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Are they worth the money?

>> No.17689776

>>17689767
for stews, curries and certain type deserts, these hold their value for sure

>> No.17689785

>>17689767
you can get Lodge brand for a fraction of the price and it performs just as good

>> No.17689799

My first one had some scratches in the bottom after ten years of regular use. My wife mailed it in and the sent us a brand new one.

>> No.17689809

if you want it because you want to cook a stew or something, no. any brand or pot will do good enough
if you want it because you think it looks super neat and you want to proudly own one, yes

>> No.17689834

>>17689809
this anon never cooked a day in its life

>> No.17689835

>>17689785
basically this.
"is an enameled dutch oven worth the money"? absolutely. is a Le Creuset worth the premium over competitors? in terms of performance probably not, the difference may come down to customer service at that point, not the piece in itself.

>> No.17689844

>>17689785
Gonna say this. Lodge is great

>> No.17689851

>>17689785
>performs just as good
Cope

>> No.17689852

>>17689834
>not my hekkin french pot, it can't be overpriced
retard

>> No.17689861

>>17689852
cope faggit, u jelly because you are poor and cannot afford a superior brand

>> No.17689871

>>17689861
you fucking retard, I do own one and I love cooking in it. In fact I'm going to buy another one. I'm just saying it's not worth it unless you're buying it just because you want to have it. there are plenty of other enalmed cast iron ware that are definitely more price worthy.

>> No.17689872

>>17689767
Got a legit used one for 25eu, like the red one in your pic but flatter i think.
Absolutely great pan for a lot of stuff.
I use it a little bit too little as it's outrun by my luxury rice cooker ( timers spoiled me lol ) But hey, weigh that off yourself.

>> No.17689881

>>17689767
LeCreuset brand, not really. The enamel coating isn't very durable, and unless you baby it with handwashing, wooden/plastic tools, and never ever bump it, it's going to chip eventually. Grab a similar Lodge for 1/10th the price as it's not all that different otherwise.

>> No.17689882

>>17689871
next time mention this u fucktard, stop wasting peoples time with ur half cocked stories

>> No.17689885

>>17689785
I've owned a Lodge and an Amazon enamled dutch oven. Both were very good, with the amazon brand being a little easier to clean. Then one day I stumbled across a Le Creuset for sale for like $60 at a remaindered store. While I'd like it to be a meme but the thing cleans easier, heats evener and is generally better.

That being said it isn't that much better. If you have a chance to grab one for cheap do so, otherwise grab a lodge or an amazon.

>> No.17689894

>>17689882
why should I mention it? why should you assume people don't cook if they don't waste their money on the expensive stuff?

>> No.17689898

>>17689881
Yeah it’s such shit right like if you wipe the enamel it comes right off!
Retarded fuck.

>> No.17689903

>>17689809
Fouth post best post. I have a staub, the main benefit to owning it is that when people talk about their fancy enameled french pots, and I have wrong opinions, I can back it up by saying I own one. Also it does look super neat

>>17689834
Post-purchase rationalization

>> No.17689910

>>17689898
My doofus mate chipped my counter by accidentally dropping our lodge dutch oven, what would have happened to enamel?

>> No.17689912

>>17689835
the customer service is amazing
I inherited an old pan and it chipped, emailed le creuset and they sent me a brand new one even though I didn't buy the one that broke

>> No.17689918

>>17689912
See that's what I figured. I actually found a horribly-treated anodized-aluminum wok by them, set out in an alley. Cleaned it as well as I could but don't really cook with the thing. Thinking maybe I should try something like that? What kind of documentation did they ask for, or did you ship yours in?

>> No.17689930

>>17689767
>Are they worth the money?
No, good enameled cast iron is widely available under many brands. You are paying a massive premium for a good product that isn't worth the increase in price. It will not make you any better of a cook than a $29.99 enameled cast iron dutch oven from a local big box store. It's like purchasing a $300 knife. Sure, it'll likely be good quality, but you'd be far better off purchasing a few $20 knives since you don't know how to properly sharpen them anyway.

>> No.17689936

>>17689918
>anodized aluminum wok
>made by LC
Gonna have to call bullshit

>> No.17689943

>>17689767
I have a food network copy that I bought when Le Creuset started manufacture in China and the Food Network one works great.

