn't look very pretty!
ReplyDeleteEnamel pots don't work very well on induction ranges. They take a long time to heat up.
ReplyDelete$275 for a pot to cook in.... A great pot I'd imagine but a bit out of my budget and way past what my imagination would support on the "extra" quality/value of that pot.
ReplyDeleteI realize that my view of this could be different if my financial situation was different.
The "beauty" of an enameled cast iron pot with cover is that you can put it in the oven on low heat and come back in a couple hours to a very nicely cooked meal. The cover MUST fit tightly so that evaporated juices/liquids flow back into the pot and not evaporate much, burning the pot's contents. Most knock offs that I've seen, the cover is warped inducing gaps in the cover/pot interface allowing massive evaporation of the juices/liquids ruining the meal if not constantly watched and the juices replenished with water which kinda dilutes the flavors.
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You can do that with a $30 slow cooker with 110 volts and you probably already have the slow cooker.
DeleteI bought and sold cookware for nearly 40 years as a retailer and a wholesaler. LeCruset is one of the most expensive but also one of the best enamel-on-cast iron cookware money can buy. I do recall (back in the late 80's) after they made an attempt to start up a factory in the US, we were seeing pots that were cast in China, shipped to France to be enamel coated and then shipped out with the label: "Made in France."
ReplyDeleteI've got the Lodge equivalent I use almost exclusively for the Amazingribs bean recipes. Works great - this big girl cooks all my beans. Thanks for that breakdown, Nemo. I'll keep an eye out when I use it this weekend!
ReplyDeleteHave just like it in green. Use it often for Collards or red cabbage.
ReplyDeleteLodge. Use the savings to buy more anmo.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had a Le Crueset, but I've had 4 of that type of pot, they really are great. But, I've had to throw everyone of them away because my wife burns stuff in them so bad the pot can't be saved.
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