LE CREUSET Enameled Cast Iron 4-1/4 Quart Soup Pot Blue

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LE CREUSET Enameled Cast Pot Blue
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Product Review

This 4 ¼ Qt Enamel Dutch oven is a traditional soup pot inspired by Southern French cuisine. It is ideal for soup, stews, casseroles, steaming and shallow frying. It is versatile enough to go from the stovetop to the oven to the table. Its special shape makes stirring sauces easy - no corners. The superb heat retention makes the Dutch oven energy efficient with using only low to medium heat. The beautiful enamel finish looks great in your kitchen and is chip & rust resistant.

Amazon.com Review

Beautiful enough for the table and durable enough to outlive its lifetime warranty against defects, this heavy, round, 4-1/2-quart soup pot is shaped to circulate ingredients' flavor while they simmer. Soup, stew, beans, or corned beef and cabbage then can be served stylishly. The pot is made of cast iron, with both exterior and interior clad in two coats of enamel. As cast iron is unexcelled for heat distribution and retention and enamel is impervious to acids and odors, the pot browns and cooks food uniformly and gently without hot spots and can be used for marinating. It's safe on any stovetop, including induction, and dishwasher-safe. The plastic knob on its heavy, tight-fitting lid is ovenproof to 450 degrees F. Like all Le Creuset cast-iron products, it's hand cast in a one-of-a-kind sand mold and hand finished at the Le Creuset factory in France. It carries a lifetime warranty against defects. --Fred Brack

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Average Customer Review
4.4 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews)

104 of 106 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars If you only buy one "good" pot, buy this one., February 18, 2003
ringo (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LE CREUSET Enameled Cast Iron 4-1/4 Quart Soup Pot Blue
This pot is wide enough to roast a four pound chicken, deep enough to make a standard casserole recipe, and heavy enough to make perfect rice for five people. The rounded bottom is just right for sweating onions and peppers. The tapered sides reduce soup and sauces quickly. The enamel coating soaks clean without scrubbing - even baked on pan juices. I've even served salad in it.Like other Le Creuset pots, this can't be used for deep fat frying (very high temperatures will trash the enamel). So you'll have to settle for it doing everything else.


31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for under $... may be big enough for you, November 27, 2002
Kevin Stay (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: LE CREUSET Enameled Cast Iron 4-1/4 Quart Soup Pot Blue
I started with the 2-5/8 quart soup pot before this size was available, and it is just too small even when making soup for two. It is now relegated to sauce duty, something for which the design is not particularly well-suited. What this design is wonderfully suited for is establishing "stirring" currents in the liquid as you cook. (Obviously, it doesn't work with chili or a heavy cream-type soup.)If you're cooking for anything less then 8 people this size should suffice. As with all LeCreuset the quality is top of the line. If you are hoping to make soup for the extended family then you'll have to up to the the 7+ quart version. A friend of mine got it for a very reasonable price, also here at Amazon. However, be warned that it is much larger and much heavier than this model. (We refer to it as the "Herniator")


31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Quality Inspection by Le Creuset, May 20, 2003
HEC (Saint Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LE CREUSET Enameled Cast Iron 4-1/4 Quart Soup Pot Blue
I've ordered and returned the Le Creuset 4 1/2 Qt. Soup Pot with Cover, Blue twice. Both pieces had flaws in the finish. The first piece had numerous pits in the finish and the second piece had red speckles on the lid as well as several pits in the finish too.
There is definitely a problem with the finishing process at the Le Creuset factory! Must be a lack of final / quality inspection by Le Creuset.
When I bought the second piece I also received the Le Creuset Poterie 16-Ounce Covered Soup Bowls, Set of 2, Blue. They also had a problem with their finish.
I'm starting to believe that the units sent to Amazon by Le Creuset must be factory seconds. The type of product you would normally find at TJ Max, Home Goods, Marshall's, etc.
All I can say is, "Buyer beware of the poor quality of this product! At least in Blue!"

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