Same, got a little spooky since we had our 1 year old and 3 dogs all with no "heat". This little baby got the main floor of the house up to 70° in no time.

I'd get some Obenauf's Leather oil....and treat them. It will turn them dark...but that stuff really works.

Sure, poisons vs poison u do u

I still have and regularly use my Lowe alpine of 23 years! Good pack, perfect for carry on for flights.

Judging by the downvotes on your comment and anyone else who has echoed what you said, you hit the nail on the head and hit a few nerves.

I’m starting to think BIFL is often an excuse to justify paying more for prestige labels.

I grew up with one of these in the living room of my dad's house. We had a 55 gallon drum of kerosene outside.

I don't know what my dad was thinking, I put fuel in it and lit it when I was home alone.

I have the Lodge enamelled DO and it’s nice. The LC is slightly lighter and that’s about it. Both cook equally well.

Unlike pots and pans I don’t think it really matters much when it comes to enamelled cast iron. I’m sure someone will chime in with a whataboutism but the Lodge is good quality for less than half the price.

They look great. What are they.

I was there yesterday. They had markdowns on specific colors. One color for the 7.25 qt dutch oven was marked at $269. Retail is $460. Two other colors were at $290. The rest were around $410, I think.

I have some casserole dishes from LC and I’d say they’re worth it. They’re a nice weight and weighted well so they’re easy to handle.

My LC kettle is also great. I suspect it will last my whole lifetime, although there are many kettles that would achieve this.

LC mugs are nice and hold up well. Like Muncie4 said, your question lacks depth. Maybe try over in the LC sub.

It’s a great brand, but you can get very similar results from other brands. It’s just whether you value LC I guess. Get what you can afford and what will bring value to your cooking.

I will look at the website, I live in a cold wasteland called Minnesota. Canadians are my family too

If you have a Marshall’s or TJX nearby, check there. They often have seconds.

I recently replaced my All-Clad D3 and Copper Core with the Demeyere Atlantis/Proline. Both All-Clad and Demeyere make great cookware with the latter being a bit better overall and really excelling with induction. Most of the utensils I use are OXO (good but not BIFL) and Victorinox. My knives are a combination Wusthof and a few smaller Japanese brands that virtually no one has heard of. I generally use my end grain maple butcher block by Boardsmith for cutting. My flatware is Liberty Pinehurst. I like these products a lot and consider them BIFL.

If you’re okay shipping from Canada I can recommend YNOT. They’re from my hometown and I just bought their Deploy backpack. It’s their most dumbed down backpack with only two compartments but I love mine. For about $140 CAD (103USD) I love it, although it might be overkill for your kid

I’ve heard this story over and over :(

I have a Lowe backpack. It's bloody brilliant even after 2 decades of use.

I would also add that bar keepers friend pots and pans cleaner is great on Le Crueset and gentle enough it won’t void any warranty. I also recommend the bamboo pot scraper on Marley’s Monsters for cleaning delicate cookware with stuck-on food.

While they’re a good brand. They have done nothing new in the last 100 years. That could be good or bad depending on how you look at it.

You can go to any le creuset shop or outlet and they will give you a form to get metal knobs.

Exactly, they both poison everything. PFAS have been found in every living tissue they ever looked for it. I'll go for the devil I know.

Ours is still running like a champ - and I learned about the brand on Usenet, so, 20+ years ago?

Wow! Thanks for letting me know - what a maddening time of it you've had! Sorry to hear it and thank you for sharing your experience.

The old ones have exactly the same motor and are exactly as powerful. The motor bearings and brushes and the speed control knob and especially the bearing on the container all wear out over time.

The newer ones have a slow-start control that is nice so food doesn't splatter everywhere. If you bring them up to speed too fast they make a mess.

$170: no way. Maybe $50.

Hey, I have one of these. It's on the third wick, but other than that, pretty reliable. We use it to supplement our boiler system when it gets really cold or as a garage heater. It's been a lifesaver during a power outage we had one winter.

No.