Kitchen

[loriqvc]

Over at everythingkitchens.com, they've just stocked up on their Le Creuset pumpkin dutch ovens, including the new Ganache and Artichaut, and they're offering a free herb planter with purchases over $250:

(There's also a white version; it appears the dark orange pot is currently out of stock.)

Now that it's September, perhaps these color and/or dutch oven options will also be coming to QVC soon...

ETA: They also have Le Creuset's 9" pumpkin bakers in Persimmon, White, Meringue, and Sea Salt:

[phoenixbrd]

How adorable and functional for soup in the fall/winter or a veggie stew/pot pie.  Thanks @loriqvc 

[grandma petes]

That Ganache color is stunning. I have many Le Creuset pieces and I use them all the time. Love the quality and durability. I would love the pumpkin Dutch oven, but with no more room in my kitchen, I'll have to pass.

[We rescue cats]

They are really beautiful but I just don't need any more dutch ovens, and truthfully. . .as I have aged and my RA has progressed I now have trouble lifting them.

[Sooner]

I have one, but have never found it to be good to cook in.  It is something I wish I hadn't bought.  The ceramic one looks like it might be more useful than the cast iron.

[loriqvc]

@Sooner - I'm curious about the issues you've experienced when cooking in these dutch ovens—could you share details? I have a "copycat" dutch oven from Cooks Essentials that I purchased many years ago, and I love cooking in it every autumn.

[Sooner]

@loriqvc I don't like the shape, it's hard to stir things, and it is easier to tip it on the burners and it just doesn't heat as evenly.  Plus, the lid has to go on a certain way. It's just a pain to use.

I have a lavender colored flower I think that is a little better, but still really doesn't get used.

[loriqvc]

@Sooner - Interesting . . . thanks! One feature I really like about my Cooks Essentials version is it has a little mark on the lid and oven that show where to line things up. 

[wagirl]

I think they are so cute but so very heavy and would never pay hundreds of $$ for one, but love the colors--the ganache color speaks to me, wouldn't that color look great on appliances??--- the pie plate is nice too--I have a cheapy ceramic soup tureen I got at Cost Plus/World Market for $20 years ago---that is pretty large--when I decorated my dining table I wold use it for a centerpiece--have never used it for soup tho. I think I bought a couple small ones in the orange and that light sage green--used those for sugar bowls.