LE CREUSET3-Ply Stainless Steel Shallow Casserole with Lid, 30 x 7.5 cm, Silver, 96202830001000

YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO USE STAINLESS STEEL. YOU DO NOT USE HIGH HEAT WITH LE CREUSET: HEAT YOUR PAN ON A MEDIUM HEAT WITH NO OIL TO BEGIN THEN WAIT FOR THE PAN TO GET HOT ENOUGH - TEST BY PUTTING A FEW DROPS OF WATER IN THE PAN AND IF THE WATER EVAPORATES THEN IT IS NOT READY- THE WATER MUST TURN INTO BEADS FLOATING ON THE PAN SURFACE BEFORE ADDING OIL OR A PRE OILED PIECE OF MEAT/FISH ETC- WAIT FOR IT TO COOK SO IT WILL RELEASE ITSELF RATHER THAN PREMATURELY TRYING TO MOVE THE ITEM OF FOOD IN THE PAN WITH A UTENSIL. NEVER USE METAL. I HAVE USED MY PAN A FEW TIMES AND IT COOKS BEAUTIFULLY AND WASHES LIKE NEW. TIP- USE LEMON JUICE IN WASHING WATER TO REMOVE ANY DISCOLOURING. WHEN THIS PAN IS PREPARED AND USED CORRECTLY IT IS COMPLETELY NON STICK. I HOPE MY REVIEW HAS HELPED NEGATE THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT.

Having purchased several brands of cookware the le crust, in its current form is one of the best. Exposed aluminium edges ,(rim and rivers usually), present in many lesser brands are a thing of the past making this casserole fully dishwasher friendly. Very easy to clean thought polished surfaces often need a buff to keep drying water marks at bay, when hand washing. There is quite physical jump between the common 20cm size and this 24cm model.On a 48 x54 cm hob one fits easily but two or more might be a bit tight if not impractical. Not as heavy or as thick feeling as might be expected, based upon other Le Crueset pans, but solid nonetheless. The shallow profile for cooking smaller quantities sautés style is great.{ The sautés pans at 6.2cm high are a bit too shallow for me and food often ends up spilling over the pour lip, hence the reason for this purchase). All round a great pan and reasonable to good value.

Fantastic quality, solid build, exactly what you'd expect from this brand. I love the fact that it's also dishwasher safe so on the odd occasion when I can't be bothered to hand-wash, I can just stick it in the dishwasher. Heat distribution is brilliant so cooks/fries everything evenly. I'd definitely recommend.

Not cheap, but nevertheless I think this represents "good" value. I saw it at first in John Lewis and thought the quality was much better than anything else is saw (and John Lewis doesn't "do" cheap!). I got this firstly for gas and now on our induction hob. It is a fantastic product that feels it will last a life-time. The heat distributes very evenly and so you don't get the burning at the edge of the base where it becomes the side of the pan. It is even less likely to burn or stick on our induction hob, which is MUCH better than gas. We don't like non-stick pans, so with this pan (which does not have a non-stick coating) it is important to have even heat distribution and avoid burning - a cheaper pan has a thinner base and burns. Also we have had cheaper pans that warp - the centre rises slightly and so the deformed base is no longer flat, which means oils and juices flow to the sides, so food burns in the middle - not so with THIS pan - it is brilliant. Looks as good as the day we got it. Some have said it can suffer surface discolouration, but if you don't heat it too severely (why would you?) it does not suffer discolouration. Heating metals to a high temperature was a way to impart "colour" to metals - it was used in the gun manufacture process, making coloured side-plates for expensive guns - the message is, don't heat it too severely. If you want to blast food, use a wok. I'm tempted to get the 24cm one as well as the 30cm, but the price puts me off - one of these pans is "essential" within the kitchen, but 2 is an extravagance!

Decided to upgrade my pans as the old ones (Tefal) needed replacing. Also decided to not use none stick pans due to the chemicals released and the connection to cancer. So glad I made the decision to buy these Le Crueset stainless steel ones, as they are fantastic. Good heavy, quality made pans. I’ve not had any issues with food sticking to the pans, the pans are heavy, where they don’t slide around on the hob and you can put them in the dishwasher. What was also really great was an offer with Amazon to pay monthly, so this allowed me to buy a set of pans and spread the cost. Would highly recommend these pans. I’m now looking at buying some of the roasting trays to go with the pans.

this pot has changed colour on the outside which I did not expect for this price. It does work well and is a good size for our kitchen

I love cook and have been using so many cooker. This one is the best. Easy and safe. Now I use it every day for any kind of cook. So happy. Strongly recommend it.

Almost everything I cook involves some stove top cooking, even to prepare a slow cooker meal. I was quite nervous to spend so much on one pan, but I have grown to love it. The pan seems to heat up much faster than others I have used, so you generally need to use lower heat settings, but it's faster to respond if you need to heat stuff up quickly. Initially I some problems with the pan getting so hot it caramelizes food very quickly. Since it is non-stick, this means you end up with stuff sticking to the bottom and edges. However after experimenting, I realized that I this is a good thing, you get loads more flavour from those browned stuck bits and as soon as you add any liquid to the pan, those brown bits come straight off. Cleaning is also surprisingly easy. Any liquid releases stuck on bits and the pan comes up like new every time. I'm really impressed.