The Single Most Expensive Kitchen Item I've Ever Had
...and it's worth every (discounted) dollar! (Although my pot is orange, not blue.)
If you've been to the blog-next-door, you know that this is what I asked Benjie to give me for Christmas. I've wanted to start collecting Le Creuset for about 4 years, but could never justify the cost--even when I'd see it on sale in Marshall's or TJ Maxx.
(FYI--if you like this brand and see it at these discount stores, snatch them up! You still come out ahead, compared with the Outlet Store; this same size oval pot costs $140 or so there, and I got it for $100.)
But this year my long-suffering pan--the one I use for almost everything except stir-frying--died when the handle fell off. (We still haven't thrown it away or stopped using it; Benjie likes to poach eggs with it.) But it's no good for large items or long cook times.
In the month or so since I got the pot, I've cooked with it at least once a week. Our new favorite pork dish cooks easily and beautifully in it. It's also sufficient for my 3-hour spaghetti sauce (although really I need the 6.75 l pot for this, just to make stirring easier!).
I love that Le Creuset has great customer service (based on feedback), and I can see myself toting this pot with me for the rest of my life.
I hope to be able to scrore a slightly larger pot and a skillet some time in the future. I don't see the need to possess all Le Creuset's products--as beautiful as they are, I think you only need what you cook with on a regular basis; anything else is just a dust magnet and space hog.
2 comments:
waaaaah! i want my pot! the wrong color came so my tita is supposed to exchange it.... so i still haven't gotten my xmas present from them. can't wait to use it!!!
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