Lodge Color Ec3Cc33 Enameled Cast Iron Covered Casserole - Caribbean Blue - 3-Quart

Product arrived without the enamel chipping off, assuming this has been a common delivery complaint. The casserole/braiser is justifiably heavyweight for the kind of wear and tear it needs to take (10-12 kg with lid on).The pan needs no pre-seasoning, but slowly heating up a dash of oil at 140 degrees Celsius and reducing heat to 100-120 degrees Celsius during cooking would be ideal. Keep the lid on when reducing heat to get the best results. With the lid on, the pan does a great job even at 80 degrees Celsius, sealing in the flavours of the food, particularly meat, incredibly well.When it comes to choosing between a burnt casserole bottom and cleaning-up headaches after a blockbuster meal, you might prefer working with lesser heat and avoid the pain of scraping of residues from the pan bottom.Patience is the key while using an enamelled cast iron Dutch oven for braising — a task which it executes astoundingly well. And, the results are as good as that of a Le Creuset or Staub pan, which cost four times as much as the Lodge enamelled cast iron casserole.Again, remember that food runs the risk of burning and forming scar residue on the pan bottom at temperatures exceeding 200 degrees Celsius.The cast iron retains heat incredibly well when transitioning to lower heat levels, so exceeding 200 degrees while cooking is not required in any scenario. That makes the Lodge casserole a great energy saver as well.The vessel is incredibly easy to clean if treated right. Use baking soda and hot water to clean stubborn dirt, if any. I use Frosch baking soda spray and a sponge-based scrubber, which yields equally good results.

I totally love all my Lodge pans. But I have this braiser same in red. It’s the only Lodge pan I’ve had an issue with. The oil goes to the edges of the pan! One other reviewer posted pics of a burnt pan. That should never happen the degree of it is partly bcuz a certain care in cooking is required with these pans. But my experience is that it’s also due to the oil flowing away from center. I did have sticking bcuz of this. In the end I had to return it

The images will tell everything, I started cooking with this pan to make a gravy with chicken, but all the spices and masala got stuck at the bottom of the pan, so had to just fry the chicken, I will not suggest for anyone to buy this one, because even after cooking with sufficient oil and with bare minimum heat, this was the result, I now think that stainless steel triply pans are far better and cost wise also beneficial, never thought that LODGE PAN would be like this, cannot use for cooking at all, only for boiling veggies, etc., this pan can be used

Extremely wide n heavy.

This is an excellent product but I am afraid buying it was a huge rip off as the packaging of this product showed its original price to be Rs 3300 instead of Rs 7000 or anything more. I am sorry to say I am very disappointed with this purchase and would like the balance amount refunded as soon as possible.

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