STAUBCast Iron 3.75-qt Essential French Oven - White Truffle, Made in France

Great size, quality in workmanship and design. If they weren’t so expensive, I’d buy more sizes

I love these pans, the finish, the thickness of iron for mostly even heat, etc. but I'm always looking for something where the knob on the lid never comes loose. Sadly, this was manufactured with a single screw (like previous versions of this as well as le creuset pans I have) from the underside of the lid into the handle which can easily become loose. No locking washing, no other-facility to make it sturdy and immobilized forever. I guess that gives you the ability to replace just the lid knob but I personally would rather it was forever fixed. I hate grabbing it sometimes and it goes loose and turns in my hand, makes me think it's cheap, and then I have to tighten it, but not strip it, blablabla.

I have been using "other" french cast iron pots and pans for years, then I read Ivan Orkin's Gaijin cookbook, saw some of his cooking shows and noticed that he uses Staub pots a lot. So I bought Staub French Oven 3.75qt and made one of his recipes in the book Chicken cream stew...... and it turned out fantastic! I realize it now why Staub is so popular."Other" brand offers many colors, shapes and "exclusive" colors of pots and pans every so often, Staub is kind of not that flashy but it's worth every penny, plus, I enjoy cooking and searching for new recipe, trying something new, etc... So I really recommend this, my pot is Matte Black, it is really a beautiful color and I am in love with this!Yes It helps to have a great recipe but really, I made a lot of stew type dishes over the years but the one I used Staub, there is something magical about it.

I've only had this Staun French Oven for about a week, but got right to work using it. I ordered this from Amazon but due to coupons I had with other companies also ordered the Staub Teapot, 10" Skillet, and Vertical Chicken Roaster.I didn't waist time getting started with using each piece as it arrived. With this one I began last week with lamb breast. The heavy lid kept the meat thick and juicy during the cooking process. This weekend I found and prepared a recipe for shrimp ratatouille. This was a new dish made simple with this cookware.I'm a single man and plan to cook healthy meals on the weekend that I can eat on during the week. So far, so easy, so good. Clean-up has been easy as well (hand washed, no dishwasher). Like my traditional 8" cast iron skillet that I've had for some time, I expect this cookware to out-live me with continued, proper care. The quality is worth the price. Just save up and purchase one piece at a time.And, no, I'm not at all a cook or chef. I'm just a music teacher who knows how to follow a recipe.

Love my Staub cookware! Not that bad to clean I always soak mine for a bit then finish with my dish cloth, dry, add a splash of canola, done... ready for next meal I am going to create a Mediterranean fish stew this weekend 👍🏼

Great quality Dutch oven and so worth the money. I've gotten it in burgundy and I think I have started to cook more stews just so I can enjoy the look of it on my stove, lol. I really like that the knob is metal and I can stick it in the oven.

We have a 7 qt. iron/enamel dutch oven but were looking for one a little smaller to cook veggies in and this is perfect. Great quality and as heavy and easy to clean as other well-known brands. We use it on an outside burner that heats much higher than our inside stove and this is perfect, because there is not the scorching that we get using lighter weight pans. An excellent buy.

This pot is absolutely beautiful. It's the perfect size for couples or small families, but is still big enough to bake bread. It's heavy, but not unwieldy. I haven't noticed any hot spots and it holds heat well. I was hesitant to spend so much on a dutch oven, but in glad I did.

Staub cookware are absolutely beautiful but I would expect more in terms of packaging and quality check! When paying a premium price for cookware, I would expect my items arrive intact but that wasn’t my case. There were various chips on the lid that were beyond normal!

There was a small chip at the rim, but it is not very big so I decide not to return.It does not affect the usage and overall look

I have 5 pieces of staub in various sizes n configuration. They are reliable n good uses. Easy to clean, food doesn't stick much, thanks to the black enamel cooking surfaces. Meat browns faster too.

Was as expected. Looks nice. Good to brown and then to slow cook. Had a cheaper one years ago was no where near as good.

I received the pot one month ago, and followed the instructions to clean/dry/oil in the beginning.Today is my second time use.The pot was in room temperature, as well as oil and ginger.I put the oil into the pot and 2 pc ginger slices, then turn on the heat. After 2 minutes, the pot burst and i see lots of black pieces sprayed from the pot. Like popcorn....i quickly remove the pot from the stove and put it apart for cooling down. After 4 hrs I wasted it and think the pot has damage and i am not sure if I can still cook it without any metal poison risk.I am not sure where to contact the Seller so I leave message here, hopefully seller can reach me out and give me some feedback.Thanks