Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 5-1/2-Quart Round French Oven, Cobalt

C. K

Le Creuset 5'1/2 Qt

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2009

This is a fabulous kitchen staple to have. The size is perfect for most dishes. I waited years to get it because I thought it too heavy and expensive. I am not strong or young but the handles on the pieces make it fine to handle. I should be giving away things to my kids but love this cookware and finally bought it. Most of the time I cook for my husband and me but often enough for company too. Julia's Chicken with mushrooms and vegetables, the best I have made. Pasta sauce to rave reviews. Beef great. Going back to Julia Child Recipes and Cook's Slow and Easy Recipes. By the way I live near outlets and promptly drove down and bought the 3-1/2 Casserole in Yellow, the Soup Pot was 1/2 off and got that in Kiwi and the 2'1/2 Qt in Flame for 1/2 off the outlet price with a coupon. The colors are delicious and take me away to the south of France or Tuscany. It's a joy to cook with. You can get it on special sometimes from dept stores which is about the outlet price. Cooking is love. Life is short. So I leave less to my kids but they can divvy up the cookware. You won't be sorry. PS I just saw the 7-1/2 qt at Costco for the outlet price.

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miserable customer service

Bruce

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2021

I purchased this pretty cerise canister along with a cerise Tea Kettle & 12 inch Pepper Mill as a gift for my daughter a schooled Chef. I was notified after two weeks that I was being refunded for the canister via pay pal my original mode of purchase. Upon calling Le Creuset, by the time they entered the order in, 12 days after I made the purchase, that the item was no longer in stock. A pleasant agent went beyond her normal duties and located one still available in the warehouse but since I made my purchase on a Black Friday Sale she could not honor my original order price & would have a manager call me. The Manager never called. The next day I called again and was in touch with a terse agent who also said they would have a manager call me & they never did again. Upon the the third day and call a very terse agent informed me that there was no point in speaking to a manager that there was nothing she nor I could do. Le Creuset would not honor my original purchase price for the same or like item and I could purchase another at full price. BAD BUSINESS ! I also had planned on purchasing a Le Creuset Cerise large Dutch Oven for my Daughter as well. I went to "Staub" and purchased one there that is as nice if not nicer than the Creuset !

Greatest Invention in the World!

SJ Reidhead

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2013

I love Le Creuset. All you need to do is a quick spray with Pam and they usually don't stick. If they do, clean-up is a cinch, esp when you use Dawn on them - and this isn't an ad for Dawn. They cook evenly. They retain the heat. They seriously don't burn if you use your head and monitor the cooking temp. I can make soup, chili, spaghetti and don't ruin it.

I wouldn't have any other cookware!

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Good Health

Just as advertised!

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2016

Color: FlameVerified Purchase

I've had my dutch over for less than a month and I've used it to bake bread twice and to cook a chicken, vegetable dish. For the chicken dish, I cooked it on the stovetop in the Le Creuset first and then continued the cooking process by baking it in the oven. The Le Creuset cooked both the bread and the chicken, vegetable dish evenly and they were delicious! The enameled coating made cleaning the dutch oven very easy too. This is my first dutch oven and my first experiences cooking in one, so I cannot compare it to any other dutch ovens on the market.

I would caution anyone baking with the dutch oven to check to see if your food is cooking faster than expected, because oven cooking times can vary with your dutch oven, and you might find what you are cooking is done quicker than the stated time in your recipe.

5 people found this helpful

Dramatic improvement in my cooking thanks to this.

matt

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2010

Color: CobaltVerified Purchase

This dutch oven is worth the money. That's my honest opinion. My wife was skeptical at first but let me purchase this oven. I have had it nearly a month. In the last 30 days I have used it for over a dozen different dishes from stew, pot roast, to shepherds pie. The oven has changed my culinary experience for the better.

3 people found this helpful

Nice but costly to maintain

Amazonian

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2012

Great product but cracked during second use. Mail in warranty service worked and product was replaced at no charge. Problem is it cost $26 to ship to warranty center and this was on us. If it happens again, we'll probably just scrap it.

3 people found this helpful

Good product but easily dented

Ivy

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2012

I must said it does a great job for cooking soup and stew. However, It is too fragile. Since this is my first LC piece which I'm long for. I used it with extra care, still I accidentally dent the cover during handwash on my second used. Am really disappointed as it is such an expensive cookware which should be make more robust for day to day use. Now, I starts worry about will the dent area get rust........'

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