Le Creuset

On Thu 15 Dec 2005 03:25:27p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jim?

Quoted message said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

Comparable quality will cost you comparable prices. Worth it, IMHO.

Cheaper products will likely not be finished as well, may not be as
heavyweight, etc.

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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Thu 15 Dec 2005 03:25:27p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jim?

Quoted message said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

Comparable quality will cost you comparable prices. Worth it, IMHO.

Cheaper products will likely not be finished as well, may not be as
heavyweight, etc.

I have one Le Creuset small baking pan. I mostly use it for brownies and
for roasting potatoes- but it was very nice when I used it to roast a
few game hens- It is the only baking pan that I have that can be used on
the stove, and making gravy was a snap!

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On Thu 15 Dec 2005 03:25:27p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jim?

Quoted message said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

Comparable quality will cost you comparable prices. Worth it, IMHO.

Cheaper products will likely not be finished as well, may not be as
heavyweight, etc.

Agreed. If there's a le Creuset outlet near you, look for their semiannual
sale. Yu can buy pans with minor cosmetic blemishes and full warranty for
40-50% of retail.

--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths page at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

jim said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

We received a Desco dutch oven as a wedding gift, nearly 40 years ago
and it lasted a very long time. I have also seen the Copco brand (NOT
"Costco"😉 in a Dansk store a while back.

The Le Creuset outlets are currently having their semi-annual sale.

gloria p

jim said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

I don't know how the prices compare, but I believe I've seen Le Creuset
at Marshall's. I'll drop by there tomorrow, have a look and report back
on sizes and price.

--Lia

jim said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.

I agree with the recommendations on Le Creuset outlet stores. There are
quite a few around the country (USA) and I believe they will ship, though
normally I'd rather see the item "in person" before buying it.

Their annual sale should be still on, and I believe you can get both the
seconds discount and the annual sale prices combined. I've done this on a
few occassions.

Another option if you really want to go cheap and have patience (and don't
get into bidding wars) is used on eBay. Other older reputable brands include
Descoware (Belgium), Prizerware (USA), and DRU (Holland). Within the past
six months I've gotten a Descoware buffet casserole for $11.50 that as a new
Le Creuset item lists for around $180. I got a Descoware fish baker (17 inch
long narrow dish) for a mere $1.99. Sometimes it helps if the seller
inaccurately lists the item on eBay. That fish baker was listed as a "red
table bowl". I was the only bidder.

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"wff_ng_7" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I agree with the recommendations on Le Creuset outlet stores. There are
quite a few around the country (USA) and I believe they will ship, though
normally I'd rather see the item "in person" before buying it.

Can you still order it from outletsonline.com? Perhaps I'm doing
something wrong, I can't even see prices. Anyone?

nancy

Nancy Young said:

Can you still order it from outletsonline.com? Perhaps I'm doing
something wrong, I can't even see prices. Anyone?

If you're talking about the link from there to
http://www.outletsonline.com/lecreuset/, I don't see any prices in their
"catalog" either. But under stores, I see two of the stores I personally
know of, the one in Leesburg, VA and the one in Yemassee, SC. The one in SC
is the one I've bought at several times on my annual trips to Florida
between Thanksgiving and Christmas, which luckily is when they hold their
annual sales.

I guess you have to call the individual stores to find out their prices and
shipping policies.

"wff_ng_7" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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I guess you have to call the individual stores to find out their prices
and shipping policies.

Thanks, I guess I'm confusing them with All Clad in Flemington, NJ,
which is across the street.

nancy

Le Creuset Dutch oven. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy?
**************************
I bought an oval enameled cast iron covered type (9.5 qt?) for $68 at
'Herbergers', a division of Sachs. Marked at $175 with discount. I believe
the brand is 'OvenWare', but I don't remember, and I can't find a name on
it. Mine is red with a creme interior. I have never used LeCreuset, but I
sure am satisfied with my Chinese copy.
First time I used it I did the Emerill porkroast thing, sitting on sliced
onions, and forgot to oil the insides. The pork roasted for 3.5 hours and
it took me 5.5 hours to get the inside clean clean of burnt onions, using
plastic scour pads. Now I always oil it and have no cleaning problems.
The local store still has them on display, and in two sizes.
www.herbergers.com

Just came across this link.

http://store.foodnetwork.com/shop/product.asp?product_code=4805&department_code=6&category_code=88&subcategory_code=86&quickshop_code=0&search_type=dept

jim said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

I have quite a few Le Crueset pieces, which I use regularly. All
except one piece (the tarte tatin pan) I got at a Le Creuset outlet.
You can save major money on Le Crueset that way.

