Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29085 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: LE CREUSET UK LTD
• Model: 9100102409
• Released on: 2003-09-25

Manufacturer's Description
The exciting curvaceous shape of the Bean Pot ensures that food stays moist and tasty. Ideal for serving soups or casseroles.

About Le Creuset Stoneware (Poterie)
Tough enough to withstand the most demanding kitchen Le Creuset Stoneware (Poterie) is designed to go from the freezer to the oven and to your table in style. Le Creuset's century-old legacy of attention to detail and handcrafted excellence gives Le Creuset Stoneware the functional features cooks' desire.

Manufactured using the highest quality materials and techniques, Le Creuset Stoneware offers much greater resistance to extreme temperature changes, chipping and crazing. The tough, craze-free glaze is totally hygienic - it will not absorb food or flavours and is stain and scratch resistant. Its 'easy care' finish makes cleaning simplicity itself!

Customer Reviews

STUNNING!
Lovely to look at and delightful to use this elegant stylishly shaped, lidded STONEWARE 'BEANPOT' from LE CREUSET.

Although its official title does this 'pot' no real justice, as all sorts of things can be made in it.
Naturally, it makes a great 'cassoulet', or anything else which requires a slow cook in the oven, but it is also great for serving soup from at the dinner table, as the lid helps to keep the contents piping hot.
An equally stunning presentation dish for a 'sweetcorn, mushroom and petit pois rice', with a little knob of butter melting on top, and a dusting of black pepper.
Friends favour theirs for alcohol(!), making a VERY popular 'Sangria' in the summer months, and at Christmas - a rather potent 'Mulled Wine'!

Approx Capacity - 3.8L
COLOUR - VOLCANIC ORANGE

Complete with full STONEWARE care/use instructions.
Easy to wash up by hand, or pop in the dishwasher.

Also available in:-

MATT BLACK
ALMOND CREAM
CERISE RED (Graded Shades)
BLUE (Graded Shades)
GRANITE GREY

Mix with the smaller 0.5L size (sold in pairs), e.g.:-

MATT BLACK
ALMOND CREAM
GRANITE
NEW BLUE (Graded Shades)
CERISE RED (Graded Shades)

n.b. LE CREUSET STONEWARE dishes cannot be used on direct heat!

Le Creuset Stoneware Bean Pot
I bought one of these as an alternative to a cast iron casserole dish. I was a little disappointed with the fitting of the lids on all of the cast iron dishes I had seen and it was my wife that suggested that I look at the 'Bean Pot'. The lid fitted well and as it was half price at the store we were in, I decided to take a chance and bought one in orange. After using it for only just a month or so, I have to say that I absolutely love it. The quality of finish is excellent as is the case with the other Le Creuset 'poterie' items we have in our kitchen. It really is and does what it says in all the advertising blurb. It stays looking as new, with any burned on food washing away without any fuss, or hard work. It cooks casseroles, stews and other hot pot dishes effortlessly, then looks good on the dining table whilst serving. The only gripe I have is that it could do with being a wee bit larger. 4 Litres is just about large enough for a family of 4 or 5, but if you are entertaining guests, then it may be a bit on the small side (a bit like the teapot!). I am still looking out for a decent, larger cast iron casserole dish, but will still have plenty of uses for the bean pot. Bottom line is, this is a great pot and if you can find one at half retail price, then grab it.

Can't use it on the hob
This pot looks great, but beware! It's stoneware so it cannot be used on the hob. It's only suitable for the oven. What good is a soup pot that can't go on the stove? It's a glorified serving dish.