I did not know about Le Creuset Cookware brand, nor I used it, until I bought Le Creuset Dutch oven a 6 years ago. It is one of the best thing I own and with 100% life time warranty, it made me look in to more Le Creuset Cookware set and this is one of the best cast iron cookware set, with 6 pieces. One of the reason most people hesitate to buy Le Creuset cookware, as it is certainly not on cheap side. I was one of them, until I realized, this one set will last me a life time and if I maintain properly, eventually next generation too with just one time purchase. If you think about all cheap cookware I have replaced, this seems like a better deal to… Continue reading
Dutch ovens are one of oldest cooking pots since late 1600s . The early Dutch people used dry sand to make their molds, giving their pots a smoother surface and pots were so great for slow cooking. Around early 1700s an Englishman named Abraham Darby decided to observe the Dutch system for making these cooking pot and later he patented a casting procedure similar to the Dutch process and began to produce cast metal cooking vessels for Britain and her new American Colonies. The cookware started being known as dutch oven in USA but is also known as french oven or casserole ovens in other part of world.
Dutch ovens are best suited for long, slow cooking, such as in making roasts, stews, and casseroles. Some dutch oven are used for camping and modern dutch ovens are designed to be… Continue reading