Le Creuset Cast Iron Bread Oven 24 cm Cerise

Another excellent piece from Le Creuset. The bread oven feels incredibly solid and well made, and the Cerise finish is beautiful – definitely something I'm happy to leave out in the kitchen rather than hide away in a cupboard. I've been using it for homemade loaves and the difference compared with baking on a normal tray is noticeable. The cast iron holds the heat brilliantly and the domed lid traps the steam, giving the bread a lovely crisp crust while keeping the inside soft. It's particularly good for rustic and no-knead style loaves. I also really like the low-profile base as it makes transferring the dough in and getting the finished loaf out much easier than using a deep cast-iron casserole dish. It is heavy, as you'd expect from Le Creuset cast iron, and it's certainly an investment for something primarily designed for bread. However, if you bake regularly, it feels like something you'll be using for years. Beautifully made, produces consistently lovely bread and looks fantastic too. Excellent quality as always from Le Creuset.

Completely love this bread oven, works a treat to bake perfect bread with the Le Creuset markings on the bottom of the loaf. Even as a complete novice, my bread was edible! So thrilled. This is very heavy however so I have to take extra care in and out of the oven.

I had my sourdough ready to bake on the day of arrival of this bread oven. The results were at the next level from the last few loaves I have baked. I am a rooky in the sourdough baking baking art and have only baked another four loaves before using this bread oven. All others were baked in a same colour volcanic orange 'Le Creuset Signature Enamelled Cast Iron Round Casserole Dish With Lid, 24 cm'. We have had this for circa 10 years and it has been very well used and has been the best bit of cooking kit we have. I am sure it will fought over when the time comes for a family member to inherit it! I know others have mentioned that the Dutch oven is OK for baking bread, but my bread was sticking in the Casserole pot as it has too high sides, and it was a pain to get the bread out, not to mention it did fit into my combi microwave, but had to sit on the base, even after removing the lid for bake stage two. However, this Bread oven is brilliant for several reasons. After the first initial 'lid on bake', I can remove the dome part, lift it up to a shelf in my combi oven, and get it browned easier with all around heat. Makes a HUGE difference! My combi is a Panasonic 1000w 28 litres BTW. So now my olive, sundried tomato bread has the moist inner and crunchy crust we all look for. The best loave I have made so far. BUT HERE IS THE 'KILLER APP'! I happened to try interchanging the lids between the casserole pot and the bread oven and they fitted perfectly, I mean like it was meant to be so! I have never seen Le Creuset mentioning this interchangeability in their products, but maybe they should because it doubles the versatility of both pots. So glad I bought this now!

My Le Creuset! Love it! Pricey and very much the rolls royce of bread/dutch ovens, but boy is it worth it. I've been making bread for about a year now and use my breadmaking as a form of therapy. The more I bake the better I feel. And I'm definitely feeling so much better! The Le Creuset makes baking easy and most rewarding. Yes you can make good bread with other ovens and kitchen kit, but I'd say if you're not an experienced or skilled home baker, this will give you confidence that your bread will turn out exactly as you envisaged. Even experienced home bakers will find that the simplicity with which the Le Creuset produces tasty crusty bread, without the need for pans of hot water in the bottom of the oven or the spraying of water into the oven, is a wonder. Let loose your sense of adventure as you try out different and varied recipes, knowing your Le Creuset has your back. Great results! Great price (I got mine at 30% off) and it doesn't half look grand in my kitchen.

My transition into middle aged contentment is complete now I have this. It's a thing of beauty. My family are terrified of going near it in case they damage it, as they know my fury would be Immense. Love it. Great colour.

Works well with my sourdough Good idea is to put al foil under when aki g to prefent base of loaf perhaps o erbaki g Heat well distributed so enen crust

Love this, cooks bread great. Make sure you lift the lid off after cooking and return to oven for 5-10 minutes. Cleans quite easily but does need some extra work around the le creuset. Makes lovely loaves of bread. I wouldn’t be without it.

I ordered this to bake my bread in. Although expensive I was not disappointed. It turns out the perfect loaf every time. Well worth the investment.

Génial. J'ai jamais utilisé autre chose donc j'ai pas de comparaison. Je suis très débutante mais ça fait son travail. Très satisfaite.

En perfecto estado y muy buen precio.

O Santo Graal da panificação natural.

Ottimo fornetto per il pane di Me Creuset è perfetto per chi vuole cuocere il proprio pane in forno ed ottenere un risultato quasi da "fornaio". Mantiene bene la temperatura, fa cuocere il pane in maniera uniforme, non si rovina e dopo svariati utilizzi è ancora come nuova.

Highly recommend this Le Crueset Bread pan. I love the enameled, licorice color! The cast iron is made with perfection! My sourdough loaves had amazing rise. Especially love the logo at the bottom of the loaf. I am extremely happy with purchasing it! It is outstanding!