Excellent soup, stew, or pasta pot

I choose this Stockpot as my first piece of Le Creuset and it is a delight to cook with. During the winter I like to make stews and soups from scratch and don't have much experience with enamel.

This pot is rather light but sturdy and made of steel with a glossy enamel coating (tan on the inside, various colors outside). The finish is flawless and hand washing is reccomended to maintain its luster. The size fits perfectly over my gas burners and distributes heat well to saute vegetables for starting a soup and deglace for completing the recipe. Heat is very evenly distributed and it is a pleasure to clean as the enamel seems to hold up better than teflon to recipes that would cling to stainless steel or aluminum.

Dented lid and pot

The pot and lid both had a small dent in the same area. I debated about returning them, but the dent was small and I didn't want to go throught the hassle. It made me think I should have bought at a local store, since I would have checked the merchandise for dents before purchasing! The pot itself is great. Good looking, great size, performs well. I've made several pots of soup in it and am pleased. I do think it's pretty expensive.

I bought two of these stockpots for Christmas presents. I love mine and thought they would like these.

I love it!!!!

I've made beef stew, and chicken stock, and both came out perfect.

Great pot and a perfect size

I was looking for a universal pot where I can cook soup, pasta and boil a small lobster and this is the perfect pot. It looks great and washes easily. Getting the sticker of the bottom was a pain (why put it on the bottom where the fire is?)... I used an alcohol pad and after some serious rubbing I got it off. Love this new addition to my kitchen :)