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DRB
03-05-2007, 01:43 PM
http://store.kitchenhut.com/lecrl4bl7quf.html

$171 for a 7.25qt dutch over AND a grill pan of somesort. Either blue or flame.

AND if you enter the coupon FRANCE you'll get another 20% off.

Now for the other part. Apparently these are not stocked and can take awhile to get. The friend that told me about it waited about 5 weeks to get it. However, it was a brand new one in the box not visible defects or faults. He called Le Crueset and they said they are in fact an authorized dealer. They didn't charge his card until after it shipped.

That's a hellva a deal. I've got a flame on on order now. So let's see how long it takes to get.
narlus
03-05-2007, 04:28 PM
i used mine yesterday for braised short ribs.

:thumb:
TreeSaw
03-05-2007, 08:27 PM
:drool: I might just have to get myself a very early birthday present :D
DRB
03-05-2007, 11:16 PM
:drool: I might just have to get myself a very early birthday present :D

The only downside is the wait. Its a yahoo store so your protected from fraud. It seems like a no-brainer to me if its something you need (okay want).
OGRipper
03-06-2007, 12:23 AM
Last summer my girl came home with a mint condition oval 7.5 quart Le Crueset D.O. from a garage sale. It was $40. That thing has gotten a lot of use: Short ribs, lamb shanks, pork sugo, etc., etc.

:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
Silver
03-07-2007, 02:03 AM
I had it in the cart, and I had to back away. I already have a 6qt enameled Dutch Oven, and this would just be mindless consumerism.

Nice find though...thanks!
valve bouncer
03-07-2007, 09:28 AM
I had it in the cart, and I had to back away. I already have a 6qt enameled Dutch Oven, and this would just be mindless consumerism.



Freedom hater.
DRB
03-07-2007, 02:40 PM
I had it in the cart, and I had to back away. I already have a 6qt enameled Dutch Oven, and this would just be mindless consumerism.

Nice find though...thanks!

Just buy some rampant consumerism credits and you'll be all good.
narlus
03-07-2007, 03:02 PM
Freedom hater.

not really...le creuset is a french company.

so actually, he is embracing freedom.
DRB
03-07-2007, 04:12 PM
not really...le creuset is a french company.

so actually, he is embracing freedom.

I found it funny that le creuset actually calls it a french oven not a dutch oven. And that the dutch oven is actually credited to Paul Revere. Though urban dictionary has an interesting definition of dutch oven.

Target has a 5qt one for $52.99 that Cooks Illustrated says is good.

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_12/602-9257394-1907804?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B0000DJBL6

Though I'm still sticking with the le crueset deal regardless of whether they hate freedom or not.
Silver
03-07-2007, 09:16 PM
I have the Mario Batali one, which works just fine.

I thought that French Ovens were the same idea, just oval in shape instead of round?
narlus
03-07-2007, 09:35 PM
i dunno...i've got two le creusets...one round, one oval.
TreeSaw
03-09-2007, 10:02 AM
i dunno...i've got two le creusets...one round, one oval.

Which do you use more and like more? I am debating between the oval and the round myself.
narlus
03-09-2007, 11:16 AM
i use the round more often; more room.
TreeSaw
03-09-2007, 11:31 AM
i use the round more often; more room.

Good to know...that's what I was thinking too.
narlus
03-09-2007, 11:42 AM
the oval is good for stuff like scalloped potatoes, and a kickass indian coriander chicken dish i make, but for osso buco or short ribs, bigger is better.
DRB
03-09-2007, 11:49 AM
a kickass indian coriander chicken dish

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