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Off Topic => The Pub => Food & Drink => Topic started by: Mrs Pingu on 25 February, 2018, 06:04:41 pm

Title: Ikea cast iron casserole
Post by: Mrs Pingu on 25 February, 2018, 06:04:41 pm

Anyone of you foodies got one? (A senior they seem to be called atm)
Any good?

Title: Re: Ikea cast iron casserole
Post by: The French Tandem on 28 February, 2018, 06:06:56 am

We have one similar to these, except that ours is green instead of white.  In my view, it is as good as other brands of cast iron cookwares worth 3 or 4 times the price. We regularly use it for making stew, boeuf bourguignon, or any kind of slow cooked food. The bottom is reasonably non-sticky, as long as you don't try to use it as a frying pan.

Title: Re: Ikea cast iron casserole
Post by: Chris N on 28 February, 2018, 06:14:22 am

We have one too.  It's OK, I suppose - but I've not got much to compare it to.  It doesn't catch fire or leak and it's not so big it can't go in the oven.  Does that help? ;D

Title: Re: Ikea cast iron casserole
Post by: rafletcher on 28 February, 2018, 09:12:17 am

We have what I suspect is the John Lewis equivalent. It works as well as the "Islington" brands. It's a casserole. The one thing that is imporatnt with these things is to make sure your oven shelves can support the weight of a full one. Our Nisbets one was so big it needed the shelves doubling up to support it, and the sagging still bothered me.