On May 8, 5:35*pm, 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.
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Way-the-heck-south Texas
> Spelling doesn't count. *Cooking does.

What is the brand name on the bottom? Is it Tramontina? If so,
you got a great bargain.