This is actually a very good deal compared to buying the same pieces individually from Chef's Catalog. Note that only three of the five pieces are enameled cast iron; one of which is a skillet. If you are considering this, the question is whether it makes more sense to buy just the enameled cast iron pieces and then buy different pieces made by other companies. For example, I would think that a far cheaper non-enameled cast iron skillet (i.e. Lodge) would be a better choice than paying the implicit high price for the LC one.