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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Enameled cast iron is definitely a thing, our le cruset Dutch oven is a work horse

[–] Noodle07 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Le creuset Dutch oven is a different budget :x

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

We found a used older one, used it just about daily for a couple years before my dumb ass left it in an oven that was too hot (some old ones only got to like 400F apparently) and caused a bunch of cracks. We messaged le cruset and after sending them some pictures and a sob story they sent us a brand new one.

Doesn't need to be a new one or le cruset, enameled cast iron is just nice generally in my experience

[–] idiomaddict 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I got a $30 enameled cast iron 6-quart Dutch oven at a post-Christmas sale. It wasn’t Le creuset, but it was a kitchenaid, which was over $100 at its original price. I also got a crockpot brand one, which was under $40 at its standard price, and they both lasted over a decade, until I moved across an ocean (afaik, my former neighbor is still very happily using them and my old kitchen aid stand mixer).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Ahh enameled cast iron. The forgotten brother of the glory that is cast iron. The truest form of slow cooking but still limited to softer utensils. I got a cheap one too and the sucker still is perfect enough for a roast.