Kitchen

[MG Chris]

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@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:

from Aldi - also comes in a blue gradient

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My daughter asked for the Le Creuset one last year for Christmas. She then changed her mind. I picked up the Aldi one yesterday in cream to match her set she already has. It is pretty heavy and seeems nice. Someone on the Aldi board said she has tons of Le Creuset and wanted the bread pan. She picked up an Aldi one yesterday to see if she liked it.

[Alsace Gal]

Le Creuset is too heavy for me.

'I use Emile Henry bread bakers, they're lighter in weight and there's one similar to L.C.

'I have one and it bakes evenly.

[Zoe]

If you are interested in these, keep an eye on the LC factory sale. It was probably ~60% off a year or so ago. There were tables and tables of these bread ovens at the sale, and we didn't see one in anyone's cart.

We looked at it but decided that even with the discount, it wasn't a worthwhile purchase for us. My better half sees nothing wrong with making bread the way he's been doing it for the past three decades. He felt a little like this bread oven was a one-trick pony -- and an expensive one at that.

The Aldi alternative may be a solid option, certainly more budget-friendly.

[Nightowlz]

I saw them in the Aldi Ad. We don't need one even though DH makes all our bread. He does not like bread that has that type shape when you make it. Kind of how it turns out from the bread machine.

DH uses the bread machine to make the dough. He generally bakes it in the larger pullman pan with lid so we end up with a regular sandwich loaf shape. 

I could see using one for sourdough bread. Yum!!! I like sourdough but DH not so much. He adds his sourdough starter to the other breads he makes. 

[Sooner]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

You might consider building an horno in your backyard.  There's one behind every home in an Indian pueblo and they bake fabulous bread in them.  The modern version looks as though it may have copied their design.

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@Kachina624 LOL!  Where I am it would be "where the skunk" lives, or the rabbit or the opossum!  NO.  A big big no for me!  

[Sooner]

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@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:

from Aldi - also comes in a blue gradient

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@ThinkingOutLoud Do you know what size they are, and are they cast iron?

[ThinkingOutLoud]

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@Sooner wrote:

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@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:

from Aldi - also comes in a blue gradient

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@ThinkingOutLoud Do you know what size they are, and are they cast iron?

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From their website: Crofton Cast Iron Bread Oven Current Price $24.99

Description

• Blue Gradient or White
• Makes baking bread at home easy
• Interior diameter: 9"
• Long-lasting porcelain enamel interior and exterior
• Oven save up to 482 °F
• Bread recipe included
• Two-year warranty
• Suitable for all cooktops, including induction

[Sooner]

@ThinkingOutLoud Thanks so much!  Wow!

[phoenixbrd]

@Sooner   Yes, they are cast iron.  As soon as I read this post, I called Ali to see if they were in stock.  The manager checked inventory and there were only in three stores in the state that had them and there were less than10 in each store (none near me).  He told me that this type of inventory is usually a one time purchase.😏  

[Othereeeen]

@Sooner 

I have one...I collect unusual shaped Cast iron ware...Mine is Caribbean blue, very pretty, never used it...BUT...you sure could use it for other things beside bread, albeit small cuts..

I also have a Staub cast iron vertical chicken roaster....that thing is the bomb...makes the BEST vertical juicy chicken or cornish hens.....( You can see them on E bay)....

I got the black finish, but wish I'd gotten the gray ceramic finish.

But no matter, it works like it should. I got mine on E-bay, new, for way less than Staub sells on thier site....

It's a lot heavier and bigger than it looks in pictures!!!

Instructions how to use it on You Tube.!