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Brand: Le Creuset
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$250.00~~
Buy New: $139.95
You Save: $110.05 (44%)

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

43 reviews
Sales Rank: 58902

Color: Kiwi
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 6.3 x 9.9

Model: L2537-2671b
UPC: 024147186274
EAN: 0024147186274
ASIN: B0010WFQ5Q

Release Date: April 3, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New & Factory Sealed In Retail Box. Will not ship to Alaska, Hawaii, P.O. boxes, and APO/FPO addresses

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Le Creuset the best November 5, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I love this pot. These items are a bit pricey but are worth it.

5 out of 5 stars

A great starter piece or addition to your Le Creuset collection September 16, 2006
42 out of 45 found this review helpful

Le Creuset manufactures porcelain enameled cast iron cooking vessels as well as other products. These cooking vessels are cast from molten iron poured in sand moulds that are used only once. For this reason, one pot may look like another, but each is unique in its own way.

Cast iron is a highly efficient material which absorbs and distributes heat efficiently. It is recommended to use low to medium heat when cooking with cast. There are a few exceptions like boiling water where cooking on high heat is appropriate and okay. Otherwise, cooking with high heat may cause food to stick, discolor the enamel coating, or cook the food unevenly. Remove cast iron from the heat and it does not cool off quickly. This helps your food stay warm while serving. Beware; iron tends to be heavy so these cooking vessels tend to be heavy as well.

Cast iron is an effective material for cooking so why cover it with enamel? Iron tends to rust; iron oxide (rust) doesn't add any complimentary flavors to your food. If your cast iron cooking vessel was not enameled, you would have to season and maintain it. Adding the porcelain enamel not only looks good, but has multiple benefits. The enamel, being a solid coating, is one of the most hygienic surfaces to cook on, does not stain, absorb odors, retain flavors, and is easy to clean. The enamel can be damaged, so limit cooking tools to plastic or wood.

The benefits of cooking with Le Creuset cast iron are many, but lets get down to the soup pot specifically. 4 1/4 quarts is not a whole lot of space when it comes to making soups, consider your recipes when determining the size you need. The soup pot tends to do best if at least 3/4 full. Any less and you may overwhelm your food with the pot's evenly dispersed heat.

The pot has flat bottom that broadly curves up the sides to 4 inches high making stirring your soup simple. Atop internal diameter of about 10 1/2 inches makes for a wide top allowing room for a whole chicken. The tight fitting lid is slightly angled sealing in heat, moisture, and flavors. Use the lid to hold your meat while you are making a sauce from the drippings, or holding your prepared vegetables while creating your culinary feast. Its shape and design makes this an extremely versatile pan. I tend to cook large amounts so this pan is usually used for mole de pollo, chili con carne, chicken and dumplings, tomato sauce, and soups.

Once you get beyond the basic functionality, the soup pot can really open up the possibilities. Keep in mind this is a 4 1/4 quart pan with about a 10 1/2 inch diameter, perhaps the optimal pan for families from 2-4. Some possibilities for this pan besides soups include rice pilaf, roasted chicken, braising, steamed artichokes, Jell-O molds, and assembling a baked Alaska.

One feature that people tend to complain about is the cost. The cost does seem steep compared to other pans made from other materials. Cast iron doesn't seem like it should be expensive, compared to the old cast iron pans past generations have used for cornbread and camping. However the manufacturing process requires making a mould for each and every pan produced. These heavy pans then go through an enameling process before being shipped. If you take what goes into making and distributing these high quality cast iron products, the cost tends to make sense. Then consider that this pan will easily last a lifetime when taken care of.

PROS:
Efficient absorption and distribution of heat
Hygienic enamel cooking surface
Does not stain, absorb odors, or retain flavors
Easy to clean when not abused or misused
Can be transferred from stove top to the oven to the table
Can easily last a lifetime

CONS:
Its heavy, as cast iron tends to be weighing in at about 10 pounds.

5 out of 5 stars

My new favorite pot! March 14, 2006
18 out of 20 found this review helpful

Everything that has been said is true - it cooks (everything) beautifully. I've only had one small problem - storing the lid upside down on top of the pot will scratch the enamel unless you store it with a towel or waxed paper in between. I'm saving my money to buy a whole set!

5 out of 5 stars

Love the Le Creuset Soup Pot March 12, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

Fantastic, I am very satisfied with the Le Creuset products. I am using the soup pot on a glass top ceramic stove and I love it. Be sure to let it warm up first as the direcrtions say. I had some worry about using it on the ceramic cook top, but it works wonderful.

5 out of 5 stars

...it's like having your cake and eating it too! January 27, 2006
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

Don't buy this pot unless you want everything you cook to taste better. Recipes you've been making for years suddenly taste better and you haven't changed anything but the pot... it's amazing!
I bought the first Le Creuset pot for my wife as one of her Christmas presents, requested, and remembered thinking, "This is a lot of money to spend on a pot!" but I'm a true believer now and we have nothing but Le Creuset in our kitchen. All of our other pots and pans have been distributed to charities, family and friends. (If you don't like to spend too much on a pot then be patient and wait for the sales. After all, is there really any rush to get a pot?) If you're just starting out, or looking to get a new set, I would recommend making the investment in Le Creuset. With a little care and a 101 year warranty it's the last set of pots you, or your kids, will ever buy!

On a final note there is another benefit in cooking with Le Creuset... you might be able to skip the gym one night a week depending on how much you cook - they are heavy!

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