I want a le creuset style hob to oven big stew pot.

MrsE_2

I want a le cruset style hob to oven big stew pot.

I have a glass hob.

Is le cruset the best, the price doesn't worry me, as I've heard they last forever, but the weight does.

Is there any others as good or better, or are they worth the weight;)

Thank you

SnowyOwl_2

Mrs E

I have one of the orange ones and it is definitely one of my "best buys" for the kitchen. It looks good, it does exactly what it is says it does on the label, it is easy to clean and look after, it's stylish enough to dish up food at the table. To me it is definitely worth the weight. Other brands might look pretty or promise just as much, but I think with Le Crueset you can't go wrong. Just don't drop it on your toe.

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

I love Le Creuset and have quite a few of the casseroles.I use mine every day.They are heavy and get very hot but like SnowyOwl says as long as you don't drop it on your toe or drag it across your glass hob you'll be fine

Rachel021967

I bought one from a charity shop 17 years ago and it's still going strong. I either paid £1.75 or £2.50 for it - a real bargain.

poorandindenial

I have a Le Creuset one and I love it, I also have a halogen hob and it hasn't marked that yet (although I am pretty careful about putting it down and picking it up so that I don't mark it but also because I am not sure how I would explain the fact that the caserole dish got into the oven through the hob to my landlord)

ETA: I got mine for 1/3 off in Fenwicks a few years ago, not been for a while but at one point they often had money off of le creuset stuff. I have also seen copies of them in IKEA but I am wedded to my le creuset

thriftlady_2

I want a bigger Le Creuset I have an oval one -think they're called 'cocottes' and it is fine really for us -it's 27cm. I would love a huge round one though to make enormous stews in -think they're about £100 :eek: edit: £135 on Amazon

They are really fantastic and I thoroughly recommend them, but they are pretty heavy.

Magentasue

I echo the comments above. I have two in cerise and they're my most used pans. I have smaller second-hand saucepans from ebay that I use a lot but the advantage of the cocottes is the short oven-proof handles.

abaxas

It's hard not to recommend Le Cruset. They work as they should and last forever.

Just remember xmas is coming! Start dropping in hints NOW!

OddjobKIA

A local shop here has a display of cruset stuff in the window me & mrs OJ do stop and dream sometimes

hotcookie101

Amazon have some good offers at the moment I think.
I love my le creuset-one I got from my mother that must be 20 years old at least-I think its 22cm-perfectly big for pasta sauces/small amounts for 2-4. The other one I bought more recently-its a 24cm and I use it all the time. I think I would even like a bigger one if I could just as I love them so much! Have a ceramic hob, which is scratched but I dont think its from le creuset I think its from OH using scourers to clean it :eek:

EagerLearner

Hi all, I want one too... saw that in Robert Dyas they do a similar thing - surely cast iron is cast iron? I mean... is the price really worth it with LC or are there acceptable alternatives...? I have a slow cooker, but would be keen to have something I could cook on the hob then transfer to oven...