Whether preparing a garden vegetable blend in chicken stock or slowly building a rich cream base for broccoli and cheese soup, the Bouillabaisse Pot is the ideal vessel for stovetop simmering. -slickdewmaster
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Whether preparing a garden vegetable blend in chicken stock or slowly building a rich cream base for broccoli and cheese soup, the Bouillabaisse Pot is the ideal vessel for stovetop simmering. -slickdewmaster
For what it's worth, I'd be really careful buying anything from Le Creuset right now. My wife and I bought a 7.5qt grill-top cast iron pot in December 2019, used it about 5-6 times to bake bread, and were extremely careful with it. Out of nowhere, a hairline crack started forming inside the bottom of the pot. It started getting more visible over the next month or two, and upon further inspection, the crack goes all the way through to the bottom side of the pot. Long story short, it appears to be a manufacturing defect, so we decided to contact them to make use of this wonderful lifetime guarantee.
Sent an email from their webform, and got an automated respnose. No follow up a week later. Next, my wife tried calling their customer service line, and sat on hold for over 30 minutes before she had to hang up to deal with children. I tried calling their customer service line a few days later and sat on hold for 1.5 hours before it disconnected me.
All told, we've spent over 4 hours on hold and never spoken to a human, and they don't respond to emails.
Naturally, I tried getting their attention on their Instagram and Facebook posts and they ignore it. Other people do it to, and have the same or similar issues. Either they can't get ahold of customer service, or they already sent a pot in to be replaced and haven't heard anything back in months while Le Creuset holds both their pot and the money.
Now I know some of you will say it's COVID-19-related, but there's no excuse to be pimping your products on social media and having sales while ignoring existing customers. Buy a Lodge, or a Stauber, or a Cuisinart. Hell, buy something on *Bang*good*, and you're probably better off.
This was mentioned already in the Le Creuset thread a couple times, but yes, it is by far the best deal on the site right now. It's basically one of their larger cast iron Dutch Ovens for 50% off. People are overlooking this particular pot because it's not "officially" a dutch oven, but it basically is.
The 7.5 qt size is now discontinued in their regular sales (they now only offer 4.5 qt and smaller), so once this sells out during the factory 2 table sale, you'll only be able to get it on eBay.
A "traditional" Dutch oven is just going to have more surface area to brown meat. That's about the only difference from this particular unit. It has a smaller base with angled sides, tapering up to a bigger lid.
For a 7.5 qt enameled Dutch Oven made in France, you'll have a hard time finding a lower price than this. A few weeks ago, Williams-Sonoma had store brand Dutch Ovens of the same size that were made by Staub (also made in France) for around $125, but those sold out quickly. The one downside of those was that the W&S brand (for whatever) were a good deal heavier than the name brand Staubs, but they were quite a good deal.
In previous years, Costco also sold Kirkland branded enameled Dutch Oven at made in China like prices ($70-$120) that were also made in France. But they were very limited runs that haven't been brought back again. The only other way to get this stuff for cheap is Cragislist, Letgo, Offerup or to get lucky at a place like Burlington Coat Factory or Home Goods.
Keep in mind this thing will hold it's value, even after years of use. Put it up for sale on CL in a few years and you'll easily get $150 for it.
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A "traditional" Dutch oven is just going to have more surface area to brown meat. That's about the only difference from this particular unit. It has a smaller base with angled sides, tapering up to a bigger lid.
For a 7.5 qt enameled Dutch Oven made in France, you'll have a hard time finding a lower price than this. A few weeks ago, Williams-Sonoma had store brand Dutch Ovens of the same size that were made by Staub (also made in France) for around $125, but those sold out quickly. The one downside of those was that the W&S brand (for whatever) were a good deal heavier than the name brand Staubs, but they were quite a good deal.
In previous years, Costco also sold Kirkland branded enameled Dutch Oven at made in China like prices ($70-$120) that were also made in France. But they were very limited runs that haven't been brought back again. The only other way to get this stuff for cheap is Cragislist, Letgo, Offerup or to get lucky at a place like Burlington Coat Factory or Home Goods.
Keep in mind this thing will hold it's value, even after years of use. Put it up for sale on CL in a few years and you'll easily get $150 for it.
For what it's worth, I got the WS 6.75qt oval from last deal and thought it felt lighter than advertised so I just weighed it.
It's 10.6lbs without lid, 15.7lbs with lid.
I have Lodge and Victoria for everyday, but love the static Staub enamel for acidic foods. Broke in the WS with 5lbs of braised short ribs and the browning was beautiful.
For a steak tho, wouldn't you use a cast iron pan rather than a pot?
Ah yeah I'm sorry I was getting posts mixed up, for that it would mostly be braised meats and stuff I would cook them at 425, and 475 starting for roasted chicken, then lowered.
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Do you bake your dutch oven at temps higher than 375? Asking seriously. Recipes we've used lately have called for low and slow type type cooking.
This goes back to bread (sorry....) but I start mine with the cover, at 500F. I use a Tramontina Enameled Cast Iron from Sam's. It has stainless steel knob.
This goes back to bread (sorry....) but I start mine with the cover, at 500F. I use a Tramontina Enameled Cast Iron from Sam's. It has stainless steel knob.
Good to know. Maybe I'll swap out the knob so I won't have to ever worry about temps.
When you guys have these huge pots on gas stoves do you have issues centering the flame to make sure you're not just cooking on mostly one side of the pan? I can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong except that these LeC's are always sliding when I move things with my spatula. I have a 5.5 and I'm thinking this one will have an even bigger bottom.
I have a Lodge one and the coating started cracking on the inside after about 10 years. They replaced it very easily. But I was still slightly disappointed.
