On Wed, 08 May 2013 19:35:26 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>For several years I have been wanting an enameled cast iron dutch
>oven/casserole. I won't pay over $100 for one. I know they are worth
>it, but I'm close to 67 and won't use it more than once a month, so an
>expensive pot, no matter how long it will last, is not cost effective.
>
>I have haunted Marshall's and Ross looking for a bargain without
>success. Cheapest I could find was above $50.
>
>Today's ad from HEB (local supermarket chain) offered one for $29.97. If
>you purchased it you got a coupon for $10 off of a boneless shoulder
>roast, free corn tortillas and a free can of HEB's brand of tomatoes
>and chilis. I did find a nice shoulder roast for just under $8 and took
>a can of tomatoes with diced chilis, but didn't bother with the
>tortillas as I have a package in the freezer that came with the "loco"
>deal for the mahi mahi "fish taco" chunks I bought last week.
>
>Even though my roast was less than $10, they credited me the entire
>$10. The girl said there was no other way to do it. The canned tomatoes
>were tagged at 79 cents. Final cost was below $20.
>
>I am really excited about my new casserole. Of course it's made in
>China, but what isn't these days?
>
>Oh yes. It's red with an off-white interior.

Size? What kind of lid?

I prefer an oval porcelain on steel roaster, they weigh much less,
cost much less, and I think they cook just as well.