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Staub Round Cocotte
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Staub Round Cocotte
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- Publisher: Staub
- Label: Staub
- Studio: Staub
- Average Customer Review: based on 15 reviews
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Best there is 2008-10-09
Comment: Staub is truly the best dutch oven in the marketplace!
Flawlessly beautiful, inside and out! The oven's cover is heavy enough to act as a "seal" keeping the food's juices in, rather than escaping as steam. The design of dimples inside the cover collects steamy moisture during cooking, and condenses it to liquid to become self-basting flavor for the dish. Storage, with this large heavy pot is not a problem for me. It sits proudly on my stovetop, ready for use or admiration!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Wonderful Dutch Oven, quality and affordable price cooking! 2008-09-30
Comment: For any person who knows about cooking a cocotte is a must have and the price that Amazon has on these premium French ovens is beyond belief. A cocotte works just like a dutch oven and any receipt that is slow cooked can be done in a cocotte. For those who do not know of Staub it is a manufacture of cookware in France that has had a business relationship to cookware longer than Le Creuset, and has kept truer to the ideal of keeping production in France as opposed to Le Creuset which now manufactures anything anywhere and just puts its name on it...
In regards to the pot, the color is a rich yellow that is consistent around the exterior. The inside is a sturdy black matte that is neither glossy or dual. The enamel coating provides a glass like surface to the cast iron pot that prevents rust and helps in creating a non-stick surface that one truly does not get from straight cast iron. I have already cooked a roast and a vegetable stew inside my pot and it really does retain and distribute moisture, when the lid is kept on. The cast iron qualities of the pot and the stunning color allow for the use of the cocotte on the table as well as the oven. I strongly encourage you to look into Staub as an alternative to Le Creuset.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Beautiful 2008-08-24
Comment: As others have stated this pot is not only beautiful to look at it is also a great cooking utensil. It is my first Staub piece and I am very impressed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: The "Other" Fabulous French Oven 2008-07-10
Comment: If you're shopping for enameled cast iron, you already know the rave reviews for Le Creuset - and I agree with them. But Staub is also a fantastic product line, equally gorgeous and with its own long tradition of French-made craftsmanship.
I prefer Staub for its black, impossible-to-stain interior finish, super-heat resistant brass/stainless handle knobs and the built-in "doufeu" lid ridge to accommodate ice cubes for even more moisture/basting generation. Le Creuset sells a separate doufeu oven, at more than $250, but it's not a feature of their standard French or Coq au vin ovens.
The 5 Quart Round Oven (I have in grenadine) has generous handles large enough to fit four fingers, and the dimpled interior lid well described by Staub literature for optimal internal basting. I bought mine as part of the three-piece set (including a griddle pan and au gratin/casserole.)
I said I would re-print parts of this review under a few products (until Amazon determines a better way to consolidate all relevant reviews for comparable items.) If you're in the market for a French oven, definitely consider Staub's features and quality -- you won't be sorry.
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Summary: Enamel finish subpar to other cheaper altenatives 2008-06-18
Comment: Not impressed with the enamel-coated finish; appears to be refurbished or factory-second. Not what I had expected from top of line cookware. Maybe the cocotte I received was a lemon, as most reviewers have high admiration for the fit and finish of Staub.
Final purchase price at Amazon was less than $100 with shipping included. While the pits and surface imperfections in the exterior enamel finish may not affect the cooking process, this could lead to more serious issues later in the form of rust or bacteria. So far, the only issues are superficial or cosmetic, but I have requested a replacement in hopes of getting an unblemish cocotte I can proudly display.
PS The added bonus; a Staub silicon kitchen spoon and magnetic trivet was a welcome addition at no additional charge, however the value of $45.00 placed on the two items were so extreme honestly I would have preferred them lower the price of the pot then give away gimmicks to make you think you are getting a good deal and to top it off the Trivet you would think would be round like the pot to place the pot on instead it is oval and too small to do a lot with, if the items weren't free you can bet I would have never bought them at that price especially for something that isn't the same dimensions as the pot I am buying obviously I would have bought a round one common sense!
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