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Brand: Le Creuset
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$430.00~~
Buy New: $319.95
You Save: $110.05 (26%)

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

21 reviews
Sales Rank: 86947

Color: Flame
Shipping Weight (lbs): 22.1
Dimensions (in): 17.2 x 15.2 x 13.2

MPN: M05185-2
Model: M05185-02
UPC: 024147922223
EAN: 0024147922223
ASIN: B000E59IZ4

Release Date: January 13, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Customer Reviews:

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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.

5 out of 5 stars

Durable, fabulous, my husband even likes them January 5, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I am a fan of Le Creuset products, specifically bake/cookware. I have several pieces of Calphalon as well that have been wearing out after only 3 years of useage and decided to go all out and replace it all with Le Creuset. I can't give their bake/cookware enough praise. It heats evenly, holds the heat and cleans like a dream. As stated, even my husband likes them. The colors are great (we've been getting green and chestnut pots/pans) and keep beautifully. The ceramic lined are dishwasher safe! I love having pots that I can start a dish on the stovetop and then bake it in the oven to finish it (shepard's pie, macaroni and cheese, etc.). Don't settle for something cheaper, you will regret it and end up having to replace it in a short time anyways. Go for the Le Creuset and you won't regret the purchase.

5 out of 5 stars

Sturdy, durable, great set January 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I bought this set as a gift to my wife for Xmas, and we were really pleased with the product. The cast-iron really helps heat the food; when cooking spaghetti sauce or stews the food cooks well and evenly. I like the heavy, sturdy feel of the pots as well, along with their enamel which helps with the cleaning. The instruction booklets contained helpful guides to maintaining the pots, so I know I will be able to get a lifetime's usage out of these pots.

Definitely makes a good gift, or an investment in the kitchen for yourself. I stopped buying cheap "non-stick" pans and now rely on these instead. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent gift January 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This was an excellent gift for my mother. She would always looks at Le Creuset cookware in Williams Sonoma but would never buy any because of its price. Amazon came through and shipped the item promptly and it arrived in perfect condition gift wrapped.

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.

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