Le Creuset Cookware Review

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Le Creuset Cookware
2.5 stars
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cwheatcroft's Review of Le Creuset Cookware

31st May 2006

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    3.5 stars
Good Points

Last forever!
Can be placed in the oven, on the stove or in the freezer
Many sizes and shapes


Bad Points

Very expensive
Heavy
Easy to clean


General Comments

I bought a size 29 Le Creuset cocotte new from Ebay for a lot less than the retail price (about £50 versus £80). I was in the middle of retail therapy at the time, so I didn't use the thing for a while. Fortunately, my girlfriend demonstrated that it can be used for just about anything. Making chilli? Cook off the ingredients in the pan, add everything else and put the lid on. Casserole: cook off, add liquid, put in the oven then take straight to the table. Sausages and bacon without the mess? In the pan...

Add to that the easy to clean nature, whether in the dishwasher or the sink, and you have a surefire winner.

Be careful with metal scourers and utensils though, as the ceramic covering to the cast iron is not fragile, but a sharp knock will take an irreplaceable chip out of the rim. This is inevitable over time (you won't wear it out), but it is unsightly all the same.

Also beware of the weight. My mother would have difficulty due to the weight. It is the Achilles heel to the cast iron cookware range, and I would warn her away from this pan. This goes doubly so for skillets, as the handle gets hot, and it is all but impossible to lift with one hand.

I have based my 'value for money rating' on the price I paid. If at full price I would have rated 5/10 and probably only bought it after using one. If you are a keen cook you will find it a real asset to that red wine marinated lamb shank with onion and flageolet bean recipe! (which was perfect by the way).

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