>> No.17689962
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17689962

>>17689936
I mean of course they make nearly anything. List price says 190 burgerbux.
"Toughened Nonstick PRO Stir-Fry Pan" it says. Is that not anodized aluminum?

>> No.17689971

>>17689962
it's got a steel plate in the flat-bottom to make it induction-compatible, which is why I took it. But yeah the site says anodized aluminum. PFOA-free. "Limited Lifetime Warranty"...

>> No.17689980

>>17689962
>>17689971
>wok
>induction
what in the fuck is the point

>> No.17689986

>>17689785
>>17689835
>>17689844
Enjoy the lead poisoning from chinese enamel

>> No.17690011

>>17689986
thanks!

>> No.17690059

>>17689980
to cook with it? all that gas must be going to your feeble-minded cooklet head

>> No.17690094

>>17689986
Le Creuset is made in China.

>> No.17690095

>>17689986
they're an american company you faggot liberal

>> No.17690097
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>>17690059
Woks are thin and have a narrow bottom so you can get the blistering heat all the way to the side where you stir fry things.

A thick skinned wok where the heat is concentrated on the (narrow) bottom makes little sense. Why not just get a wide and flat pan with high walls? Should do the same job on induction but better.

>> No.17690118

>>17690095
says made in china on their web

>>17690094
just the crap like aluminum wok, not enalmed cast iron

>> No.17690188

>>17690118
>says made in china on their web
doesn't mean jack shit, you 0 IQ fucking faggot nigger. EVERYTHING is built in china. it's an AMERICAN company running the factory and sourcing the materials. it's not the same as buying some knockoff chink brand on aliexpress that probably does use shady materials.
god you faggot libtards are so infuriating

>> No.17690303

>>17690188
Sure, they're definitely not turning a blind eye wherever they can get away with it.

>> No.17690390

>>17690118
All their enamel stuff moved to China. Sorry bud.

>> No.17690427

>>17689767
no. i got the Crofton brand from Aldi for $20 and it's just as good as this meme cookware.

>> No.17690466

>>17689809
How the fuck are you going to braise your stew without one?

>> No.17690526

>>17690097
>A thick skinned wok where the heat is concentrated on the (narrow) bottom makes little sense.
Not a specialist but I think that's the exact point of a wok, to have high heat at one point at the bottom and not on the sides.

>> No.17690580

>>17690390
Everything enameled cast iron is made in france, the rest is made in thailand, not china.

>> No.17690642

>>17690466
in literally any pot at all.

>> No.17690658

>>17689882
Next time just don't post

>> No.17690662

>>17690466
On the stove? I just braised some beef cheeks the other day on the stove. And I did a beef and guiness stew yesterday.

>> No.17690693

>>17689910
You don't drop a 300$ dutch oven, because you take good care of it.

>> No.17690742

>>17689785
I do not care for the rounded bottom of Lodge, but it is still good. OP, just look for a factory sale. I picked up a 7 qt Staub the other week for $100.

>> No.17690777
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17690777

>>17689785
Yup. Le Creuset is one of those thing's that you're unironically paying for the fucking name, not even in the Meme sense. You're 100% paying an upcharge from fucking Lodge just because the name is in French.

>> No.17690780

fuck no just buy the lodge dutch oven and call it a day

>> No.17690803

>>17690777
>Every single cooking review site says they are significantly better and they last forever

>Just get a Lodge because 300 bucks for something you can use daily for the rest of your life and your children can pass on to their kids is too much!

Get off 4chan and finish school so you aren't so fucking broke

>> No.17690804

>>17689785
ignore this, buy a used le creuset off ebay and be part of the rich bitch club

>> No.17690806

>all these niggers buying the chinesium lodge
>the professional cope artist going "i-it's an american company they wouldn't poison me with lead enamel"
LOL the only products lodge makes worth buying are their raw cast iron skillets

>> No.17690872

>>17689767
My brother has some and loves them. He also loves to buy expensive kitchen gadgets. I picked up a Lodge about Christmas time. Absolutely love it. No problems so far. Made a pot roast today. Braised it on the stove top, threw it in the oven, pulled it out, removed the meat snd veg and made gravey in it on the stove top. Bread also bakes well in cast iron. If you don't have an enameled cast iron, I'd suggest you get one cheap or expensive.

