- Compatible with gas, electric, induction, and ceramic top ranges
- Allows you to marinate, bake, broil, braise, saute, refrigerate, and freeze
- Porcelain enameled cast iron does not react with food
- Refrigerator- and freezer-safe
- Dishwasher-safe
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Amazon.com Review
This rectangular cast-iron baker from Le Creuset not only looks gorgeous at your table--it's also an unflagging workhorse in the kitchen. A cast-iron construction produces gentle, even heat for hot-spot-free cooking, while the double-coated, nonreactive porcelain enamel ensures easy release and cleanup. Chip- and nick-resistant, the coating doesn't absorb moisture, odors, or stains, and it has a lifetime guarantee. It also increases the baker's versatility. Whip up a batch of enchiladas, and you can freeze it, thaw it, bake it, and brown it all in the one pan. An underlip makes the handles grippable, while slightly curved sides facilitate serving. The dish's flame-colored glaze offsets its buff interior and features attractive gradations in hue. Like the rest of Le Creuset's enamel-coated products, this piece can even go through the dishwasher. --Emily Bedard
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Le Creuset gets better with age,
By Floyd Ian Slipp "Enthusiast" (Rochester, NY, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Le Creuset 8 by 11-3/4-Inch Rectangular Baker, Blue (Kitchen)
I bought this pan 25 years ago, in a slightly different version (the handles were swinging wire bales that hang down under the end lip -- the manufacturer simply eliminated the "moving parts" and put a curved recess under the rim, and voila! the same pan is being made today). Along with a bunch of other Le Creuset I've bought over the years, and continue to buy when it's on sale, the pan has truly stood the test of time.Although it's really a tough pan to stain, over the years, both the interior and exterior have acquired a patina (a word used frequently on Antiques Road Show to denote something old and stained that is tough to clean, so they've decided they like it that way!) that still lets me see that the outside is a vibrant blue and the inside is a neutral beige. While hardly non-stick by any Teflon/Silverstone/etc. standard, these enamel surfaced darlings transfer heat in the most even and soft way. It's still possible to burn food baked in these pans, but if you use some oil-based product to coat the pan (anything from vegetable spray to fatback will induce food release), match the temperature/time combo to the pan's contents, and remember to take it out of the oven, the outcome will be pretty much to your liking. The pan is pretty enough to bring to a hostess's pot luck or to grace your own family table. When full, it's heavy (it's heavy empty, for that matter), but that's why you go to the gym. If something like enchiladas end up stuck to the pan (and your guests don't fight over scraping out those browned crusties of taco/cheese/tomato), an overnight soak in the sink will solve the cleanup problem. Diswasher safe? The brochure says "yeah," but I say "nah." If anything degrades the enamel interior finish of Le Creuset, it's exposure to the stronger detergents of the DW. The release features of the interior finish seem to stay intact longer with hand washing. But that's just me. Maybe you won't want to tote your Le Creuset on your backpacking vacation, but I guarantee that at some point, while you're trying to time the baking of a peach cobbler in a bed of coals, you'll wish you had your Le Creuset Dutch oven or some other favored piece of enameled cast iron. I can almost guarantee it.
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