Customer Reviews

Le Creuset 2-Quart Round French Oven, Blue

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This was the first pot of my le Creuset collection, and it still gets used regularly in the household.

While the pot is shaped like the other le Creuset french ovens, it's way too small to make typical dishes like casseroles or cassoulets. Instead, we use it for rice or other cooked grains - the heavy lid and good heat capacity do just the right thing, and it's small and pretty enough to bring to the table to serve from.

Lately, I've also been using the heat capacity in the other direction - when cooled empty in the fridge, this pot is really good for quickly cooling down and storing leftover soup or sauces.

And, it's really cute.

I agree with those reviewers who've said that this 2-quart oven is not something you'll be making stews or casseroles in. It's too small for that. It is, however, absolutely perfect for cooking grains, which is why it gets more daily use in my kitchen than my bigger french ovens do. It's fabulous for rice, oatmeal, grits, you name it. The fact it performs beautifully both on the stovetop and the oven makes it excellent for pilafs, since you can execute every aspect of pilaf production in the same pot. This is a very worthwhile addition to anybody's kitchen.

I so enjoy this pot. It heats evenly and retains heat. I can make a pot of something after school and then turn the stove/oven off and the food is still fairly warm when the kids want dinner. With the two quart size, I can experiment effortlessly with healthier (no salt) dishes for myself while the family enjoys something else. It's a pretty pan that lives on our stove, a gentle reminder to drag out a cookbook and try something new. It's cooking literally outside the box. :-)

I got this to use with the Glorious ONE POT MEALS cookbook. It has wonderful recipies, and the pot works wonderful. Cleans up really easy. Try it, you'll love it.

Sharon From Colorado

This is a fantastic pot. Heats very evenly and holds high temperatures for long periods of time. A breeze to wipe clean and looks fantastic from stove to table . you must towel dry when you wash. But the most fantastic piece of cooking equipment I have ever owned! Super important that you never drop or bump it too hard or the enamel will crack and it will be ruined. Baby it!!!
I recommend it even for the beginning cooks. You good foods will come out master pieces!

I started buying Le creuset after watching the cooking shows on the Cooking Netwook. So many of the cooks use this cookware even if they have there own line like Emeril. Very expensive but well worth the money.

I can't believe how much I actually use this pot. It's great for roasts and braising. It's fantastic for boiling pasta or for deep frying big batches of onion rings for all the neighbors. It takes a while to heat up but once it hit it's temp, it does not cool down. My wife is a klutz and she's dropped the lid several times. Not one ding or chip. It's pretty easy to clean, too. Sometimes it takes a bit of Bar Keepers Friend and a little elbow grease but it looks so nice you can bring it from oven to table. I expect my children to fight over this the day after my funeral. Maybe I need another.

If you want a pot to cook mashed pototoes or rice for two this it. I really like the fact that it does not have a long handle and is easy to drain using the lid. It also works great with a gas stove.

Let me preface by saying I love Le Creuset, but come on, 2-quarts? Thats only 8 cups. I got this free with the larger duch oven, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered. If you see the low price and are tempted just remember this is too small to do most things you would want a cast iron duch oven to do (frying, soups, roasts).