le Creuset

Quad said:
So after having mulled over the 30cm saute pan with lid at R3,360 on sale online at the moment :)oops:). I just couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger. I then started investigating raw cast iron vs enamelled cast iron and realised I wanted a raw cast iron pan.

Enter Victoria cast iron, recently being brought in by Yuppiechef, and my Father's Day gift voucher, and I acquired this lot for about R1.6ish.





It's been seasoned twice already (light coating of canola oil all over and then a 260 oven for 1 hour and allow to cool down in the oven) and tonight I will use it for the first time.
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Now you have to make a Shakshuka.

/drools
 
Quad said:
So after having mulled over the 30cm saute pan with lid at R3,360 on sale online at the moment :oops::oops::oops:. I just couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger. I then started investigating raw cast iron vs enamelled cast iron and realised I wanted a raw cast iron pan.

Enter Victoria cast iron, recently being brought in by Yuppiechef, and my Father's Day gift voucher, and I acquired this lot for about R1.6ish.



It's been seasoned twice already (light coating of canola oil all over and then a 260 oven for 1 hour and allow to cool down in the oven) and tonight I will use it for the first time.
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Yeah I need to get myself one of those as well. It can't replace a normal pan though.
 
cerebus said:
It can't replace a normal pan though.
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Explain what you mean by that?

My intention is that it will replace all my non-stick coated pans. I will then have some stainless steel pans and this one. I might get a small cast iron pan at some point.
 
Quad said:
So after having mulled over the 30cm saute pan with lid at R3,360 on sale online at the moment :oops::oops::oops:. I just couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger. I then started investigating raw cast iron vs enamelled cast iron and realised I wanted a raw cast iron pan.

Enter Victoria cast iron, recently being brought in by Yuppiechef, and my Father's Day gift voucher, and I acquired this lot for about R1.6ish.

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It's been seasoned twice already (light coating of canola oil all over and then a 260 oven for 1 hour and allow to cool down in the oven) and tonight I will use it for the first time.

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Was going to say I'm drooling but @satanboy already said that :) I am soooooooooo envious. (Googles Shakshuka)...

Awesome find from Yuppiechef.
 
Quad said:
Explain what you mean by that?

My intention is that it will replace all my non-stick coated pans. I will then have some stainless steel pans and this one. I might get a small cast iron pan at some point.
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Cast iron skillets are brilliant for high heat especially when things need to go under the broiler, but when it comes to delicate cooking they're not great. They don't do very well with things involving eggs for instance, so omelettes, etc. I wouldn't want to make a pan sauce in a cast iron skillet.
 
MightyQuin said:
Nope. They are full of schit about this. If they see damage due to incorrect use, like this, they do not swap out.

I took in my kettle the other day. It had rust on the inside and around the metal rim. They gave me a brand new one on the spot.
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I had the same issue with my kettle a year or two ago. They took a little while to consider the swap, I was adamant, but they did in the end. Somerset Mall branch.
 
Spizz said:
I had the same issue with my kettle a year or two ago. They took a little while to consider the swap, I was adamant, but they did in the end. Somerset Mall branch.
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Gonna try this. It also boiled dry because the whistle failed :(
 
cerebus said:
Cast iron skillets are brilliant for high heat especially when things need to go under the broiler, but when it comes to delicate cooking they're not great. They don't do very well with things involving eggs for instance, so omelettes, etc. I wouldn't want to make a pan sauce in a cast iron skillet.
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Well let's see. All my research has indicated that cast iron is perfect for anything, delicate to robust cooking due to the way they conduct and retain heat. I will do some eggy things over the weekend and report back.
 
Quad said:
Well let's see. All my research has indicated that cast iron is perfect for anything, delicate to robust cooking due to the way they conduct and retain heat. I will do some eggy things over the weekend and report back.
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If it was perfect for everything nobody would use anything else. In a lot of ways it's preferable to a normal pan because you don't need to worry about the coating, they're incredibly robust, nontoxic, and cheaper. But they do have some disadvantages that I noted above. It takes a while to get to a high heat and once there it's very hard to lower the heat in a short amount of time. Most complex cooking needs to go through several phases of heat and if your pan can't react in time it's harder to control. Also you can't easily flip food in a cast iron pan so you're mostly stuck with it in one spot.

I've got nothing against a cast iron pan. I would consider it an essential part of a kitchen setup. But I'm very doubtful if a proper home cook would be able to use it in place of anything else.
 
For what you pay Le Creuset is really poor value.

Their enameled cast iron pots have to be absolutely babied or else the coatings are tickets, you are not handing down those pots from generation to generation
 
R20k of Le Crueset. I'll never eat off anything else. When I visit people, I'll whip out my own cups and plates, and pretend that seeing white dinnerware causes me physical pain.
 
3WA said:
R20k of Le Crueset. I'll never eat off anything else. When I visit people, I'll whip out my own cups and plates, and pretend that seeing white dinnerware causes me physical pain.
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R20k of Le Creuset is only like 3 plates though :p
 
Just wanted to update this thread.

Tested the lifetime warranty on 26 and 30cm toughnened nonstick pans.

Bought the week of their release 2019. Their coating hasn't been great lately. These pans are babied so they shouldn't have had issues. Dropped off Saturday no receipt just a few questions concerning use and replaced with 2 brand new pans on Wednesday.

Not great that there were issues but to be honest the pans will be their problem for life.

Basically bought a pan insurance policy buying a le cruset
 
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