Until I can afford Le Creuset, what is going to be the best inexpensive standby? What is going to be the best, inexpensive option for a sturdy, fireproof casserole size dish that can go from stovetop to oven?
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Lodge Color Enameled Cast-Iron 6-Quart Dutch Oven, Island Spice Red I love my lodge! I'm not going to bother with Le Creuset
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I originally started my search after looking at the stainless cookware by Wolfgang Puck. However, after reading the reviews for "celebrity cookware" (not good), I considered Caphalon and Cuisinart. I have not heard of Tramotina. I made my decision based on cost and the online reviews. I am very pleased with my decision to go with Cooks Standard.
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Hi I use a black speckled enamel pot used by other solar ovens and it wors well. Am going to try cast iron. Think it will take a while longer to reach max heat.
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I just found out what a Dutch Oven is. My neighbor told me about it. I ordered one to cook a recipe in. Comon sense would tell you to only use utensils that do not scratch the surface. This goes for any pans that have a coating or something. I really just started cooking stuff.
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My experience is that they were only useful for mildly warm handles. Definitely not oven safe! I ended up purchasing some Le Creuset brand that are far superior but not oven safe either.
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thats no true i have just purchased a convection oven and had cooked thanksgiving holiday feast and nothing happened to the set i had purchased i love my set .. its a pleasure cooking with them... maybe you should consider a new stove!
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The Le Creuset are not non stick. I am not sure if they are marketed that way but if you spay them with a little oil then they work like a charm. We have Calphalon and Le Crueset and both are great brands but the Le Crueset is in a much higher league than Calphalon. You will never retreat buying one!
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I put my hot casserole (out of the oven) into the carrier at 2:30 on Christmas day. My daughter's roast was delayed due to operator error by a whole hour and I was worried that my dish would get cold. We finally ate at 6:30, and I couldn't believe it - the casserole was still HOT to the touch. I love this thing!!!!
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I did. I found one with a plastic cover. I reheated the hot pack about 3 hours after I placed it into carrier, and it kept my casserole warm. Worked perfectly.
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I love using these enamelware pans in the oven but not on the stove top. The bottoms are too thin which of course, is an advantage in the oven but not on top of the burners. Use mine for stew and baked beans, scalloped potatoes, etc and then pop on the lid and store the leftovers in the refrigerator.
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You might also consider carbon steel cookware. Lodge makes that also. More like professional cookware. Care for like cast but a lot lighter weight. Works great with induction burners. Safer for glass tops.
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a LC pot should not be left unattended, since you are cooking either on the stove or in oven (unless your oven has auto-shutoff); a crockpot will turn off automatically. otherwise, i think cooking process and results are pretty close.
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Le creuset Ovens are more resistant to chipping (I have a 43 year old one ) but lodge are long lasting - Le Creuset have a lifetime guarantee. There are now many rival companies and most are cheaper but only LC has this guaranteeMore on French ovens from frenchovens.org with comparisons.
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maybe at a saint vinnys. i am also looking for one. i melted the handle on the stove, oops!good luck
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I have never tried it, but the stoneware crock itself is very sturdy and I have put less sturdy casseroles in the oven at 350 degrees. Seems it would work quite well as an extra warming utensil.
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Get the digital Nuwave with extender ring. Mine came with a stainless bottom drip pan and racks. very easy to clean and can be placed in the dishwasher. not sure what you mean by ceramic baking dish. I have enamel but you can put any 9-10" round non-stick pan in there to bake with so it should not be an issue. Just make sure of the diameter of the unit you are going to buy. some are tapered and not even 12" in diameter so a frozen pizza will not fit inside. The Nuwave is not tapered and is large enough.
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I am used to these excellent pots since 30 years, while I lived in France. At the time they were very ordinary and cheap ones. Now they are expensive. French and Dutch oven seem to me marketing names for America, in France they are just Cocotte de chez le Creuset, see in Amazon.fr below, anyways the one that I bought as a present (my 30 year old one is still perfect) was much cheaper at Amazon than elsewhere. http://www.amazon.fr/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_10?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85Z%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Dkitchen&field-keywords=le%20creuset&sprefix=le+creuset%2Caps%2C291 .