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Le Creuset TSV - November 9, 2025

beach-mom — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 21:59:10 GMT

K314055 - Heritage 4-Quart Enameled Cast Iron Round Oven with Lid. $249.98

Artichaut, Cerise, Flame, Licorice, Marseille, Mauve Pink, Rhône, Sea Salt

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Sooner — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:00:27 GMT

@beach-mom wrote:
K314055 - Heritage 4-Quart Enameled Cast Iron Round Oven with Lid. $249.98

Artichaut, Cerise, Flame, Licorice, Marseille, Mauve Pink, Rhône, Sea Salt

I have one with a lid handle like that and certainly wouldn't buy another one.

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Sakuya — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:04:24 GMT

I don't recall that type of handle. I only know the knob lid.

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beach-mom — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:10:37 GMT

@Sakuya wrote:
I don't recall that type of handle. I only know the knob lid.

@Sakuya - Same! What a beautiful color the Rhône is!

I look forward to watching Chef Nate cook tomorrow afternoon - if I have some free time!

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Sakuya — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:12:01 GMT

@beach-mom - I enjoy watching Nate cook as well and getting tips.

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kaydee50 — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:16:22 GMT

Just curious--what do you use a $250+ pot for?? And is this brand better than a cheaper version? I'm not a cook!!! and can't imagine spending that much for 1 pot.

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Snowpuppy — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:19:03 GMT

I've got to have slotted handles on pots and casseroles now to feel more secure lifting items out of the oven.

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Laura14 — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 23:26:30 GMT

I cook everything in cast iron. Beautiful piece, but out of my budget. I will be watching for recipe ideas though. 👩🏻‍🍳

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AuntMame — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:07:18 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
Just curious--what do you use a $250+ pot for?? And is this brand better than a cheaper version? I'm not a cook!!! and can't imagine spending that much for 1 pot.

Understand I don't have one of these pots, but I do cook a lot, and almost exclusively with cast iron, and this is what I've learned over the years.

Enamel-lined pots are great because you can use them to cook acidic foods that are tomato-based or contain beans or wine without getting a metallic taste like you might in pure-cast-iron pots.

Unfortunately cheaply-made enamel-lined pots often crack and the enamel flakes into the food. Not all the time, but it does. So if you're going for an enamel-lined pot you want something good that you can depend upon and which will not self-destruct as you cook.

Modern cheaply-made cast iron cookware often doesn't hold and conduct heat well. Because overseas makers of cheap cast-iron cookware throw ****** into the smelter. One is best off buying Lodge (only their USA-made stuff, but that doesn't include enamel-lined pots), Staub or Le Creuset (French) which take care in how they make their cast iron.

I love cooking with cast iron. I'm a huge fan. It holds heat well. It's great on the stove, terrific in the oven. It goes from the stove to the oven. I use my cast-iron daily. In fact for some things I will only use cast-iron. Pots like the TSV are especially great for baking crusty bread.

I'd love to have a Le Creuset pot, but I'm getting to the age at which such things are getting too heavy for me to lift off the stove and in-out-of-the-oven, especially when these large iron pots are filled with food. So I'm sticking with my Lodge and truly ancient (but lightweight) Farberware.

I hope this sheds some light on the issue.

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Sooner — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:03:52 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
Just curious--what do you use a $250+ pot for?? And is this brand better than a cheaper version? I'm not a cook!!! and can't imagine spending that much for 1 pot.

@kaydee50 The same thing you use a cheap pot for. It's like anything else made, there are all sorts of price points and it just depends on what you value, what you love, and what you would enjoy owning. For some it's makeup and lipstick, some handbags, some cars, and some kitchen things.

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skittles2 — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 04:22:33 GMT

I've never seen an LC vessel like that. There is no way I could own it. I really need handles I can grip securely while stirring on the stove or placing a heavy pot, which is made heavier with food, in and out of the oven.

Unfortunately, this is a no-go for me.

Maybe there'll be other items discounted.

But I will definitely be watching. I'm glad Nate's on!

💞🐾🐈‍⬛🐶🐾💞

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scrapperlisa — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 05:03:24 GMT

They describe this design as heritage and vintage-inspired. Just because it's old doesn't mean it's good. Innovation can be a good thing. I have very old LC pans with lids and handles like this that I found at yard sales. They are a pain to use. I mostly just display them. The ring lid is easier to use if you have a hook kind of gadget to lift the lid up. My sons cooked in cast iron (not LC) at boy scout campouts over a fire with lids like this and they used either a hook or pliers to lift the lid.

The colors are nice but I wouldn't spend this much money on this kind of design. I wish they had the kind of lid that doubled as another pan.

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AuntMame — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 07:05:53 GMT

@skittles2 wrote:

I've never seen an LC vessel like that. There is no way I could own it. I really need handles I can grip securely while stirring on the stove or placing a heavy pot, which is made heavier with food, in and out of the oven.

Unfortunately, this is a no-go for me.
Maybe there'll be other items discounted.

But I will definitely be watching. I'm glad Nate's on!

💞🐾🐈‍⬛🐶🐾💞

Very much agree. I would be worried that a heavy pot with handles like this would slip out of my hands while I am lifting it.

My Lodge cast-iron Dutch oven has a lid with a handle like the one on the TSV. Don't like it much. Too hard to get my fingers around the handle in order to lift it, especially if I'm wearing Ove-Gloves and it's hot. The handle on the TSV looks downright diminutive in comparison.

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kaydee50 — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 11:27:12 GMT

@AuntMame Thank you for your very complete and informative explanation. I appreciate it!

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Fribwl — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:07:43 GMT

@kaydee50 . I did not get one until I was about 50 yrs old. So glad I did. I have done a lot of cooking over the years and this piece is a charm. I got a green one (neutral color)

For my kitchen. If you can afford one, get it. I think k you will enjoy it. I particularly love it for soups and stews this time of year. Put it on easy pay and you have until January 31 to return it.

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Love2Share — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:14:57 GMT

i own a smaller oval version in flame, purchased at a local outlet store years ago.

i love it and use it a lot. will be ordering the flame tsv

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Othereeeen — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:35:28 GMT

There are a few vintage ones on the Bay....

Le Creuset Legumier is the name of the pot.

If you're into all that "Wicked" stuff, LC has vessels with that theme too, etched into to lids of the pots.....

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wagirl — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:55:53 GMT

@kaydee50 --well--I guess the brand name is what people buy for--I tried one for awhile and was not impressed----way too heavy when filled up for me, the interior crazed and cracked and turned a gross shade of dirty tan that I could not get out for love nor money. I ended up planting herbs in mine for awhile. I wouldn't pay hundreds of $$ for anymore.

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Caaareful Shopper — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 15:32:28 GMT

I have three Le Creuset vessels and I absolutely love them. I think they're worth every penny.

The TSV is a beautiful pot. But for my use, the weight of it must have the looped/open side handles, not these curved ones. There's a reason some heritage things from the past are revised for a better design. This looks like an accident waiting to happen -- speaking for myself.

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SoX — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:58:50 GMT

I have two smaller versions with the original-type lids ... bought them "as is" and they must have been display versions, as they were brand new.

They aren't offering the Osyter color this time around, which all my pieces are ... wonder why. So this is a no-go for me, anyway ...

Here's my 4.5 qt. ...

Also have this "as is" 6.5 qt, which I might give to my DIL for Christmas ... she's a great cook. But then again, I might keep it and give her another color ...