Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Signature Oval Dutch Oven, 8 qt., Artichaut

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My wife has wanted a Dutch oven for quite some time. She has used it 3 times already since Christmas and loves the color. Went with the larger 9 qt which seems to be the best size for us. It’s a little heavy, but seems well made, and cleans up pretty easily.

Le Creuset was my first ceramic/cast iron pot. I treasured it. I cooked everything from Coq au Vin, to artisan bread, to Spanish style rice in it. Somehow in a move it got lost or stolen. Well, these are super expensive. Years later, I asked my mom and husband if they’d be willing to chip in to buy this oval pot so I could make a Thanksgiving turkey in it. This is much larger than my original pot, and all Le Creuset (like similar cast iron/ceramic pots) is HEAVY. With a 12 lb turkey, it was all I could do to get it into the oven, but wow, what a turkey; best one I ever made (using Gordon Ramsey’s recipe of course ;). The round small one I have is the best for bread, rice, stews for four people. This one is for a crowd, no matter what you’re making in it. I’ve used the cheaper versions - they just don’t hold up as well; they’ve chipped easily or the lids don’t fit correctly for a nice tight close. So this is an investment, but a good one.

I have has La Creuset cookware in the past, & they are virtually indestructible. So when the large 8qt stew pot I've been wanting came up on sale, I leapt at the chance. However, due to UPS' negligence &/or ineptitude with delivery, they have managed what I thought was impossible: they broke my new cook pot. I have no idea how, and am on the phone with UPS customer support as I type this, to find out who dropkicked my birthday present to myself off the nearby cliffs prior to delivering it to me. Amazon got me set up with a replacement so Kudos to their customer support for that. But a 20lb cookpot having a crack that goes almost the entire height of the side of the pot renders it a rather oversized (albeit expensive) paperweight. Still, I know the brand, so I'm confident this is going to behave just as all of my others have.

Our favorite pot, perfect for stews and soups. Any burnt on bits come off easily by just boiling water. The matte black is exactly as described.