I am the lucky owner of a Le Creuset French Oven in the beautiful deep blue colour. I have to be honest I use it more in Winter than Summer but when I cook with it I seem to produce a unbelievable meal!!! Using Chicken, Lamb with a variety of seasonal vegetables and stock it delivers a truly délicieux meal!!! My favourite is Sautéed Duck with Apple Brandy served with kipler pototoes and french beans!
classic

This item is incredible, very solid so can be quite heavy when full of food. Can be used for so many ways of cooking, from stews, to roasts and soups, anything you create will taste amazing and be cooked thoroughly and evenly.
They also keep your food hot for a long amount of time which is great for dinner parties.
They come in a range of colours too to suit all tastes and kitchens.
Easy to clean.
solid, easy to use, easy to clean

I purchased one of the Le Creuset Round French Ovens as a present for my wife. She has a larger one of these for big casseroles and the like. As it was a significant milestone birthday (a gentleman never tells. and neither will I) I had been watching out for something special to buy.
The oven was better priced than the local kitchen ware store; my wife loves the Le Creuset Round French Oven range; I got lots of brownie points for the purchase

I love this product...and this brand. Have produced many a fine meal in my 26cm casserole. If you can afford it..buy it...you'll have it for life.
Easy to clean, even heat distribution, can go in the oven or on the hobb, no plastic bits, heavy base and sides. Fantastic to slow cook in.
Heavy - the bigger the casserole the heavier. Also, not so good on electric hobbs, the enamel gets 'punished'.

My mother has one of these that is over 35 years old and still going strong. I use mine at least once a week and after 12 years, it is a little scratched and battered, but still going well. It is heavy, but this is an advantage when using for slow cooking, and it easily transfers from stove top to oven, although you need a big oven!! Watch out while washing, mine dropped, luckily my foot broke the fall, but it would have cracked the tiles and it certainly caused damage to my foot!
Such a good quality product, very long lasting, a good long term cooking investment. Great for stovetop and oven cooking.
It is quite heavy, so if cooking a pot of pasta that needs draining you need to be very carefull. Also the handle on top gets very hot.

Le Creuset, if looked after, will give you a lifetime of perfect classic cooking. The French Oven is perfect for one pot cooking and gives great results whether on the stove top or in the oven (or a combination of both). I have had mine for over 20 years, and it would be used at least 2 times a week. It looks as good as the day I bought it with no sign of wear or use inside or out. Cooking well with enamelled cast iron takes a little practice (make sure you read the instructions), but once mastered will change the way you cook forever.
Even cooking; Very easy to clean; Lifetime guarantee; Stovetop to Oven to Table

My husband has wanted one of these for years and we got one as a wedding gift. we dont use it that often though - maybe cause it is so big and there are only two of us. but when we have people over it's worth using.
This is a fab product that I hope will last us a lifetime. Ours is the very large size and you can cook anything in it. the fact that it goes from cooktop to oven is fabulous and stews/casseroles are fab to slow cook in this.
Super expensive - and very very heavy .

If you want to cook classic french food, this is a must. Stews, slow cooking etc it is perfect for. Dont buy a cheap alternative, get this if you can afford it.
Heavy, very high quality
Heavy means it can be a struggle to lift if you have weak arms.

i'm not sure how to rate it actually, it's a pot like any other pot. so far i haven't had the need to take from stove to oven - i suppose that's a plus,but you can do that with corningware i believe. this stuff is soooooo expensive these days, i really don't know why or how they justify the cost - it is, as far as i know just cast iron! maybe you have to pay its airfare from france?! look around at what else there is before investing in one of these!
Allegedly for a lifetime.
heavy, and one of mine - which has only been used about 3 times actually has a chip on the side - and no, i haven't dropped it or mistreated it!