Staub Cast Iron Cocotte

The Staub cast iron Cocotte is an impressive Dutch oven. A piece designed for wonderful cooking, enhancing flavors, retaining heat with great efficiency, and delivering such tender, juicy results that you’ll use it much more than you imagine. Made in France, this cast iron with vitreous enamel Dutch oven stands out for its great durability, excellent heat retention and distribution, and versatility. With it, you can make stews, roast food, and bake bread. You can do it all!

Part of what makes Staub cocottes so special is their condensation lid. This self-basting design not only retains moisture, it makes the most of it, spreading condensation water over the food like raindrops. The results are much more tender, juicy, and full of flavor. Plus, its flat design allows you to place ice cubes on the lid to boost the steam inside, which is ideal for slow cooking or baking homemade bread.

The the interior vitreous enamel of the Staub casserole is matte black. Very durable and valued for how well it performs in slow, gentle cooking and also at high temperatures. This finish helps food brown beautifully, it is highly durable, very resistant to stains and scratches, and makes cleaning and maintenance of your casserole easier.

The enameled cast iron is, simply put, a superb material for cooking. Free from nonstick coatings, it offers completely natural and healthy cooking for food. It retains heat exceptionally well and distributes it evenly, from the base to the rim and the lid, which also heats up. Its wide handles make it easy and comfortable to handle, so you can enjoy cooking with it and take it straight to the table to serve your recipes.

What the Staub cast iron Cocotte is ideal for

With a Staub cast iron casserole, you can cook as many recipes as you can imagine. Its greater thickness is a wonderful advantage, as it retains heat exceptionally well. That helps you cook very efficiently. The casserole is ideal for:

• Prepare stews and casseroles. It is perfect for slow-cooked dishes such as casseroles, stews, and soups. cast iron distributes heat evenly, slowly cooking the ingredients and bringing out their flavors.
• Oven roasts, both vegetable and meat. By retaining moisture, aromas and flavors are not lost, and the results are very tasty and tender.
• Slow-cooked meats: Make slow-cooked meat dishes such as ragout, pulled meat, or even ribs. The steady, gentle heat ensures tender, flavorful meat.
• For soups and creams with deep flavor and a very pleasant texture.
• Legumes and vegetables: All kinds of legumes and vegetables. From boiling them to preparing your stews, you can cook spoon dishes and meals packed with vitamins, iron, and goodness.
• Rice: from simply boiling it to making risottos or rice dishes your way.
• Fish: stewed or roasted, they turn out fabulous.
• Pasta dishes: From lasagna to macaroni and cheese, casseroles are perfect for baked pasta dishes. They allow even cooking and retain heat to keep dishes warm. They are tall, roomy saucepans, so you can boil all kinds of pasta in them. And if you want to brown it in the oven at the end, you can do so in the same casserole.
• Vegetarian dishes or dishes with vegetables: Both steamed and gratinated or sautéed. Cocottes keep nutrients in and bring out the natural flavors of vegetables.
• Breads and cakes: Heat retention makes cocottes ideal for baking breads, rolls, and cakes. The flat, continuous condensation lid lets you place ice cubes on top, boosting the humid environment inside, like in a steam oven, and helping create a crisp crust and a soft crumb. You don’t need to humidify the oven as with other bread-making methods, thanks to its lid with a continuous condensation system.
• Sauces and reductions: Even heat distribution helps create perfect sauces and reductions. From pasta sauces to meat glazes, the casserole is excellent for slow cooking.
• Hot drinks, jams, and so many other desserts. With the casserole, you have a piece that distributes heat very efficiently from the base to the sides. It also has a good capacity, making it ideal for preparing everything from hot drinks and punches to jams, rice pudding, custards, and other desserts and preparations you can imagine.
• It is also perfect for keeping prepared food at the right temperature, whether hot or cold.

Features

• Round enameled cast iron Cocotte.
• Made in France.
• Exterior enamel in assorted colors.
• Matte black interior enamel. Stain- and scratch-resistant. Easy to clean and maintain.
• Flat condensation lid. Self-basting design that spreads moisture over food like rain.
• Flat-lidded design that lets you place ice cubes on top to boost the steam inside. Ideal for baking bread.
• Wide handles for comfortable, safe handling.
• Excellent heat retention and even distribution. Even cooking.
• Healthy, completely natural cooking.
• Great heat retention and even distribution.
• Suitable for all cooktops, including induction.
• Suitable for refrigerator and freezer.
• Suitable for oven.
• Withstands temperatures from -20º C to 260º C.
• Dishwasher safe, but hand washing is recommended.
• Recommended for use with wooden, silicone, or nylon utensils.
• Limited lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.

Why we love the Staub cast iron Cocotte

1. It’s a piece you’ll enjoy cooking with and serving at the table.
2. The heat retention and distribution of cast iron is wonderful.
3. Its condensation lid is ideal for cooking with more flavor, and just by adding a few ice cubes, you boost the steam. You’ll see what kind of bread you bake!
4. It’s a very versatile Dutch oven. You can cook everything in it.
5. Its matte black interior enamel is very easy to maintain, and the beautifully browned finish on food looks great.
6. It’s made in France and comes with a lifetime warranty, so you’ll always have it and it will last longer than a lifetime.