Le Creuset Blue Stock Pot with Lid 12 Qt.

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Product Features

• Enamel on heavy gauge carbon steel
• Steel rims help prevent chipping
• Phenolic knob on tight-fitting lid
• Use wood or plastic utensils
• Perfect for electric or gas ranges, glass and ceramic cooktops.

Product Details

• ASIN: B00004SBJE
• Item model number: N4100-26-09
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #204,408 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review
Le Creuset has added this enamel-coated carbon-steel accessory line to its famous enamel-coated cast-iron cookware collection. The new line features the same bright colors, but not as much weight--something to consider when you're trying to lift 12 quarts of hot liquid off the stove, even with two handles. Though lighter than cast iron, the heavy-gauge steel distributes heat evenly across the bottom and up the sides of the pot for even cooking and reduction of soups and stocks, and rapid boiling of water for cooking pasta. No kitchen should be without at least one big stockpot, and Le Creuset's new version is a stylish, practical option. --Schuyler Ingle

Product Description
The Le Creuset stockpot is styled and colored to match other pieces in the collection, but due to its size is made of steel with an enamel coating. If it were made of cast iron you'd never be able to lift it safely, especially with bubbling soup or stew inside! The lid fits tightly to keep all those delicious aromas and flavors inside. This 12 quart pot is wonderful for making turkey stock, cooking crowd-pleasing chili and handling cranky crustaceans.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Serious cooks own THIS one, June 15, 2001

By	MotherLodeBeth "MotherLodeBeth" (Sierras of California) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

The whole purpose of a fine stock pot is mutli-fold. I like this one because as it heats up it allows me adequate time to saute the onions, garlic, carrots in order to get a nice hue and glaze. Then I can add my meat and saute until browned and the pot is at the right heat.

Then I can add my liquids and turn the gas burner down and the whole stock pot cooks at a slow and steady pace and temperature. This allows the meat to cook to a tenderness. It is an excellent pot for making pasta sauces, soup stocks and broth's galore. Every serious cook I know wants and then gets one of these classics.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great heavy stockpot, February 23, 2001

By	Larry B. Blumatte "Da Man" (Bear Creek, NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I needed a good stockpot to make pasta sauce and this was it. The stockpot is a good heavy coated gauge and conducts heat very well.The lid is also very heavy and covers the pot nicely. Side handles are strong and durable. The one I ordered is a beautiful blue and goes very good with my kitchen decor. I cant say enough wonderful things about this fine piece of cookware. Well worth the cost, if the 8 quart size is as good I'll order one of those shortly.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Starting to HATE this pot!!!, February 10, 2005

By	K. Russo (Flemington, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved this pot when I first bought it because it was a nice heavy pot that I could do things with like brown onions and carrots in it before adding additional ingredients, etc. Also, I get water to boil much faster in this pot then I ever did in my lighter weight pots. But there are two downsides that make me wish I had gone to our local All-Clad outlet and spent the extra money for one of their stockpots instead: one reason is because the enamel scratches fairly easily - I find this annoying on a fairly expensive item because I expect such items to last a long time. But the reason why I am starting to HATE this pot is because pasta sticks to the bottom of it ALL THE TIME. I never have this happen with stainless steel clad aluminum pots. This pot just might be ending up on ebay.