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Old 2nd October 2011, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Nonny J. Nonnington, Esq. View Post
OK, I'll give you the dishwasher - any honest person will tell you that cleaning a Dutch oven is a pain in the ass from a process standpoint even if it's easy on its own. There's definitely a value to being able to abandon the pots and pans to the next morning or throwing them in the DW and forgetting about them. But cooking-wise, is there a real advantage? I won't judge if you find the cleaning advantage sufficient to justify the price premium, I promise. I just want to know if there's a pot that will improve my braised lamb over the Lodge.
We quit using the cast iron dutch oven and put it in the garage with the camping stuff. The Le Cruset seems to brown things much nicer and a lot of the recipes we do in it involve an initial browning step. Mrs. Larsen has made me promise that if it ever gets dropped and shatters, I will buy a new one.
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