Irons Reviews

I bought the Dutch oven for my grandmother she is 80 years old for her birthday. She loved it she made every thing in it. but after six months the porcelain on the bottom poped off in a chip when she was cooking something. She did every thing right with it. I am now looking for a new brand to try. the price on it is great so I wonder if it pays to spend the extra money.

This pot is a real deal. Many of the competition to this pot are triple this price and some of their handles are not oven safe. This one can go from stovetop to the oven and clean so easy. It is very non stick!! Also retains heat to keep things warm for a long time. It is large enough to do a large chicken with lots of potatoes and carrots etc. Innova makes cookware in their plant for some of the most expensive cookware on the market.This is better because of the price!!

This dutch oven is the perfect size for many dishes. This product cooks food evenly and keeps dishes warm for hours. It's a definite must have item for your kitchen.

Everything that has been said is true - it cooks (everything) beautifully. I've only had one small problem - storing the lid upside down on top of the pot will scratch the enamel unless you store it with a towel or waxed paper in between. I'm saving my money to buy a whole set!

Fantastic, I am very satisfied with the Le Creuset products. I am using the soup pot on a glass top ceramic stove and I love it. Be sure to let it warm up first as the direcrtions say. I had some worry about using it on the ceramic cook top, but it works wonderful.

Don't buy this pot unless you want everything you cook to taste better. Recipes you've been making for years suddenly taste better and you haven't changed anything but the pot... it's amazing!
I bought the first Le Creuset pot for my wife as one of her Christmas presents, requested, and remembered thinking, "This is a lot of money to spend on a pot!" but I'm a true believer now and we have nothing but Le Creuset in our kitchen. All of our other pots and pans have been distributed to charities, family and friends. (If you don't like to spend too much on a pot then be patient and wait for the sales. After all, is there really any rush to get a pot?) If you're just starting out, or looking to get a new set, I would recommend making the investment in Le Creuset. With a little care and a 101 year warranty it's the last set of pots you, or your kids, will ever buy!

On a final note there is another benefit in cooking with Le Creuset... you might be able to skip the gym one night a week depending on how much you cook - they are heavy!

This may be a great cooker, and I've heard of how great turkeys and chickens taste cooked this way. I have also heard of these units splashing hot oil onto people and animals. I didn't even open the box I just returned it. Sorry I couldn't make comments on this unit, but I'm sure used correctly it will do very well, I do not need this type of cooking, it's not worth it.
Bob F.

I have long been skeptical of "deep frying" at home. The smell, the mess, the smell...Anyway, I recently decided to throw a fish fry and decided it was time to invest in a fryer. The biggest issue for me in purchasing a fryer was the sturdiness of the burner stand. Besides having the ability to heat 12 quarts of oil, I also wanted a burner stand that would hold the weight of 20 quarts of beer for my homebrewing. I decided on the Bayou Classic.

This Bayou Classic kit came with everything and setup was simple. The burner stand exceeded my expectations for sturdiness and the height was such that when using the 10 quart stock pot, you could place the burner stand on a safe sturdy work surface to elevate it off the ground. I plan on also using this burner with my wok. The burner was able to bring the oil to temperature in approximately 15 minutes. The Fish and Chips turned out great.

Of course when using 350 degree boiling oil, you do not want your weekend fry festival to end with either a trip to your local burn unit or a reason to see if Allstate really has you in good hands. Common sense must prevail and last time I checked, Amazon does not sell that yet. Set your fry area up away from kids, pets and anything that you want to see another day. If you follow that simple advice, all should turn out okay.

Clean up can be best described as "sticky", but in order to get the life out of your aluminum parts, don't skimp. Now that I have tackled fish and chips, I will have to move on to the other "must have" fried foods these days: turkeys, chickens, and Twinkies. I can't wait.

Wonderful. Non stop using it from range top to oven.
$10.00 less than in the stores.

Being the proud owner of several other Lodge cooking vessels, I boldly tried my hand at frying. All I can say is wow.
The chicken fryer works wonders on chicken, veal, and cube steak. All of the cast iron properties come in to play when using the fryer, and it provides the control and the stability needed when frying foods. The heavy weight gives it stability, and the heat retention properties mean that you can control your cooking efforts more efficiently.
Try the fryer, you won't be disapointed!

I received the original order with a broken handle and it was promply replaced with free pick up. The deep fryer is one product also that is hard to find. I have been looking for this type for a long time and I have not found them in other store including big stores like bed and bath ,wal Mart or other store . The price is really right for me also.

I bought this waffle iron on the strength of the other reviews, and it has been a disappointment. Here are the negatives not mentioned:

1. Price. For this price I would have expected more bells and whistles than Mickey's face.

2. No chime. I bought this in haste after looking at so many waffle irons I was cross-eyed and I didn't notice beforehand. Oops.

3. No adjustment for lighter or darker waffles. This coupled with no chime means I must babysit the waffle iron and not distract myself with household goings-on. Not an easy task with 5 children!

4. Metalic surface is HOT. Very beautiful to look at when cool, but dangerous in a house with children.

5. Waffle iron top-heavy when lid is up. Again, dangerous in a house with children.

6. Waffles are much smaller than they look in the picture. This may actually be a positive for some people with small children, but I thought I'd mention it as it was a negative in our large family.

7. Waffles can take up to 3 minutes to cook. Also a negative as I was looking for one of those cool 90-second wafflers.

These negatives wouldn't have been such a big deal if this waffle iron wasn't so darned expensive! I'd have been okay happy at a third of the price. But for this kind of money, the iron should predetermine my hankering for waffles and mix up the batter for me!

I got this from my mom and dad for Christmas! I was SO excited and couldn't wait to make my waffles. My 5 year old LOVES his Mickey waffles in the morning too! I make a huge batch on the weekends and then pop them in the freezer. During the week I throw them in the microwave and my son has his waffles everyday! No there isn't a chime with it, but I just prepare them and listen for the click that it makes when the light foes off. I LOVE IT!!!

If your kids like the Mickey waffles/pancakes at Disney World, this is great. Flawless results everytime.

I've decided to replace my teflon pans with cast iron and this is one of the first ones I bought. So far it has been excellent. The large size is fantastic, though it's definitely heavy. My arm muscles are getting a workout! I'm glad I got it pre-seasoned, since that was one less thing to hassle with. I have found that cooking with cast iron makes food taste better. Kind of surprsing. I'm not sure why this has been the case, but my husband and I have both noticed it. I have to say though, it is very different than cooking with a regular teflon pan. At first I kept burning everything. Cast iron gets very hot and maintains a steady hot temperature. I'm finding that I'm basically cooking everything in this pan on med-low heat, where I would have used medium heat. Overall, I'm happy with my purchase though and plan on getting a couple more cast iron pans

I bought it for my Fiance and she loves it. It's great for frying chicken.

After reading about possible cancer risks from non stick pans, I got a cast iron. Now I'm going to get another smaller one and pitch all my teflon. Cast iron requires a little extra care, but it works very, very well.

I just received it this morning. It looks really black and shiny so beautiful! After washing it with hot water only, patting it dry thoroughly, oiling it all over with vegetable oil I gave it a first try by frying an egg. It works better than my Teflon skillet!! Nothing stick on it!!! Excellent skillet!!

to go with my original finish Lodge cookware, but this one didn't take any effort to season. Good going, Lodge!

This skillet is everything it is supposed to be w/cast iron, it performs GREAT!