I'm glad I can cook better than I can subtract. Me, oh, My, where does time
go??!! almost 50 years.

Dee

"Dee Randall" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you for your respect.
>
> I have written previously what I did not do to my pans. I respect my pans
> and my cooking skills.
> I have been cooking since 1954 (almost 40 years) and have spent a lot of
> hours cooking and probably have abused pan in the past. But these pans
were
> never abused.
>
> I do appreciate your feedback, as it is interesting to me what others
think
> that caused this.
>
> My best,
> Dee
>
>
>
> "scorpiogirl" > wrote in message
> om...
> > "Malcolm Stewart" > wrote in
> message >...
> >
> > > I cook on (natural) gas.
> > > Have just checked my well used 20 year old Le Creuset casserole (looks
> identical
> > > to that in your photo) and whilst there is a very little staining on
the
> base
> > > (inside) it is in very good condition. If I was more house proud, I'm
> sure it
> > > could be cleaned up. However, due to its weight and risk of cracking
> from
> > > uneven expansion, I never heat it quickly (always on the lowest, and
> widest
> > > spread flame) and I don't have any of the tell tale marks in your
> photos.
> > > It looks to me as though you've abused your pans.
> >
> > With all due respect to Dee, I have to agree that the pans certainly
> > appear to have been subjected to abuse. I have about 20 Le Creuset
> > pieces and all of them look like new in spite of heavy use. Did you
> > carefully read & follow the care instructions? With Le Creuset you
> > can't use high heat or abrasive cleansers, for example. In my
> > experience, most people don't bother to read the instructions & then
> > are upset & angry when the product doesn't perform as they expected.
>
>