Irons Reviews

After buying a extensive collection of Le Creuset items, all of which I enjoy, I decided I "needed" a matte black version.

The Amazon description is a 'cookie cutter' copy of the Le Creuset sales ads. The interior is not the smooth baked borosilicate surface I'm used to. In fact the surface is like the grill pans, rough, black and much harder to clean.

You still can brown meats before braising, but the surface requires much more effort to clean than the smooth surface of just about every other Le Creuset dutch ovens.

Woulda/coulda/shoulda've returned this thing when I had the chance!

This is my favorite pot. I use it several times a week. Making soups and stews is almost mindless with the predictability of this pot. The heavy lid ensures flavors do not evaporate. This is THE pot for braising a roast, with a little red wine (of course)...or any slow cooking method. If you have never invested in high-end cookware you will be thrilled with this purchase. You will immediately notice an improvement in the quality of food you prepare. It is worth the money!

My husband and I recently tried a Coq au Vin recipe from the newspaper (as aspiring "foodies", we've been watching cooking shows on PBS and this sounded like an adventure), and I realized we didn't have a Dutch oven, anything that could go from stovetop to oven. My oval roaster does a great job on roasts, but seemed too thin to fry bacon on the stovetop as the recipe called for. After doing research on the web, looking at cookware on the cooking shows and in stores, Le Creuset seemed to be the best quality, as well as the nicest looking, especially the red. For now the 9 qt is a good size for us, big enough to cook alot at a time to make plenty of leftovers, yet not too big to handle (getting it in and out of the kitchen cabinet, washing in the sink, etc. The lid is especially heavy!). The cost was more than I originally wanted to spend, but this seemed like a good investment for cooking anything stovetop, oven, or both. We initiated the pot by making beef stew, which turned out to be quite good, and plenty for the two of us for quite a few meals. Even though there was no stovetop-to-oven capability required, the Le Creuset was still fun to use, and looked pretty sitting on the stove. Cleanup was very easy, no sticking or residue to scrub off as on my roasting pan. We're very happy with our French Dutch oven and look forward to using it for future cooking adventures!

We love our new waffle maker. It is easy to use and easy to clean up!! Shipping was fast, also. We highly recommend Amazon.com to purchase thru. =)

I ordered the item and I guess it was on back order, but no one let me know. So I waited and waited finally I sent them an email and was informed of the status. Took forever to receive the item I would never buy from them again !!

I have not received this item. I have not received any information about the shipping of this item. It's the first time I have had a bad experience with amazon.

I had purchased this same item from a department store years earlier and was very very satisfied with it. Finally, after years of use and abuse, it broke and I was very pleased to find it's replacement online. However, it turned out to be the evil twin. My main complaint is that it does not remain stationary with your ironing board. There is a large plastic screw which threads through the metal base and should clamp tightly against the underside of your ironing board. However, the plastic screw constantly comes out of the metal base and so the whole holder wobbles while in use. Also keep in mind that it folds from right to left for storage and so needs to be mounted on the left side of the ironing board. This is a little awkward for righties as we would stand on the left side of ironing board while ironing.