"Dee Randall" > wrote in message
>
> Batali,Cuisinart, Rachel Ray - all seem to me to be good and all seem much
> more reasonably priced than Le Creuset. Thank Heavens, one has a choice.
>
> Good luck, Ed and Happy Cooking.
> Dee Dee
>

Although I did not spend a lot of time checking details, it looks as though
muck of hte enameled cast iron is coming from the same factory in China,
just a different color selection and different brand name on the carton.
Macys has the Martha Stewart line and it is just like the Batali.

I also found some similarities in the tri-ply stainless pans. Royal Doulton
is putting out the Gordon Ramsey line, but I doubt Gordon is in the back
room hammering the stuff out.