can anyone tell me what the difference is between this and a $50 dutch oven?
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Le Creuset cast iron is made in France, not China like a good number of other brands. Le Creuset invests heavily in the quality of the enamel coating and backs it with a lifetime warranty. The enamel is easy to clean and will last a very long time without chipping when properly cared for. Chef Corner Store
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I had a less expensive enameled dutch oven before this one. The enemel had a tendency to chip very easily. So far no chips in this one and it tends to cook more evenly on the cook top. Is it worth the price....yes, if you use a dutch oven often as I do.
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It is a tad bit bigger and weighs just a bit over half of what the Lodge cast iron dutch oven weighs.... I have arthritis in my hands and had to give up my cast iron cookware because it is too heavy for me. I love this Dutch oven!
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One has a porcelain cook well $50.99 this is the one I purchased. Clean up is easy and I think cleans up as easily as the stainless steel cook well. This would be a matter of personal choice the stainless steel cook well will probably last longer if you intend to use it a lot. I will use it occasionally and so I went with the less expensive one.
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Hi. This is a professional model.. The $80 or so ones are not.. Look at the specs 100 power level settiings, cheaper models give you about 10 and they are not anyway near as precise. I do not have a cheaper model so my comparison is by a lot of research I did, reading reviews, etc. etc.I own 2 of these and do not regret the expense at all but then I am into precision cooking also.Good luck in your search Glenn
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I have this and the Nuwave (the infomercial I think you're referring to). The Nuwave is bigger and much more powerful and cooks about 20% - 30% faster than the Sunpentown SO-2002. The Sunpentown seems better built (ie, glass bowl). FWIW, I use the Nuwave and love it. The Sunpentown is in reserve should the Nuwave break. It CAN cook multiple items but they all need to be on the same rack and you need to know cooking times for different items to know when to put them in the oven. They need to be on the same rack so as to get direct heat. If you use multiple levels the lower levels take FOREVER to cook as they don't get direct heat.
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I don't now the difference sorry. The oven I have has two stones that stack on top of each other and it works really well. I fired four pizzas on Saturday and 12 a couple of weeks ago. This is the best purchase I have made in the cooking world!
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hihttp://www.all-clad.com/Pages/searchresults.aspx?k=dutch%20oven i found these 2 dutch ovens on the all clad website. the possible difference may be that one of them is copper core. but i'm not sure because i didn't see the #'s on the website's description.hope this helps.
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I did I bought 2 off amazon. Both lodge brand one has a pic of lodge cast iron with a pie in it. That has great recipes. There is also a cast iron or Dutch oven www that great recipies. I think it might be Dutch oven dudes. Or something close. But amazon had the best prices for cook where & books. You can also get great used books on here...
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I have both sizes. I find that I use the 7 qt. far more than the 5 qt. Make that far, far more. In fact, the only thing I really use the 5 qt for is making No-Knead Bread. For stew, chili, soups and such I find that the "floor space" of the larger oven is much more useful for browning the meats and veggies. It is heavy, but really not too hard to maneuver, and I'm a scrawny 61- year old male. The oven itself lives in the oven of my range, oiled and ready to go. In answer to T R D's question, you could use the spiral handle ears for handles if you wished. I do that with my 5 qt oven. If I could have only one, I'd go with the larger Dutch Oven.
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I am used to these excellent pots since 30 years, while I lived in France. At the time they were very ordinary and cheap ones. Now they are expensive. French and Dutch oven seem to me marketing names for America, in France they are just Cocotte de chez le Creuset, see in Amazon.fr below, anyways the one that I bought as a present (my 30 year old one is still perfect) was much cheaper at Amazon than elsewhere. http://www.amazon.fr/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_10?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85Z%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Dkitchen&field-keywords=le%20creuset&sprefix=le+creuset%2Caps%2C291 .
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Hello- I returned the Magic Chef I bought on Amazon because the thing you push to open the door got stuck and would not pop back out. The entire oven is plastic and very flimsy--just like that plastic junk that you often see thrown out in lower income neighborhoods! I ended up buying a Magic Chef at Home Depot that is metal, looks better, slightly bigger, and about the same price as the Amazon one, which came from a Walmart store.
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No problem, your welcome. I found that if the size is adequate for the meal this particular Dutch oven is a good choice, being just heavy enough to maintain heat, and the enamel coating allows use on stoves where raw cast iron scratches the glass top. Personally I wish it did not have the non-stick coating on the interior, but finding quality cast iron with enamel on the outside and raw cast iron on the inside is either cheap (thin) castings or more expensive that I would care to spend.
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I bought the Cuinart BRK 200, today at Tuesday morning for 59.00. Its their 50% off all marked down items. After reading all of the blogs on this oven I can't wait to cook!Tuesday morning sale ends Sunday. I may have been luck I found one!
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Price is the only difference I can see. Save yourself a few dollars, this one works great - I also use it to make Cuban sandwiches & it does a great job!
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I don't know the difference, but I love this pot. We use it for everything. Would make an excellent wedding gift to the couple that is just starting out. It is by far my favorite piece of cookware....
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Not enough info. The one we got had 2 screws for a Dutch oven. I can't tell if this is the same one
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Your experience highlights one major flaw in the marketing of the Fagor 12 quart oven. No detailed information on temperature and other cooking requirements. In all honesty my experience has been through trial and error. Fagor's main competitor in the US is Nuwave. Their oven has much more specific directions on cooking procedures. I would suggest you contact Fagor on their customer support number in the manual and query their food prepartion rep. Sorry I can't help you with more specific information but I can thorougly sympathize with your experience as it mirrors my experiences too. When I do get satisfactory results I note the rack/temperture/time in a notebook that I keep near the oven for future reference. Good luck!