I don'[t know if Le Creuset is cleverly designed or poorly executed.
I had two of the same casserole, one blue the other yellow. The blue weighed at least 1/4 pound more than the yellow.
It would be clever if the yellow had less mass so it would heat at the same rate as the blue as the blue, being darker, would absorb heat at a greater rate.
Or they could have been poorly cast and executed and Le Creuset could have poor quality control. Two similar items 5 1/4 inches in diameter deviating more than 1/4 pound ... No. People not familiar with the casting process will think this no big deal, people who ARE familiar with the casting process will find the deviation an indication of slip shod work.
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So I come home one day to find all this colored iron sitting on the counter. So I say, Honey, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is this?
2 roasters, 2 casseroles, 3 skillets, a sauce pan .... great, more iron to go with the HUNDREDS of pounds of iron we already have .... the bottoms are marked $3.00, $5.00 ... they have obviously been used .... Hmmmm.
So I looked at and moved this this stuff for a couple of years, it was never suitable for anything I was making. I don't look at my cookware and think of what I can use it to make, I think of what I want to eat then get the suitable pan.
I did use one roaster, once. It competent but didn't seem to possess any magical qualities greater than those of Wagner or Griswold.
Sure, the enamel was nice but not so nice that had retail been paid I would have felt thieved from.
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Enter eBay.
The two casseroles, one roaster and one skillet paid for a chunk of the DSLR.
I'm keeping the small sauce pan, it will work as a small casserole, and I'm keeping the roaster, it's the only one I have that size.
I'll probably keep the baby skillet, it will make a nice decoration.
The grill pan with the teflon coating ... not very functional .... I wonder what it will sell for. Hmmmm.