Kitchen Aid Cookware: Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 4-1/2-Quart Round French Ovens Review

A month or so ago I was crusing the housewares department here at Amazon.com, looking for a Dutch oven.I'd nearly settled on Calphalon, but I read a review (gotta love these things!) which said that though Calphalon was generally the cookware of choice, for Dutch - in this case French - ovens, Le Creuset was the brand to buy.I took this advice to heart, in part because I loved the cherry red finish, and bought this 4.5 quart oven.
I want to thank that reviewer; it was one of the best pieces of advice I've had in ages.Le Creuset has produced one of the best, most versatile pieces of cookware I've ever owned.This pan heats evenly and holds the heat, but you really have to work at getting food to burn in it.It goes from stove to oven to table with real panache.Nothing sticks.Ever.Really, I'm not kidding here because I did manage to burn something by walking away and forgetting about it for an hour.But after another hour's soak and a scrub with a nylon pad, the residue was completely removed, leaving no discoloration of the lovely cream-colored enamel of the interior.I use it nearly every day now; I don't know how I got on for so long without it.
I would also like to point out that the cherry red color is very jolly.It might even provoke you to speak French (or at least with an outrageous Monty Pythonesque French accent) while you're cooking."Allo, now we add zee ahnyon. Zut alors!"That sort of thing.Of course if you find the idea silly, perhaps you should buy the piece in a more sedate color.
Bottom line, this is a great piece of cookware.C'est vrai!

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Product Description:
Le Creuset Round French Oven - This everyday Round French Oven (or Dutch oven, referred by most people) never makes it to the cupboard: it goes from the stove or oven to the table to the dishwasher then back to the stove for tomorrow's dinner. If there are leftovers in the pot, save them for tomorrow. You can store it in the refrigerator or in the freezer and not worry about food reacting to the porcelain enamel surface. For generations, families have come to cherish the classic cocotte - the Round French Oven. This everyday pot never makes it to the cupboard: it goes from the stove or oven to the table to the dishwasher then back to the stove for tomorrow's dinner. If you want to keep leftovers in the refrigerator or freezer, you can store in our Le Creuset pot and not worry about food reacting to the porcelain enamel surface.

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