le chasseur vs le creuset

[Roryrory]

And as far as I can tell, there is no difference in quality!

I have a "cheap" le chass and a friend has a le cruset - I am yet to notice that her casseroles taste better than mine

[Pandora]

i like le chasseur and find them fine

[MamaPan]

i have le creusset.. and i love it.

[Rouge]

A friend of mine was a chef, and he had both in his kitchen and swears there is no difference, his skillets and dutch ovens would be over 10 yrs old now (the old orangey burnt red colour) and they look as new.

I don't think it REALLY makes a difference. But like anything you'll have people that swear by one and not the other.

[nic]

Is it true that the Le Creuset has an extra coating of enamel?
I'm getting one for my birthday and was leaning towards Le creuset for this reason, but I noticed that the Le Chasseur has a maximum heat of 200 compared to 180 for the Creuset (I know it's not that much)

[nic]

Ok, so I've been having a bit of a look around and according to the Peter's Of Kensington website, the Le Chasseur pots are double enamelled -sp? and the Le Creuet website says they have 2 coatings of enamel as well...so no difference there?

The Le Chaseur has a 10 year warranty - Le Creuset has a lifetime one.

(I've put 2 different sized Le Creuset French Ovens into my Wish List on the Peter's Website for DH and DD to go online shopping for my birthday in a few weeks)

[Roryrory]

I think I have the post to beat all posts about heat resistance LOL!
We have a wood-fired oven in our backyard and it gets VERY hot (not sure how hot, but hot enough to cook a pizza in 60 seconds hot). My Le Chassuer went in and out of that oven like Rocky Balboa, complete with music and fists in the air. Well, not quite - the handle shattered but the rest of it is in perfect nick.

But to be honest I wonder whether the Le Cruset handle would have fared any better?