Le Crueset at Home Sense

[fishlord]

Hey All,

Yesterday I picked up a 5.5 quart LC french oven for $115 at the NW Calgary location. They also had some of the next size up for $150, as well as some assorted other Lc stuff. All the french ovens where in the signature flame color. This is by far the cheapest price I have seen for these (aside from ebay of course). Make sure you look closely for the defects, mine was just some porcelain missing from the handle. I have no idea of the availability of this elsewhere.

[experiment437]

Saw these at the Home Sense in Decarie Square last week. They are marked as factory seconds.

[fishlord]

Yah, almost all the good kitchen stuff they get in is the factory second type scenario.

[MooNDawG]

Ikea is selling Le Creuset pots but under their name, look to be factory seconds or thirds. Can't remember the exact price but it seemed reasonable compared to William Sonoma prices.

[peter02ool]

I was at HomeSense in Edmonton (137th Ave) and they have quite a bit of selection. They have the blue and orange, mostly the 5.5 qt's but some of all sizes. They're between 60 and 30% off. The bigger discounts are on the larger pots.

They are factory seconds, but you have to look pretty closely.

[spender]

Often, by the time you've used a perfect or "factory first" model twice, you've already "damaged" it more than a factory second. As long as its not structural or overly noticeable, who cares, can be a good deal.

[leta01]

If you like Le Creuset, go to all the outlet store in the US. They are probably half the price that you would pay here in Canada. Especially with the exchange rate.

[miss_swan]

If you like Le Creuset, go to all the outlet store in the US. They are probably half the price that you would pay here in Canada. Especially with the exchange rate.

Yah ... but you got to get there! Not exactly reasonable for most Canadians. Even if you lived close to the border ... by the time you saved money buying LS you would have spent the savings on gas. :)

[experiment437]

Ikea is selling Le Creuset pots but under their name, look to be factory seconds or thirds. Can't remember the exact price but it seemed reasonable compared to William Sonoma prices.

ikea sells their own product, which they develop themselves. they're a production based company, not one that says "hey, let's add cast iron cookware to our product line! now lets go out and find a manufacturer who's already designed and is currently producing".

jumping onto the no-knead bread craze, i needed a cast iron pot as a dutch oven for the recipe. i actually have the ikea one, because the price of a real creuset version was just too expensive to buy for a recipe i hadn't tried yet. i actually got mine on sale because it was a sell off (mine is orange-red and ikea changed it to a green colour): it's this series (http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/categories/series/08990/)

my only recommendation for the no-knead bread recipe is that i got the smaller 3 litre pot, and though it works very well, my loaves don't split open during baking -- which is ok, it's just an aesthetic preference. i would spring the extra $10 for the 5 litre to get nice, oblong loaves of no-knead bread that open up in the middle.

too many people on the internet talking about this no-knead bread craze mention le creuset... but cast iron isn't even necessary, you can even use pyrex for this recipe if you have a lid! why break the bank to get an overrated brand name.

[shylok]

saw some of their stock today at ottawa location of homesense on merivale.

They also had last years Kitchenaid pans and pots all on sale.. ahem. SALE. pretty much robbery. cheaper to buy this years set at a 50% off sale then getting these pots at homesense but if you only need the one i guess..


i bought the high end Gourmet Distinctions set from KitchenAid... kinda not too impressed.. I looked at everything before making my purchase. shrugs you can't win em all.

[m_zucchet]

hii its second year but it is also a different level of cast iron the sell at homesense ... at william sonoma it is the only place were you can buy the top level which is the lightest

[fishlord]

hii its second year but it is also a different level of cast iron the sell at homesense ... at william sonoma it is the only place were you can buy the top level which is the lightest

Hmm?

[trini]

Ladies and gents.
Honest Ed's has all the cast Iron pots and pans you will ever need for less around 30.00 or so.
William Sonoma, i really had to laugh.

[fishlord]

Ladies and gents.
Honest Ed's has all the cast Iron pots and pans you will ever need for less around 30.00 or so.
William Sonoma, i really had to laugh.

Anyone know something equivalent to Honest Ed's in Calgary?

[Steeve Urkel]

saw some of their stock today at ottawa location of homesense on merivale.

They also had last years Kitchenaid pans and pots all on sale.. ahem. SALE. pretty much robbery. cheaper to buy this years set at a 50% off sale then getting these pots at homesense but if you only need the one i guess..


i bought the high end Gourmet Distinctions set from KitchenAid... kinda not too impressed.. I looked at everything before making my purchase. shrugs you can't win em all.

If you are in Ottawa check out CA Paradis.
I think they sell Le Creuset and have good discounts.

They also usually sell Fiesta brand dishes in the back of the store for $2-3 a piece- even for the large ceramic platters you can put in the oven.
I have not been there in a few months, but they always get more stock in.
Best to call before going in person as stock changes quite quickly sometimes.

They also have some very good clerance shelves for glasses and single plates ect..

http://www.caparadis.com/

Also, they have a whole huge extra section added to the store where they only sell wine accessories. I bought some very nice steel and rubber wine stoppers for $3 each!

They also sell the Kitchenaid mixers and all the attachments for them...bought mine there a few years ago for 1/4 the retail price :)

[rdmsgirl]

saw some of their stock today at ottawa location of homesense on merivale.

They also had last years Kitchenaid pans and pots all on sale.. ahem. SALE. pretty much robbery. cheaper to buy this years set at a 50% off sale then getting these pots at homesense but if you only need the one i guess..


i bought the high end Gourmet Distinctions set from KitchenAid... kinda not too impressed.. I looked at everything before making my purchase. shrugs you can't win em all.

Thanks - went to Homesense on Merivale yesterday to pick up a French oven (I never seem to be at Homesense when Le Creuset stuff is there)

[MooNDawG]

ikea sells their own product, which they develop themselves. they're a production based company, not one that says "hey, let's add cast iron cookware to our product line! now lets go out and find a manufacturer who's already designed and is currently producing".

jumping onto the no-knead bread craze, i needed a cast iron pot as a dutch oven for the recipe. i actually have the ikea one, because the price of a real creuset version was just too expensive to buy for a recipe i hadn't tried yet. i actually got mine on sale because it was a sell off (mine is orange-red and ikea changed it to a green colour): it's this series (http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/categories/series/08990/)

my only recommendation for the no-knead bread recipe is that i got the smaller 3 litre pot, and though it works very well, my loaves don't split open during baking -- which is ok, it's just an aesthetic preference. i would spring the extra $10 for the 5 litre to get nice, oblong loaves of no-knead bread that open up in the middle.

too many people on the internet talking about this no-knead bread craze mention le creuset... but cast iron isn't even necessary, you can even use pyrex for this recipe if you have a lid! why break the bank to get an overrated brand name.

However, they use the exact same orange color and they are made in France. To me this is Le Creuset. Ikea normally sticks to 2nd or 3rd world countries for their production. Also I highly doubt they make all their own products. The appliances for example . . . also many products are made in China . . . they have restrictions on who can own what . . Ikea like any other company will get their products made wherever it is the cheapest . . even if it is not in their own plants.