Le Crueset-are they worth the money?

[jenk1]

seen a special offer in the good food magazine for le crueset and before i decide to order, could anyone tell me if they are worth money?

TIA

yes

tk maxx have em

the biggest ime
cant get into kitchen atm to measure( dh wihta colleague in there)

ah BRILL TK Maxx

yes - will have to look there!

i love mine
get the largest casserole pan you can
they are fabulous

I've been using my three Le Creuset casserole dishes for 20 years + and I expect they will outlast me. Good investment - especially if on offer.

No..too heavy (really heavy!) ...and things stick to them too much.
I got a new set of pans last year and never use the Crueset ones now

Masked poster - Size C is enough for casserole for 4; D is good for 6, E for 8.

We have one big enough to bath a baby in and it's still going strong 20 years later.
Agree with all the others - casseroles great, pans too hefty.
We've done OK with our old Grillit though. Dh is a great one for poncily oiling it, and only scrubbing it with hot water and salt first. It has never seen a squirt of Fairy Liquid in its life.

We were bought three pans 15 years ago as wedding present - no matter what I do to them they refuse to die!

D'accord, mes amis!! Il sont tres magnifique.

I think they are too heavy for regular use. Look great and no doubt wear well - although the cheaper non-hob proof casseroles are not great IME.

i love the 70's orange ones. i keep trying to steal my dads (also a wedding present 30 odd years ago) but he keeps coming round for it

yep we have the 70's orange ones, we've lost one, burned the woodenhandles, we got these as MIL was going to chuck them out
I love them, they are heavy though!

it is not 70's orange, it is classic Volcanic

lol

definitely. We were gven a set of pans with lids for an engagement present in the early 90s and they are still going strong. They cook very evenly and retain the heat well, excellent for stews,soups and everything really. Only downside is they are heavy.

Absolutly! i have a large casserole and a small and large lasange-type dish. taditional oranage but maybe that's because my MIL bought them for us?

isn't there a shop is Clarkes Village that sells them cheeper that the rrp? I've never been but my MIL love it.

Mother still using her saucepans 30 years on

electirc blue
plus burn marks

wedding pers

Best thing about them is that they retain heat for bleedin' ages. So by the time ds plays with food, leaves the table, comes back to table, gets through the YOU ARE NOT HAVING PUDDING argument and finally decides he would like some beg/potatoes/whatever, it's all in there and still hot.

I have them and like them but my mam had them too and could not actually lift them off cooker when full so got rid of them all.

I think you do have to cook a bit differently with them as well to stop them sticking - a gentler heat for longer.

lol at Pan!