Product Description

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4890 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Size: 24 cm Round Casserole Portion size 4-5 Capacity 4.
• Colour: Granite
• Brand: LE CREUSET UK LTD
• Model: 250012459
• Released on: 2003-03-18

Features

• Le Creuset enamelled cast iron cookware offers superb cooking results
• Suitable for all heat sources
• Dishwasher safe
• Can be used on the hob, in the oven and taken to the table

Manufacturer's Description
From oven to table, the Le Creuset Cocotte keeps food hot, moist and full of flavour. Whether you're cooking chilli or risotto, pasta or jambalaya, pot-roasting a chicken, even baking bread and cakes, you can do it all in a le Creuset Cocotte.

About Le Creuset Cast Iron Cookware
Le Creuset cast iron cookware is in a class of it's own. Every piece is individually crafted and passes through more than thirty pairs of craftsmens' hands. Made at the famous Le Creuset foundry in Fresnoy-Le-Grand, Northern France and favoured by restaurateurs and celebrity chefs each cast iron pot comes with a lifetime guarantee.

Highest Quality Vitreous Enamel
All Le Creuset cast iron products are coated with the highest quality vitreous enamel. The hygienic impermeable enamelled surface means Le Creuset can be used for marinating food prior to cooking or for food storage after cooking.

Heat Sources
Le Creuset enamelled cast iron cookware can be used on the stovetop, in the oven and under the grill. Le Creuset is suitable for use on all heat sources including electric, gas, ceramic, halogen top and induction.

Heat Distribution and Retention
Cast Iron is a superior conductor of heat. The even thickness of the base, walls and lid means that heat distribution is even and energy efficient. Furthermore, the heat retention properties of the pieces are second to none, ensuring that the pot stays hot for second helpings.

Energy Efficient
Le Creuset cast iron is an efficient material in absorbing and distributing heat, therefore, there is no need to use high heat. Best cooking results are obtained on low to medium settings; using Le Creuset on high settings may result in enamel chipping.

Table Use
Le Creuset is stylish enough to be taken straight from the kitchen to the table where its wide choice of colour coordinate with almost any home décor.

Benefits Associated with the Weight of Le Creuset

Customer Reviews

Solid, heavy and hard wearing
I bought one of these several months ago.
They're much heavier that they look. I should know, I carried round Manchester from the cookshop to the car!
Since then it's been used for all kind of different things, stews, chilli, even Mulled Wine.

It cleans up really easily, hand washed or through the dishwasher, and still looks brand new.

Yes, it is quite expensive, but you really do get what you pay for - decent quality & hard wearing.

I expect this will still look just as new in several years time.

Cast Iron Cert......
.....this 24 cm ROUND Casserole in 'GRANITE GREY', from Le Creuset.

Approximate Capacity - 4.2L

Enamelled cast iron is a traditional and strong material, ideal for lower temperature cooking, retaining heat better than any material. The balanced heat distribution eliminates 'hot spots' and allows for easier cooking for even the most delicate of recipes. Heating quickly and evenly, it is the perfect material for browning, braising, reducing, or caramelizing.
Retains heat for a longer period of time, therefore allowing food to be served hotter at the table.

My favourite recipe in this particular size is 'Scotch Broth', which simmers away gently and provides a tasty serving of steamy soup - served into the stylish, individual Lidded Bean Pot/Soup Bowls, with a chunk of buttered warm french bread, on the side!

Or...
...if looking for inspiration, Sue Cutts, one of the Le Creuset consultants, has a delicious recipe for this sized cocotte:-

'Comfort Chicken', serving 6

on page 18 of her useful book, The Cast Iron Way to Cook.

Sturdily boxed, with full use and care instructions supplied.
Easy to use and clean by hand, although some soaking may be required for more stubborn baked-on food remains.
Dishwasher safe.

Also currently available in:-

CERISE RED (Graded Shades)
NEW BLUE (Graded Shades)
ALMOND (aka DUNE)
TEAL(aka CARIBBEAN)
VOLCANIC ORANGE

and in, simply, black and white:-

ONYX
WHITE

both with the NEW STAINLESS STEEL Knob!

One-pot cooking
I bought this product for myself and one for my daughter. Having both used it on the hob we were very pleased with the meals we produced and the ease with which we were able to clean it. My daughter has also used it in the oven, having started the browning process on the hob and transferring it to the oven. Again, she was pleased with the results; also at being able to transfer straight from hob to oven without needing to wash a pan inbetween. I haven't done this yet, but it's only a matter of time. She's now hunting down any one-pot receipes and loves it, as do I. Weight is not an issue here as you are using two hands. As an older person, I wouldn't purchase a cast iron saucepan as it wouldn't suit my older wrists. A superb product.