"Karen Wheless" > wrote in message
om...
> > I have a 4-1/2 qt Reverware Dutch oven, which is big enough for most
things.
> > I have a 5-qt New Visions Dutch oven, which I hate because things burn
too
> > easily in it if I'm not paying attention. It is used for noodles
> > regardless, since it is big. Sometimes, it would be nice to have one
that
> > is 5-1/2 qts to 6 qts for soup, because sometimes the other pans just
aren't
> > big enough. Then I could get rid of the glass 5-qt Dutch oven that I
don't
> > like. We have a new kitchen remodeling place, which sells some upscale
> > cooking stuff like All-Clad pans and Wusthoff knives. I should have
really
> > go there and take a peek at what they have. I guess Le Creuset would be
> > nice, but the price always scares me away.
>
> If you live anywhere near a Le Creuset outlet, you might try to find one
> during their twice-a-year sale. I bought my Le Creuset dutch oven
> (which I love) for an amazing price, about 3 years ago. I was at the
> outlet on the first day of the sale, before the store even opened. I
> was the first one in the door, and I found this wonderful Dutch oven - I
> think it was a discontinued color. I only paid about $65 for the 7
> quart size - which is still a lot of money but not that bad for a large
> dutch oven like that - that's less than half the normal price today.
> The sales are in July and December.
>
> The 7 quart is a great size - anything bigger would just be too big for
> my stove. A smaller pan just wouldn't give me enough space for a big
> batch of stew or spaghetti sauce. I have the round one.
>
> Karen

I'll have to look into that. We have an outlet mall a little over an hour
away.

Dawn