le chasseur vs le creuset

[Netix]

Has anyone bought (or being given ) a Stanley Rogers or any other brand (like the 'cheaper' ones from Harris Scarfe, forget what they're called) etc?

And if so, are they good?

[nic]

RoryRory, when you say handle, do you mean the handle on the lid? From what I have been reading, the handle can withstand 180 degrees on the Le Creuset and 200 degrees on the Le Chasseur... I thought the heat ratings related more to the pot.

Netix, I have no idea about the Stanley Rogers. I did notice on the Le Creuset website, you can call them if you need your pot re-enamelled though.
I was also looking at the Staub French Ovens because their lid handles are metal.

[Roryrory]

Yeah NIc I meant pot lid And I can pretty well say that the heat ratings are related to the pot lid, not the pot itself (asI said, the pizza oven gets VERY hot and I have slow roasted a leg of lamb in there for ages....