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| Brand: Le Creuset
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $250.00
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Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 36944
Color: Caribbean
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.9
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 6.3 x 9.9
Model: L2537-2617b
UPC: 024147186397
EAN: 0024147186397
ASIN: B0010W7PIC
Release Date: April 3, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Addition November 10, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This Soup Pot is an excellent addition to any cook's set of tools. Using this pot, there's no need to saute meats of veggies in one place and then transfer them to an ovenproof pot to finish. It goes easily from stovetop or oven to the table and is compatible with almost any dinnerware. Can you tell I really like my new Soup Pot?
 soup pot November 9, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
i have bought several le creuset items, love them all, this one has very small bottom, which makes it good only for soup, etc, but again its called a soup pot, pobably wouldnt buy this one again,
Le Creuset the best November 5, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this pot. These items are a bit pricey but are worth it.
A great starter piece or addition to your Le Creuset collection September 16, 2006
42 out of 46 found this review helpful
Le Creuset manufactures porcelain enameled cast iron cooking vessels as well as other products. These cooking vessels are cast from molten iron poured in sand moulds that are used only once. For this reason, one pot may look like another, but each is unique in its own way.
Cast iron is a highly efficient material which absorbs and distributes heat efficiently. It is recommended to use low to medium heat when cooking with cast. There are a few exceptions like boiling water where cooking on high heat is appropriate and okay. Otherwise, cooking with high heat may cause food to stick, discolor the enamel coating, or cook the food unevenly. Remove cast iron from the heat and it does not cool off quickly. This helps your food stay warm while serving. Beware; iron tends to be heavy so these cooking vessels tend to be heavy as well.
Cast iron is an effective material for cooking so why cover it with enamel? Iron tends to rust; iron oxide (rust) doesn't add any complimentary flavors to your food. If your cast iron cooking vessel was not enameled, you would have to season and maintain it. Adding the porcelain enamel not only looks good, but has multiple benefits. The enamel, being a solid coating, is one of the most hygienic surfaces to cook on, does not stain, absorb odors, retain flavors, and is easy to clean. The enamel can be damaged, so limit cooking tools to plastic or wood.
The benefits of cooking with Le Creuset cast iron are many, but lets get down to the soup pot specifically. 4 1/4 quarts is not a whole lot of space when it comes to making soups, consider your recipes when determining the size you need. The soup pot tends to do best if at least 3/4 full. Any less and you may overwhelm your food with the pot's evenly dispersed heat.
The pot has flat bottom that broadly curves up the sides to 4 inches high making stirring your soup simple. Atop internal diameter of about 10 1/2 inches makes for a wide top allowing room for a whole chicken. The tight fitting lid is slightly angled sealing in heat, moisture, and flavors. Use the lid to hold your meat while you are making a sauce from the drippings, or holding your prepared vegetables while creating your culinary feast. Its shape and design makes this an extremely versatile pan. I tend to cook large amounts so this pan is usually used for mole de pollo, chili con carne, chicken and dumplings, tomato sauce, and soups.
Once you get beyond the basic functionality, the soup pot can really open up the possibilities. Keep in mind this is a 4 1/4 quart pan with about a 10 1/2 inch diameter, perhaps the optimal pan for families from 2-4. Some possibilities for this pan besides soups include rice pilaf, roasted chicken, braising, steamed artichokes, Jell-O molds, and assembling a baked Alaska.
One feature that people tend to complain about is the cost. The cost does seem steep compared to other pans made from other materials. Cast iron doesn't seem like it should be expensive, compared to the old cast iron pans past generations have used for cornbread and camping. However the manufacturing process requires making a mould for each and every pan produced. These heavy pans then go through an enameling process before being shipped. If you take what goes into making and distributing these high quality cast iron products, the cost tends to make sense. Then consider that this pan will easily last a lifetime when taken care of.
PROS:
Efficient absorption and distribution of heat
Hygienic enamel cooking surface
Does not stain, absorb odors, or retain flavors
Easy to clean when not abused or misused
Can be transferred from stove top to the oven to the table
Can easily last a lifetime
CONS:
Its heavy, as cast iron tends to be weighing in at about 10 pounds.
What's cookin in the kitchen. August 7, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've enjoyed cooking and baking for over 35 years. Over the course of the years I've used many types of pots and pans. This soup pot is one of the best. It is sturdy, cleans well and heats fast and evenly. I also like the fact it comes with a lifetime guarantee. I will pass it down to my children. I've made soup, stew, beef burgandy, chicken & noodles to name a few. And they will remember it as the soup pot that mom and grandma cooked many delicious meals. The only negative aspect perhaps would be that it is heavy, because it is made of cast iron.
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