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Why We Love This Deal
Every industry has a handful of brands that sit alone at the top—in tech, there’s Apple, in watches, there’s Rolex, for example. In residential cooking, Le Creuset is certainly one of them. Its lineup is filled with flex-worthy cookware products, like the label’s iconic Dutch oven, which is $175 off through Crate & Barrel at the moment.
Thanks to Crate & Barrel’s Labor Day Sale, the 8-quart Le Creuset Dutch Oven, which usually costs $475, is down to $300. Most of the available colors for the oven are on sale if you go with the 8-quart option, even the Crate & Barrel exclusive colorways.
Le Creuset Dutch Oven, $300 (was $475) at Crate & Barrel
What Shoppers Should Know
- Capacity: 8 quarts (serves 7-8 people)
- Material: Enameled cast iron (stain, chip, and crack-resistant)
- Performance: Oven-safe up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit, safe for all cooktops
- Care: Dishwasher-safe, no seasoning required
Crafted in France from enameled cast iron, the unmistakable Le Creuset Dutch oven offers incredible heat retention and even cooking every time. We’ll be focusing on the 8-quart version because it has the best sale, and it has enough space to feed seven to eight people comfortably. Inside, the smooth interior is odor and stain-resistant (and famously easy to clean), with a snug lid that allows steam to circulate more effectively.
It’s oven-safe up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit and safe for all cooktops, finished with a durable stainless steel knob and handles. Care is surprisingly simple as well, as the oven is dishwasher safe and doesn’t require a seasoning process to get started.
What Shoppers are Saying
While Le Creuset’s cookware is known to be quite expensive, you’re paying for quality you really don’t get with a lot of other brands: “I use this almost every day – for soups, stews, sauces, bread, etc. Since we got this Dutch oven, we’ve pretty much completely stopped ordering takeout and cook all the time – it makes us want to cook more. It also cleans so easily.”
First-time Le Creuset owners fall in love pretty much immediately after they get their hands on one of the label’s Dutch ovens. One shopper wrote, “I’ve never owned Le Creuset before, and right out of the box, I was immediately impressed.”
It’s pretty rare to see such a deep discount from Le Creuset, especially for the iconic Le Creuset Dutch Oven, which is a steal for $300. A few colors for the 8-quart oven are already out of stock, and considering how popular this product is, you should get one ASAP to be safe.