Last piece I got, I got for almost $120 off, cause they were having a
special sale. It was on sale at places like Williams-Sonoma for $190,
but I got it for about $80 at the outlet.

Check any outlet centers near you and see if they have a Le Crueset
outlet. I haven't checked this month, but they usually have a twice
yearly sale in July and December. Usually some great buys then.

Christine

jim said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

I've seen ohters recommend to bget an expensive brand,. I am not at all
against that and I saw cheap stuff this week that looked badly made. But
I have a medium-price pot that I got cheap during a sale. I am very
happy with its quality (the brand a the house brand of a Dutch
department store)

jim said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

Don't know your location but I stopped at an Le Creuset oulet in S.C.
last week and picked up some ramekins for stocking stuffers. $2.99
each, and 4.99 for large with lid. Saw serving trays and baking dishes
for as little as 9.99. Then there was the "seconds" room! Stuff looked
to be about 25% of the retail prices I've seen.

Bubba

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jim said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

I have quite a few Le Crueset pieces, which I use regularly. All
except one piece (the tarte tatin pan) I got at a Le Creuset outlet.
You can save major money on Le Crueset that way.

Last piece I got, I got for almost $120 off, cause they were having a
special sale. It was on sale at places like Williams-Sonoma for $190,
but I got it for about $80 at the outlet.

Check any outlet centers near you and see if they have a Le Crueset
outlet. I haven't checked this month, but they usually have a twice
yearly sale in July and December. Usually some great buys then.

Christine

This morning at Cooking.com is a Le Creuset soup pot
http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=392174
not your standard pot, but cute.
Dee Dee

jim said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

Look for the outlet store, I paid $58 for my 5 1/2 qt in the
discontinued silver/gray color. I also have and use fleamarket, anti-q
shop, yard sale, and ebay found DRU Ware, and Portland Stove Foundry
coated CI.

Jessica

jake said:

I've seen ohters recommend to bget an expensive brand,. I am not at all
against that and I saw cheap stuff this week that looked badly made. But I
have a medium-price pot that I got cheap during a sale. I am very happy
with its quality (the brand a the house brand of a Dutch department store)

I think what's available might vary widely by region of the world one lives
in. In the USA, often the only two choices are Le Creuset and things such as
the Martha Stewart knockoffs at K-Mart. I never did stop to look at those
too closely. Other brands available elsewhere like Color Cast (Ireland) and
Chasseur (France) are not widely distributed in the USA. Even Staub (France)
is a fairly recent addition here.

The other thing I've found is even if a brand is distributed in an area, the
products offered are often not the same. An interesting exercise is to visit
www.lecreuset.com and then click on the various region/country links to see
what is offered in different geographies. Le Creuset in France vs. UK vs.
USA all have different selections. And then, sometimes items not offered at
an official Le Creuset store might be offered by a direct importer.

There is a wide variation in the quality of goods made in China. Recently I
bought a reproduction cast iron miner's lamp that was made in China. The
cast iron is so porous it leaks oil like a sieve. I complained to the vendor
and was shipped a replacement. The second one was worse than the first. I
can only use them for decorative purposes. I gave up wiping up the oil that
was constantly oozing out of them. On the other hand, there are a lot of
extremely well made products coming out of China. It's too bad the quality
is not consistent.

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( #wff_ng_7# at #verizon# period #net# )

jim said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

Have you looked at the Lodge Enamel Dutch Ovens? I ordered mine from
Amazon. I got the 7 quart in Liberty Blue for $119 and free shipping. I
haven't used it yet - it's a present from my husband that I picked out,
but it looks *very* cool. One of the Amazon reviews said these pieces
would give La Creuset a run for their money.

Here's the shortest link I could find that worked:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00023CFWQ/103-7855776-5588664

Good luck! 🙂

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jim said:

I'm in love with my 5 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch oven. I use it 3 or 4
times a week. Does anyone know of a copycat brand I can buy? I'm
looking for something smaller, and at $150 a pop, it's kind of a
bummer. Cast iron with a porcelain coating. You know the drill.
ty

Have you looked at the Lodge Enamel Dutch Ovens? I ordered mine from
Amazon. I got the 7 quart in Liberty Blue for $119 and free shipping. I
haven't used it yet - it's a present from my husband that I picked out,
but it looks *very* cool. One of the Amazon reviews said these pieces
would give La Creuset a run for their money.

Here's the shortest link I could find that worked:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00023CFWQ/103-7855776-5588664

Good luck! 🙂

Thanks for the link. I like reading the reviews on the products. Quite a
savings, and if nothing else, the savings on shipping on this heavy product
would be a lot of money.

Always looking after my pocketbook when it comes to shipping,
Dee Dee