Wish I knew when I could get one with a freebie! I would have just about killed anybody leaving it on the stove over night too! Note to self; don't buy scanpan. (Unlike the ads are they? Safer bet to go with a tattoo?)
Hi Muppity. There had to be someone like you out there, didn't there.... Unfortunately there is no smilie icon with its arms crossed tapping its foot.... Yes, you should be glad we don't know where you live....
Maybe instead of collecting anything else for my kitchen (because goodness knows I don't need anything else) I can set about collecting la creuset pieces.... I don't really see myself as being able to get into dj's post christmas sales (or any other), as I'm due in the first week of January! I couldn't send anyone either! Peters of Kensington had quite a range... nice.
Check on the ruler hint. I can't get a new kitchen until we move. This place is a rental, and the oven is good. Good luck with working on DH for the new kitchen though. Even if you do have a most enviable collection of la creuset pieces....
Tan, thanks, I thought that the cherry red ones would be cream on the inside. Cream is good.
Ideally I would love to get either just one good chef knife, from mundial or wusthof. I only ever use just one knife for everything. Again, have to go to a knife shop and play with their balance and size. Then tell the Man what to get for me!
Netix, check out Victoria's basement - they often have le chasseur at pretty good prices - and you can get some peters of kensington on line
My first scan pan actually bubbled up! But they replaced it. I would rather use the le crfesuet any day anyway, one day i'll buy some more....... But for now I cant fit anything more into my kitchen ATM!!!
i have a le creuset (red, love it) lasagna dish. I used to have an oval dish too but i dropped it on the tiles - split in half.
Ive got a bit of scanpan, and personally i wouldnt be without it....but then again, i only have a lasagna dish to compare.
Ohhh and i bought a scanpan chefs knife from peters of kensington, and i cannot believe the sharpness of it. It can cut paper. Love it.
Mbear - I suppose you threw the oval one out? If it was one of the cast iron ones (I only say that because they do have a crockery oval one too) they would replace it. I split one and they replaced it no questions asked because of the "lifetime warranty".
Netix - I can just see you standing there arms crossed tapping your foot! Should I go and check that my pots are covered in the household insurance
Tan - I hear you on the knives. I can't stand crappy knives.
Have you tried Global knives? They are the bomb. Japanese single piece knives, absolutely stunning to use, the balance is superb.
I'd love a Le Crueset but have Bessemer, which I adore, except that the lids don't go in the oven (plastic handles). Bit annoying that. My housemate discovered that the hard way, broke the handle, thought she'd fix it with glue and not tell me, next time I used it on the stove went to take off the lid and the handle came off because the glue had softened. Moron. Luckily the handles are easily replaceable...
I have a Le Crueset 1.8 litre French Blue cream interior casserole pot with lid.... AND LOVE IT! It's about 5 years old and looks as good as new. You can put the whole pot in the oven. The round black handle looks like plastic but it is totally heat-proof (yes, I was sceptical at first too). I bought it at Myer during a post-christmas sale. It was only about $100. I used to use it about once a fortnight. ... less now that we are a family of 5 (I need a bigger one) but it is still really good for puddings like baked custard, rice custard, coconut sago pudding. I used to make dahl in it alot too when we were a family of 3.... also lots of soups. I especially like how the heat is distributed evenly and constantly... important with egg and creamy dishes. You could definatly use it for slow cooking too. We don't eat red meat but you could do a meat stew for a couple in the size that I have. I've done a chicken casserole when we were just a family of 3 in it as well.
I really look forward to buying the next size up... oh and the tart tartin Le Crueset dish as I have mastered that recipe in another cast iron frying pan (which is also French but 14 years old and the handle is dying).
Absolutely love Le Crueset products. They are lifetime pieces. I'm more than happy to pay a bit more for things that last forever.
I am soooo wanting some! I'm going to wait until I have a kitchen though, as DH doesn't want a blue kitchen (I do) so if we get a neutral kitchen, then blue it will be!
Every week we watch BH&G and watch the lady chef with her la crueset dish and am envious! If only I had thought to put them on our wedding register ...
I wonder if we were to do a co-op type thing we could get a good deal?
Yes, you should be glad we don't know where you live....
Good luck with working on DH for the new kitchen though. Even if you do have a most enviable collection of la creuset pieces....
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