Le Creuset Cookware & Bakeware

The Story of Le Creuset

Le Creuset's fine porcelain-enamel cookware has been manufactured in the small French village of Fresnoy-le-Grand since 1925. Chefs worldwide value Le Creuset's elegance and performance, especially the way the cast-iron core distributes heat throughout the enamel. Gourmets find the complete, basic, nearly indestructible cookware set worth the expense; other cooks may enjoy the same sturdy construction merely for a specialty dish, such as the witty red heart-shaped 2-quart casserole, perfect for a Valentine's Day meal. Other niche devices, such as teakettles, fondue sets, and pâté terrines, are instant heirlooms when given as gifts (even if the gift stays at home). Le Creuset offers versatility: metal handles allow Le Creuset pots to survive the oven as well as the stovetop, and their refined designs and colors are appealing on the table. Any enamel construction can chip, but such is Le Creuset's confidence in its enameled cast-iron pans that they carry a lifetime limited warranty against defects.