>> No.17691097

>>17689767
they are worth it because you will have it until you die. Get Staub though it's better quality.

>> No.17691282

>>17690427
Are we the only CroftonBros in this thread? It's literally as good as any other but one-tenth the price and I don't have to worry about staining my great-grandchildren's birthright (like they'd give a big fat fuck either way)

>> No.17691663

>>17690803
I am sorry that you were scammed.

>> No.17691668

>>17689809
Basically this.

>> No.17691688
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17691688

>>17689767
Get a Staub instead. The lid has little nipples on it so it's self basting, saving you the trouble.

>>17689785
>Lodge
poorfag detected

>> No.17691838

I got mine for 20$ at a thrift store, its got a few chips in the ceramic but this is of little consequence.

They are indeed good pots- but are poor products.
Safe your money and buy something similar.

For instance I have a clay tangine, which cost almost nothing, which performs marginally better for slow cooking.
I have cast iron, bought second hand, which performs just as well for cooking meat.
I rarely use either because my creuset is easier to clean- but it's marginal.
If I couldn't get one for 20$ I just wouldn't have one and would spend a bit longer cleaning a tangine.

>> No.17692075

>>17689962
I had one of those- Lasted 5 years. My current bottom of the market wok type pan cost 8.99 and is still usble at 1 1/2 years so it's not cost effective to get premium le creuset anodized aluminium. You can get one like Le Creuset for about 1/4 of the price.

>> No.17692089

>>17690526
Then you're fucking retarded. Why do you think woks are used in big gas stove heaters where the fire literally envelops the whole pan??

>> No.17692106

>>17691688
>Lodge
>poorfag detected
I have an entire set of All-Clad, but I refuse to upgrade from my Lodge enameled dutch oven. I don't see the point until it starts chipping. >>17689785 is right. They work fine. Made hundreds of meals in mine and baked at least one hundred loaves of bread in it. It still looks pretty good.

>> No.17692172

>>17690094
other Le Creuset products are made in China, but its classic enameled cookware is still being produced in France

>> No.17692177

>>17691688
Staub's dark interior is also better. it doesn't stain and has better non-stick qualities.

>> No.17692387

>>17689943
The cast iron stuff is made in France, other items come from a few different countries, including China.

>> No.17692400

>>17689861
what's so special about a ceramic pot? i got tons of them for a few bucks each.

>> No.17692422

My mum has owned one for 40 years. Still as good as new. Swears by it.
But I will not shell out a zillion quid for a frigging pot.
I got a cheap one and it works fine.

>> No.17692479

>>17691688
Staub is probably better than LC, but the dark interior sucks for so many things though. Making dark roux in them is horrible. I find the Lodge/Cuisinart enamel ones to be cheap and nearly as good. And probably a better first investment at like 3-5x less price. That way you can fuck it all up and then learn what you did wrong.

>> No.17692482

>>17689767
Definitely.

>> No.17692483

>>17689785
>it performs just as good
LOL. No.

>> No.17692486

I bought some Ikea one for like $10 and been doing me good for 5 years now.

>> No.17692513

>>17692089
Because it's not what it was made for and you are the massive retard (as well as the fuckers who use it like you), it was used by peasants who couldn't afford tons of wood and that form allowed to coock large portions with a tiny fire when stirring constantly.

>> No.17693842

>>17689767
The cuisinart version is about as good and a third the cost.

>> No.17695574

Just about to buy a Staub. It just seems more pro than LC

>> No.17695694

>>17689910
probably crak the counter, I dropped mine onto a tile floor and it smashed two of my tile. the dutch oven was fine tho

>> No.17696278

>>17692177
The problem is that it's harder to see if something is going to burn. I end up having to prepare things in batches in another pan and then transfer to my Staub.

>> No.17696335

>>17690188
>AMERICAN company
Stop thinking companies have nationalities.
They are not human. They don't celebrate Thanksgiving, care for their elders, or have emotions. They are machines designed to chew labor up and print money. They are all out to suck you dry.