Woohoo! New Calphalon Enamel Cast Iron cookware

All -

I am a Calphalon fan and was just searching their website and noticed a new line of cookware coming out from them to the tone of Enamel Cast Iron. Which I am excited about as I was recently looking to purchse a 5-8 qt Dutch oven.

Anyone bought any of this yet?

No dice since I am a le Crueset man myself. I suspect they will be making chile in said dutch oven after my funeral (and I hope that is many decades in the future).

This stuff looks very interesting. I don't think they have made it to retailers yet. The 5 quart dutch oven and the 8 quart dutch oven are definitely on my wish list. I'm up to 9 recipes made from "All About Braising" and I've made the no-knead bread as many times and these pots look like they'd be perfect for both.

I love my Le Creuset but my loverly wife bought me a 8 quart Staub "La Coccote" in aubergine for xmas. It's one of the best tools I've ever had the pleasure to use. They're very heavy and come in a wide range of colors and sizes, including 1/4 quart individual servers and an ingenious mussel pot that has a strainer that separates the mussels from the sauce. Flip the lid over and it serves as a receptacle for all the shells. Brilliant.

The Staub pots have a matte-black interior, which I feel is a marked improvement over Le Creuset's off-white; most of my LC pots are permanently discolored (and I've tried the chlorine bleach trick)...

Check them out at: http://www.staubusa.com

"AngrySarah" is a dude?

mchodera wrote:
The Staub pots have a matte-black interior, which I feel is a marked improvement over Le Creuset's off-white

I disagree. While I have never used a Staub, I certainly think a black interior would make it more difficult to judge fond buildup. Also, can't imagine trying to judge a roux color in a black pot.
Jamie