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Wonderful French made affordable cookware!
For any person who know about cooking a cocotte is a must have and the price that Amazon has on this premium French oven is beyond belief. A cocotte works just like a dutch oven and any receipt that requires slow cooking can be done in this cocotte. For those who do not know of Staub it is a manufacture of cookware in France that has had a relationship to the cookware business longer than Le Creuset, but has kept truer to the ideal of keeping production in France as opposed to Le Creuset which now manufactures anything anywhere and just puts its name on it...
In regards to the pot, I own the red, yellow and blue. The red color is a deep rich gloss that darkens as you approach the top of the pot. The yellow and blue are equally impressive. The insides is are a sturdy black matte that is neither glossy or dual, but seems to have a definite non-stick quality. The enamel coating also provides a glass like surface to the cast iron pot that prevents rust and helps in creating a non-stick surface that one truly does not get from straight cast iron. I have already cooked a several roasts and a vegetable stew inside my pot and it really does retain and distribute moisture, when the lid is kept on. In addition the cast iron qualities of the pot and the stunning color allow for the use of the Cocotte on the table as well as the oven. I strongly encourage you to look into Staub as an alternative to Le Creuset.
[Tuesday, September 30, 2008]
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