6 3/4 oval or round le crueset french oven? Hi, I'm buying my husband a 6 3/4 le crueset french oven for xmas but wonder which size is more versatile - oval shape or round?
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The general recommendation is round for more stove top use and oval for oven use, as most people have round burners on their stoves it should heat more evenly. I think the oval fits roasts and birds better. I have the oval but I also have a gas stove with a long center burner. Either way you can't go wrong!
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I do lot's of chilli on the stove top and since the burners are round, I went w/ the round base model. If you're going to do casserole in the oven, perhaps a oval model would work well.
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I bought the Cuinart BRK 200, today at Tuesday morning for 59.00. Its their 50% off all marked down items. After reading all of the blogs on this oven I can't wait to cook!Tuesday morning sale ends Sunday. I may have been luck I found one!
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The item I purchased is a classic waffle maker. It makes round, four segment waffles. All-Clad's Belgian makers are rectangular or square. Not sure if they make a classic square model.
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I have and use both the round and square. In my opinion there is no difference other than the shape of the pan or the item being pressed. I find that I prefer a rectangular press when cooking some grilled sandwiches.
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This one is round. It looks really nice and for the price it is a great buy. I looked at the original one with the square metal and was not too impressed to pay 10x the price
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I have a Crock-Pot brand 6 qt., oval crock-pot and it fits great with at least an inch all the way around. This is a great product, I LOVE mine so much I've already bought and given away 4 of them as gifts. The only draw back is that it doesn't have a hard bottom but I just cut outan oval piece of cardboard and covered it in duck tape to make it a little stronger and spill proof.
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I LOVE this round wide dutch oven I find that my food cooks better with the pan being a little deeper. It goes from oven, to table to fridge I would buy a second one a little bigger if they weren't so expensive.
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Mine was called 6.5 qt and measures 6.5 qt capacity. I think there has been an item listing for one that describes an 8 qt. I don't know if this is a different French oven or a mistake in the listing
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I wouldn't trade any of my Le Creuset Dutch ovens. For me it's worth every penny! I don't own other enameled cast iron ovens so it's hard for me to make a comparison.
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When i started no-knead bread, I used the 7 qt dutch oven and it was fine, but now i use a 5qt. I prefer the 5qt, but may try a smaller one someday. Once the 7 qt was tied up on braise duty and made it happily in a Cuisinart 735-24 Chef's Classic Stainless 3-Quart Chef's Pan with Cover
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I know this isn't a definitive answer to your question, but I purchased the round and it was in fact round. I am "guessing" that the oblong shape would be mainly rectangular in shape BUT with the corners rounded off.
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For using charcoal briquette if you don't want to use wood. I've had mine for a year and have never used the L shaped piece but I plan on trying it this summer.
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I am wanting to know the size of the 3 quart Chef's casserole.Looking for about 8 inches in diameter and deep enough to put the silicone egg poaching cups in.If anyone has this information?
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HiYou can leave it like that. I had the same question and after investigating its a kind of two style which dont affect the cooking results.I must tell you that I was disapointed with my order of the tagine. I ordered the large one but received a smaller one. They dont give any measurements. After my complaint, they wanted me to get it back with prepaid transport but I did not, I did not want to spend more time. So be carefull with the size?
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It's not oval, it's round, a perfect circle. While I've never put a rack in there (just made stews), I would guess an 8-inch round rack (or smaller) would work.
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When I had a look a few months ago there was the 15 inch one, 17 and 19 inch one, because my old 44 year old St George cooker is old, it's not very big in the oven space, so I had no choice but the buy the 15 inch one, love it to death. Best thing that I have ever bought, will buy the next size and put it in the oven the other way round. Cleans in a jiff, looks like new everytime, no food stick, only once a bit of potato skin then I put an 1 inch of water and it came off beautifully. Great roasters, best thing since sliced bread. I bought mine via the internet from Amazon, great service from them as well. Cheers from Down Under. When I had a look a few months ago there was the 15 inch one, 17 and 19 inch one, because my old 44 year old St George cooker is old, it's not very big in the oven space, so I had no choice but the buy the 15 inch one, love it to death. Best thing that I have ever bought, will buy the next size and put it in the oven the other way round. Cleans in a jiff, looks like new everytime, no food stick, only once a bit of potato skin then I put an 1 inch of water and it came off beautifully. Great roasters, best thing since sliced bread. I bought mine via the internet from Amazon, great service... » Read More When I had a look a few months ago there was the 15 inch one, 17 and 19 inch one, because my old 44 year old St George cooker is old, it's not very big in the oven space, so I had no choice but the buy the 15 inch one, love it to death. Best thing that I have ever bought, will buy the next size and put it in the oven the other way round. Cleans in a jiff, looks like new everytime, no food stick, only once a bit of potato skin then I put an 1 inch of water and it came off beautifully. Great roasters, best thing since sliced bread. I bought mine via the internet from Amazon, great service from them as well. Cheers from Down Under. « Show Less