Welcome to the EGGhead Forum - a great place to visit and packed with tips and EGGspert advice! You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following Big Green Egg to Experience our World of Flavor™ at:
Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Youtube  |  Vimeo
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.

Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch

Cuisinart Enameled Cast Iron? Amazon Deal of the Day

mrs_story
mrs_story Posts: 136
in EggHead Forum
Amazon has Cuisinart enameled cast iron cookware for their Deal of the Day.  I don't have a Dutch oven, so I'm interested in their 7 quart casserole.  I'm mostly interested in using it for baking bread on the BGE, but I'd be willing to use it for other stuff, too.

I noticed a comment that their regular prices were overinflated, so I went to the Cuisinart website to compare.  They list the 7 quart casserole for $129.95.  Amazon's Deal of the Day listing shows a regular price of $250.  Hmmmm.  The special price for today is $64.99 -- still a good deal compared to Cuisinart's regular price. 

Back to bread baking . . . I looked at the manual from the Cuisinart website.  It states that the dish is oven safe up to 500-degrees.  Is that good for baking in the BGE?  And is 7 quarts large enough for bread baking? 

I have a small kitchen with little storage space.  Things are tight as it is, and I'll probably need to do some purging to make room for this.  What are your opinions? 




· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • JethroVA
    JethroVA Posts: 1,251
    Absolutely go for it.  We have a Le Creuset and love the versatility - sear on the stove top then into the oven.  
    Richmond and Mathews County, VA. Large BGE, Weber gas, little Weber charcoal. Vintage ManGrates. Little reddish portable kamado that shall remain nameless here.  Very Extremely Stable Genius. 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • XC242
    XC242 Posts: 1,208
    Buy it. 
    LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI. :glasses:  B)
    If it wasn't for my BGE I'd have no use for my backyard...
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mrs_story
    mrs_story Posts: 136
    Woot!  My husband just got up & I shared all this with him.  He thought it was a good deal, too!  Just ordered . . . now I need to figure out where I'm going to store it. 


    Thanks!!   =)
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    I see you already ordered it so this is kind of moot but I use a regular Lodge cast iron - Lodge L8DOL3 Pre-Seasoned Cast-Iron Dutch Oven with Dual Handles, 5-Quart for bread baking. It's only $35 and no need to worry about chipping a porcelain coating.

    I found a 5 qt worked better for me when using a no-knead recipe than my 7qt. but a 7qt. may be better for some people  if they are baking bigger loaves.

    If storage space is an issue you could just store your dutch oven in your Egg.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mrs_story
    mrs_story Posts: 136
    HeavyG said:

    If storage space is an issue you could just store your dutch oven in your Egg.
    Thank you for the storage hint, HeavyG!  My husband says he already has stuff in there, but we'll see how it works out once it arrives. 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 5,013
    You can also find them at T.J. Maxx, if they are in your area. That's where I bought mine for $39.99.
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
    3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories