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Brand: Le Creuset
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$330.00~~
Buy New: $319.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

8 reviews
Sales Rank: 52810

Color: Cobalt Blue
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 22.2
Dimensions (in): 17.1 x 15.6 x 13.3

MPN: M05185-30
Model: M05185-30
UPC: 024147923008
EAN: 0024147923008
ASIN: B000EWLTYA

Release Date: April 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	Cast iron distirbutes heat evenly and retains heat longer.
•	Phenolic knobs and hanldes are heat resistant to allow for safer use
•	Performs on all heat sources - gas, electric, induction and ceramic top. Phenolic knobs and handles are oven safe to 400 degree's.
•	Warranted for the lifetime of the original owner, whether self-purchased or received as a gift.
•	Enamel exterior easy to clean and dishwasher safe

Accessories:

•	Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Square Skillet Grill, 10.25" Cobalt
•	Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 3-1/2-Quart Buffet Casserole, Cobalt Blue
•	Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 5-Quart Oval French Oven, Cobalt

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Le Creuset 5-pc. Essential Cookware Set series features an enameled interior. This surface is a very durable porcelain/enamel finish with a satin texture that promotes caramelization of cooking juices so that foods brown quickly and evenly, enhancing flavor in every dish you cook. These features combined with the qualities of cast iron pans provide optimum cooking conditions for a wide variety of foods and recipes, retaining flavor, moisture and tenderness. Set Includes: 1.25-qt. Precision Pour Saucepan with Lid The anti-drip pouring lip prevents any dripping of food in undesirable places, and the longer phenolic handle helps with better balance. 3.5-qt. Round French Oven with Lid Cast iron Round French Ovens have long been the cookware of choice for French chefs. The cast iron construction has superior heat retention, which makes it easier to cook at very low temperatures for extended periods of time. The tight fitting lids help to seal in moisture allowing for tender meat dishes and flavorful soups and stews. The range of Le Creuset Round French Ovens is available in multiple sizes so there is sure to be one that will suit your needs. 9-in. Iron Handle Skillet Imaginative cooks have used Le Creuset skillets in preparing an entire meal - from saut??ing vegetable to broiling fish. Choose the design that best meets your needs: Skillets have shallow, sloping sides for rapid evapor

Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Easy Cleaning March 4, 2008
In my mind Le Creuset has meant - high maintenance. But I decided to give it try - why not, the price was right. I've been pleasantly surprised. Although you do have to hand clean everything, it's not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. The cooking experience has been great too. Everything gets evenly cooked and I believe there is a difference in taste.

3 out of 5 stars

25-year owner says, "Looks great, don't trying cooking tho!" January 11, 2008
10 out of 14 found this review helpful

I bought these when I married 25 yrs ago. If you like to hang your pans & never use them, these are perfect. If you actually cook in them these have some drawbacks: Yes, the enamel does chip, especially on the top edges where it is most visible. I own the dutch oven in brown, the frying pan in blue, & a small saucepan in brown today, & I had a variety of other pans originally. My saucepan was similar to this one in size, but had a different look, so maybe they have improved it. One piece in my set was a miniature frying pan & the cast iron (all cast as one piece, mind you!) actually broke in two one day when it fell to the floor. LeCreuset, at that time, would sell me a new one for half price instead of replacing it for free as this description states they will do now. I did not buy a new one for half price. Also, the interior will stain on these if burned or if you cook something like huckleberries in them. Food also tends to stick even on the enamel surface, which the frying pan does not have. I was forever soaking the enamel surfaces in bleach & scrubbing them to make them look good again. On my dutch oven & sauce pans the interior was an enamel cream color (although the frying pan was black), so you can imagine the difficulty in keeping those free from stains. Even the exterior bottom surfaces were difficult to keep clean. I found no superior cooking experiences from using these & have now switched to the anodized heavy aluminum pans by Calphalon which do not look as pretty in a picture, but have served me far better than these ever did. I also have tried stainless steel & do not like how food sticks to those either. These require way too much maintenance & pampering along the way if you cook much.

3 out of 5 stars

Fragile luxury items December 7, 2007
9 out of 12 found this review helpful

When I hear "cast iron," I think of heavy rugged cookware that can stop bullets and outlive me. I think of pieces that can withstand pretty much what you throw at them or throw them at.

However, with these glamorized cookware with a high price tag, I find that I tend to treat them with more care (e.g. to avoid scratching the beautiful enamel). I don't bang them on the grill as I would with normal cast irons. So one of the defining properties of cast irons is lost to me; it's like cooking with glassware.

And here's what really made this a 3 for me: I was showing them off to a friend of mine, he took the saucepan and for some reason part of the enamel came off the edge, exposing the cast iron underneath.

The thing still works fine, of course, just like how any other cast iron saucepan would. But I'll be annoyed by that chipped corner for the rest of its life.

2 out of 5 stars

Le Creuset 5-pc cookware set November 29, 2007
16 out of 18 found this review helpful

Le Creuset is superior cookware, and I've never had a problem with it. However, this 5-pc set is disturbingly inferior. When the set arrived, the pouring lip on the saucepan had chipped enamel. The enamel chips were in the bottom of the box it was packed in. I contacted Amazon, showed them closeup photos of the chipped lip, and they immediately sent a replacement set. That set had the exact same issue as the first one, indicating a problem in the manufacturing process. Both sets were returned and my account was credited.

Amazon told me they would remove this set from their website until they could inspect the other boxes to determine if this was a widespread problem.

I have subsequently purchased additional Le Creuset frying pans and a saucepan from Williams-Sonoma and JC Penney, and all pieces were perfect. I don't know if the Amazon sets were seconds or irregulars, but I would not buy this particular set, again. If others have received this set and none of the enamel has chipped off, then perhaps the manufacturing process has been fixed.

One thing I have learned from this process: Amazon is an awesome company to deal with. I buy almost everything via the internet (including some groceries), and Amazon stands out as being customer-friendly, easy to deal with and interested in making sure customers are satisfied with their purchases. I have no issues with Amazon, only with the 5-pc Le Creuset cookware set.

5 out of 5 stars

Le Creuset Set or Selected Cookware? May 30, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

I had this Le Creuset 5 piece set on order for some time, and then decided that even though the price was great, I would end up with 2 pots that are too small and a skillet that many reviewers don't like (same goes for Le Creuset black enamel pots). I'm happy with my mix of "seasoned" stainless steel/blue steel, and Le Creuset pots and recommend considering a Le Creuset 4 1/4 qt Soup Pot, a 3 1/2 qt Casserole, and a large French oven (7 1/4 qt) -pretty much in that order, along with steel pots/pans as an alternative to using a Le Creuset 5 piece set as a starting point.

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