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| Cost Plus World Market 5-qt Green Round Dutch Oven $49.99 |
This weekend I had the impossible urge to make home-made applesauce which meant that I was on the hunt for a dutch oven, which, I've been wanting for awhile actually. My first stop, Cost Plus World Market, a 5-qt Cost Plus World Market Dutch Oven was $50. I then walked across to Sur La Table, to compare prices, I found my way to Sur La Table's Dutch Oven section which was jaw-dropping and I don't mean this in a good way, how can the Le Creuset 3.5-qt dutch oven be $130?!
What it ultimately came down to was Le Creuset was french made, finished by hand, physically it was more beautiful, it was dishwasher safe with a tight-fitting lid. Cost Plus World Market's dutch oven was... well, it's just a dutch oven, had to be hand-washed (no biggie) with a fitted lid but not "tight-fitting" as Le Creuset's. The difference in the price was $80 and this comparing a 5-qt to a 3.5-qt!
To me the choice was obvious, I went for Cost Plus World Market's dutch oven in green for $50. I made applesauce in my new dutch oven right when I got home, my new buy performed perfectly and I made two jars of helluva yummy applesauce AND it was very easy to clean! Point being, unless it's doing something extraordinary it really shouldn't have to cost that much more than your average ware.
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| Le Creuset Caribbean Wide Oval French Oven, 3.5-qt $129.95 @ Sur La Table |