Low stainless steel saucepan with lid 30cm 3-PLY Le Creuset

The Le Creuset 30cm 3-PLY Stainless Steel Shallow Casserole with Lid is the showpiece your kitchen needs to elevate every recipe to a level of culinary excellence. Designed for versatility and performance, this saucepan is ideal for a wide range of dishes, from flavour-packed paellas, to an intense chicken jalfrezi, to a character-laden penne puttanesca.

A modern icon in the kitchen, the saucepan features Le Creuset’s signature three-ring design on the lid, matching its legendary line of cast iron cookware. Premium-grade 3-ply stainless steel technology ensures fast and even heat distribution throughout the entire body of the saucepan, allowing for even and delicate cooking of your preparations.

Suitable for all types of hobs, including induction, this saucepan adapts effortlessly to any cooking method. Plus, it’s oven safe up to 260°C, expanding culinary possibilities from the stovetop to the oven. Cleanup is simple too, as it’s dishwasher safe, allowing you to spend more time savouring your dishes rather than cleaning up.

Characteristics:

• Brand : Le Creuset
• Line : Signature Stainless Steel
• Material : Stainless Steel
• Coating : Stainless Steel
• Color : Silver
• Size : 30 cm
• Capacity : 4.8 L
• Compatible with all types of cooktops, including induction and oven
• Warranty : Lifetime

The Le Creuset Stainless Steel Shallow Casserole with Lid is not just a piece of cookware, but an investment in quality, durability and style that will last generation after generation, backed by Le Creuset's lifetime guarantee. Get ready to discover a new world of flavours with this kitchen gem.

What is the low stainless steel saucepan ideal for?

The Le Creuset 30cm 3-PLY Stainless Steel Shallow Casserole is exceptionally versatile and perfect for a wide range of recipes and cooking techniques. Thanks to its wide surface and shallow depth, it is ideal for cooking dishes that require rapid evaporation of liquid and for those where ingredients need to be evenly spread. Here are some examples of what you can cook in it:

• Paellas and rice dishes : Its wide base is perfect for achieving an even distribution of rice and seafood or meat, allowing the paella to cook evenly and acquire that characteristic socarrat on the bottom.
• Light Stews and Jalfrezis : The saucepan makes it easy to cook lighter stews and dishes such as chicken jalfrezi evenly, allowing the spices to blend perfectly whilst simmering.
• Pasta with Sauce : Like penne puttanesca, where the pasta can be sautéed in the sauce to absorb all the intense, spicy flavors.
• Light Frying : Ideal for frying ingredients that need space to cook evenly, such as escalopes, fish fillets or vegetables.
• Grilled Meats : The surface allows you to cook meat or fish fillets evenly, obtaining perfect cooking and uniform browning.
• Stir-frying : Its design is optimal for sautéing vegetables, tofu, meat or seafood at high temperatures, keeping the ingredients moving for quick and even cooking.

The casserole dish is a chef's dream because of its ability to adapt to different types of cooking, from the gentlest heat for a slow stew to the high temperatures needed for sautéing. Plus, being oven-safe, the possibilities expand to gratins, baking and more, always ensuring exceptional results thanks to its even heat distribution. It is undoubtedly an essential tool in the kitchen that inspires you to explore endless delicious recipes.

The history of Le Creuset

Le Creuset is a French brand of household goods world-renowned for its quality and a leader in the enamelled cast iron, stoneware ceramics and kitchen accessories sectors, among other items.

Founded in 1925, Le Creuset makes premium cookware. Used by chefs and cooks around the world , Le Creuset cookware offers exceptional performance and unmatched durability.

The famous cocottes have been made for over 80 years at the Le Creuset facilities in Fresnoy-le-Grand, France.