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For what it's worth, I'd be really careful buying anything from Le Creuset right now. My wife and I bought a 7.5qt grill-top cast iron pot in December 2019, used it about 5-6 times to bake bread, and were extremely careful with it. Out of nowhere, a hairline crack started forming inside the bottom of the pot. It started getting more visible over the next month or two, and upon further inspection, the crack goes all the way through to the bottom side of the pot. Long story short, it appears to be a manufacturing defect, so we decided to contact them to make use of this wonderful lifetime guarantee.
Sent an email from their webform, and got an automated respnose. No follow up a week later. Next, my wife tried calling their customer service line, and sat on hold for over 30 minutes before she had to hang up to deal with children. I tried calling their customer service line a few days later and sat on hold for 1.5 hours before it disconnected me.
All told, we've spent over 4 hours on hold and never spoken to a human, and they don't respond to emails.
Naturally, I tried getting their attention on their Instagram and Facebook posts and they ignore it. Other people do it to, and have the same or similar issues. Either they can't get ahold of customer service, or they already sent a pot in to be replaced and haven't heard anything back in months while Le Creuset holds both their pot and the money.
Now I know some of you will say it's COVID-19-related, but there's no excuse to be pimping your products on social media and having sales while ignoring existing customers. Buy a Lodge, or a Stauber, or a Cuisinart. Hell, buy something on *Bang*good*, and you're probably better off.
Just my 2 cents.
Last edited by FaithfulWallaby274 August 19, 2020 at 08:25 PM.
I have my $35 lodge 5 qt dutch oven and would love to have bought stauber or le creuset back then. But after using my lodge for many years, it still a killer. Until I physically drop it and crack it, I ain't replacing it.
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Sent an email from their webform, and got an automated respnose. No follow up a week later. Next, my wife tried calling their customer service line, and sat on hold for over 30 minutes before she had to hang up to deal with children. I tried calling their customer service line a few days later and sat on hold for 1.5 hours before it disconnected me.
All told, we've spent over 4 hours on hold and never spoken to a human, and they don't respond to emails.
Naturally, I tried getting their attention on their Instagram and Facebook posts and they ignore it. Other people do it to, and have the same or similar issues. Either they can't get ahold of customer service, or they already sent a pot in to be replaced and haven't heard anything back in months while Le Creuset holds both their pot and the money.
Now I know some of you will say it's COVID-19-related, but there's no excuse to be pimping your products on social media and having sales while ignoring existing customers. Buy a Lodge, or a Stauber, or a Cuisinart. Hell, buy something on *Bang*good*, and you're probably better off.
Just my 2 cents.
The 7.5 qt size is now discontinued in their regular sales (they now only offer 4.5 qt and smaller), so once this sells out during the factory 2 table sale, you'll only be able to get it on eBay.
For a 7.5 qt enameled Dutch Oven made in France, you'll have a hard time finding a lower price than this. A few weeks ago, Williams-Sonoma had store brand Dutch Ovens of the same size that were made by Staub (also made in France) for around $125, but those sold out quickly. The one downside of those was that the W&S brand (for whatever) were a good deal heavier than the name brand Staubs, but they were quite a good deal.
In previous years, Costco also sold Kirkland branded enameled Dutch Oven at made in China like prices ($70-$120) that were also made in France. But they were very limited runs that haven't been brought back again. The only other way to get this stuff for cheap is Cragislist, Letgo, Offerup or to get lucky at a place like Burlington Coat Factory or Home Goods.
Keep in mind this thing will hold it's value, even after years of use. Put it up for sale on CL in a few years and you'll easily get $150 for it.
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For a 7.5 qt enameled Dutch Oven made in France, you'll have a hard time finding a lower price than this. A few weeks ago, Williams-Sonoma had store brand Dutch Ovens of the same size that were made by Staub (also made in France) for around $125, but those sold out quickly. The one downside of those was that the W&S brand (for whatever) were a good deal heavier than the name brand Staubs, but they were quite a good deal.
In previous years, Costco also sold Kirkland branded enameled Dutch Oven at made in China like prices ($70-$120) that were also made in France. But they were very limited runs that haven't been brought back again. The only other way to get this stuff for cheap is Cragislist, Letgo, Offerup or to get lucky at a place like Burlington Coat Factory or Home Goods.
Keep in mind this thing will hold it's value, even after years of use. Put it up for sale on CL in a few years and you'll easily get $150 for it.
It's 10.6lbs without lid, 15.7lbs with lid.
I have Lodge and Victoria for everyday, but love the static Staub enamel for acidic foods. Broke in the WS with 5lbs of braised short ribs and the browning was beautiful.
"Composite knob withstands temperatures up to 375°F"
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I have a Lodge one and the coating started cracking on the inside after about 10 years. They replaced it very easily. But I was still slightly disappointed.
"Composite knob withstands temperatures up to 375°F"
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Sent an email from their webform, and got an automated respnose. No follow up a week later. Next, my wife tried calling their customer service line, and sat on hold for over 30 minutes before she had to hang up to deal with children. I tried calling their customer service line a few days later and sat on hold for 1.5 hours before it disconnected me.
All told, we've spent over 4 hours on hold and never spoken to a human, and they don't respond to emails.
Naturally, I tried getting their attention on their Instagram and Facebook posts and they ignore it. Other people do it to, and have the same or similar issues. Either they can't get ahold of customer service, or they already sent a pot in to be replaced and haven't heard anything back in months while Le Creuset holds both their pot and the money.
Now I know some of you will say it's COVID-19-related, but there's no excuse to be pimping your products on social media and having sales while ignoring existing customers. Buy a Lodge, or a Stauber, or a Cuisinart. Hell, buy something on *Bang*good*, and you're probably better off.
Just my 2 cents.
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