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SkinnyP said:
Shoot me down, but for caseroles is there anything a le creuset can do that a glass pyrex can't?
£10 vs £100!
It's the versatility of being able to use cast iron on the stove top and in the oven. Plus it won't shatter if dropped.£10 vs £100!
Check out TK Maxx for end of lines in unpopular colours, though you may well just have to suck up the cost if you want a large casserole as I've never seen these discounted anywhere.
Get the best and cry once. I'm still using a Le Creuset casserole which was given to my parents as a wedding present in 1964.
SkinnyP said:
Shoot me down, but for caseroles is there anything a le creuset can do that a glass pyrex can't?
£10 vs £100!
Even cooking without hotspots. Also excellent for browing meats etc on the hob before going in the oven so all the flavours remain in the casserole - which is the point of a casserole.£10 vs £100!
Mobile Chicane said:
It's the versatility of being able to use cast iron on the stove top and in the oven. Plus it won't shatter if dropped.
Cast iron will shatter like nothing else!! Dont drop your Le Creuset!One of it's weak points really. Stainless steel my prefered material for everything but casseroling or browning meats
I've just bought lots of Green Pan Michel Roux and am seriously impressed ... saucepans, frying pans and sauté pan........ along with my long standing prestige massive tri ply deep sided frying pan (never get ride of this as so versatile.... stove top and oven...... it's not non stick, put doesn't need to be )
DoubleSix said:
Mobile Chicane said:
It's the versatility of being able to use cast iron on the stove top and in the oven. Plus it won't shatter if dropped.
Cast iron will shatter like nothing else!! Dont drop your Le Creuset!One of it's weak points really. Stainless steel my prefered material for everything but casseroling or browning meats
Dammit.
All of the above said, if you're after a non stick frying pan and aren't too fussy about it being induction hob compatible, John Lewis do a non stick aluminium frying pan which is simply the dogs. £20 or so, and nice and weighty. Does a mean steak. I use mine alongside my far more expensive LC cookware, and for what it does, the 'cheapie' John Lewis version more than keeps up.
I've just bought the John Lewis Classic "Essential Pan Set" 3 stainless pans, a non-stick milk-pan and a non-stick frying pan.
We have some Le Creuset stuff (but not saucepans) and will probably buy these in due course - the J.L. set should see us through the next decade, as this is how long their guarantee lasts. Le Creuset, I understand, offers a life-time one.
We have some Le Creuset stuff (but not saucepans) and will probably buy these in due course - the J.L. set should see us through the next decade, as this is how long their guarantee lasts. Le Creuset, I understand, offers a life-time one.
Hello again all.
FYI I settled for le creuset in the end, I'm sure the john lewis stuff is good but I'm absolutely over the moon with the enamel finish cast iron and stainless steel!! I also bought a Lodge cast iron skillet which is very nice too.
Not only does the stuff look great but the food tastes better, its easier to cook and it will last a life time.
Why after so many years have I been using cheap pots and pans from ASDA!!
FYI I settled for le creuset in the end, I'm sure the john lewis stuff is good but I'm absolutely over the moon with the enamel finish cast iron and stainless steel!! I also bought a Lodge cast iron skillet which is very nice too.
Not only does the stuff look great but the food tastes better, its easier to cook and it will last a life time.
Why after so many years have I been using cheap pots and pans from ASDA!!
SkinnyPete said:
Hello again all.
FYI I settled for le creuset in the end, I'm sure the john lewis stuff is good but I'm absolutely over the moon with the enamel finish cast iron and stainless steel!! I also bought a Lodge cast iron skillet which is very nice too.
Not only does the stuff look great but the food tastes better, its easier to cook and it will last a life time.
Why after so many years have I been using cheap pots and pans from ASDA!!
Another vote for le creuset here... had our full set 2 years now and absolutely faultless! I too wonder every time I cook why we spent do many years buying and replacing cheaper cookware. Would'nt buy anything else again having used le creuset FYI I settled for le creuset in the end, I'm sure the john lewis stuff is good but I'm absolutely over the moon with the enamel finish cast iron and stainless steel!! I also bought a Lodge cast iron skillet which is very nice too.
Not only does the stuff look great but the food tastes better, its easier to cook and it will last a life time.
Why after so many years have I been using cheap pots and pans from ASDA!!
untruth said:
No reason to buy non-stick for anything other than a single frying pan IMHO. Any decent steel pan will behave itself for years. If it's sticking you've got too much heat!
Or not enough heat!Life is never simple.....
Personally, I have worked my way through 10+ non stick pans but gave only just changed my Analon small frying pan. Bullet proof despite the biatch sticking them in the dishwasher ! And she knows better.....
Analon all the way! Robust and bullet proof.
Le Creuset are a must but maybe a skillet and ONE large ish casserole dish......
HTH?
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