Coopslave, your opinion please

And anyone else is welcome to chime in. We were talking about cooking ducks in a cast iron Dutch oven and when I looked for one I almost keeled over right then and there in the store when I saw the price ...but I found THIS: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

What do you think of that?

That is a beaut! Have you considered used? I found a great cast iron wok on Kijiji.

I would absolutely consider used. Although I have heard some scary tales about cheap junk cast iron panware. There are some names you can rely on though, although those ones don't usually show up at garage sales etc.

Yeah, you have to be choosy. My wok was priced at $200 and i bought it from a lady selling her brand new wedding gifts. It was $40.

Farmchiq, that looks really nice. I wonder what cleaning it will be like? I really HATE stuff that is difficult to clean.

The one that I have that I was telling you about is similar to this:
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Same cast iron and enamel, but mine is a bit shallower and oval shaped. I think I would like it better if it was the size you are looking at. Mine can be a little small sometimes.

I've seen cast iron/enamel at Winners for a good price, but they don't carry it all the time. Occasionally you can catch it half price at Canadian Tire.

Getting deals is a great thing to do, but cast iron at full price is still worth every penny! every

Cabelas has always made quality items for the outdoorsman. Built to last and handle camping and the outdoor life, I wouldnt hesitate to buy that if I wanted one.

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Oldest Daughter has a huge red Kitchenaid one, a medium one and a small one, the red ones. I have a medium one, red one. They are absolutely fabulous. Canadian Tire some time ago, at 60% off the regular price. Makes for an inexpensive cast iron, and looks very pretty too. Been very impressed with how it works. Thinking about it, haven't tried it, but me thinks that I could use the cast iron in my little stove in our home. It is propane, like the burners on top, but it has a little flame tube that runs down the middle. I have only really tried to cook a pizza in our oven and was so turned off cause the pizza had a burn strip all the way across half of it from the tube of flames, grrrr. Kind of finished me off with using the oven, I just haven't given it a chance. But cast iron is soooo heavy, maybe gonna give that a whirl. Canadian Tire just finished off another great sale of the cast iron pots, guess that sale isn't still on, cause I told you about it Farmchiq. Hope you can find what you are looking for, duck would be wonderful cooked in cast....have an awesome day, CynthiaM.

CynthiaM wrote:Canadian Tire just finished off another great sale of the cast iron pots, guess that sale isn't still on, cause I told you about it Farmchiq.

That's where I almost met the floor...

If you wait until around Christmas they go on sale again at CT (probably after Christmas it was). That is when I bought mine and I think it was 70% off. The smaller one was discounted more and that is why I bought it, but I will keep an eye out for the bigger one now.

Okay sounds good! Can we (all) make a deal? If anyone sees this stuff on sale, let us know.

Well I found myself in Costco for the first time in over a year yesterday, and lo and behold, found a 7.6 litre enamel-on-cast-iron "French Oven" for $85!! It looks good. I will try it out soon and report back.

Coopslave are you a Costco member?

I am and I was just there a few days ago. I will have a look for it, where was it?

Walk in, go straight towards the bakery, it's in the aisle with the cookware, stemware, etc., on the right about 2/3 down.