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The various colours in Le Creuset cast iron cookware

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Ever pass by a Le Creuset store and fell in love with the colourful cookwares?

Le Creuset’s first piece of cookware colour is Flame. All Le Creuset cast iron comes only in this colour for next 3 decades until year 1955. Elysées yellow was introduced in 1956, and the most expensive sets ever sold belonged Marilyn Monroe. Since then, Le Creuset has been constantly introducing new colours into their collection.

There are more than 100 colours available worldwide, but only a handful are accessible in each country. Some Le Creuset fans even fly to a certain country to get a particular colour that they want. We remember the Sorbet Collection launched in Australia in year 2017. Thanks to the personal shoppers service, excited fans in Malaysia was able to get them even before they were launched in Malaysia.

In year 2016, Le Creuset X Hello Kitty Dinnerware Collection were launched in Hong Kong and it immediately set a crazy collecting wave across Asia. Fans searched high and low for this collection and many were left disappointed when the collection were officially sold out.

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Not forgetting the limited edition Beauty and The Beast launched on 1st March 2017.

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To celebrate Le Creuset’s 90th anniversary, Le Creuset has released a limited edition French oven in year 2015. Available in cast iron, the special design is a replica of the very first French oven, or cocotte, Le Creuset produced. Only 1,925 pieces of these cast iron 90th Anniversary Original Cocottes have been made in honour of the company’s founding. 

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People says colour is able to heal physical and emotional problems while cooking is able to bring creativity and makes you feel good. Combining both of them, it is sure to brings you and the people around you a lot of feels good hormones!

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Pros and Cons of Cookware Materials

Pros and Cons Pots-and-Pans

Which cookware materials is the best? Every type of cookware has pros and cons. And certain cooking methods work better in certain materials. For example, the ideal pan for saute will be very sensitive to temperature changes, whereas the best pot for braising will hold and regulate heat despite temperature changes.

Your goal should be to assemble the pieces that are most appropriate for the foods you cook. This guide will help you learn more about the surface materials used in most cookware and how they may work for you.

CAST IRON

Cast Iron is a poor conductor of heat; which means it's slow to heat up and slow to cool down. Cast iron cookware is available in its natural state or enamel coated and both cook similarly but there are other notable differences.

Durability :

Ease to use :

Price (1 star = low price) :

Suitable to cook:
​Chop, steak, thick fish fillets 

Recommended Brand:
No specific brand 

Tips :
Pre-season before use, creates a wonderfully nonstick interior.

Downside :
- Rust in moisture circumstances 
-Heavy 

STAINLESS STEEL

Stainless steel is made by adding chromium and nickel to steel, making it highly anti-corrosive. The most preferred type will be stamped "18/10" (the ratio of chromium to nickel added) though other types of stainless steel are also used with very good results. 

Durability :

Ease to use :

Price (1 star = low price) :

Suitable to cook:
All kinds of dishes 

Recommended Brand:
Zebra  / Buffalo / WMF 

Tips :
Pre-season before use, creates a wonderfully nonstick interior.

Downside :
- Easy to stained and hard to clean 
- Need use a lot oil to prevent food stick on the pan.

NON-STICK

Nonstick lend themselves to healthy cooking. Most non-sticks allow the cook to use minimal amounts of oil or or even advertise that you can use none at all (we don't recommend that). You can use PTFE cookware safely as long as you use it properly. 

Durability :

Ease to use :

Price (1 star = low price) :

Suitable to cook:
Stir-fry vege, egg, etc...

Recommended Brand:
Tefal / Le Creuset / Scanpan

Tips :
-Do not use high heat to cook, shorten the lifespan of non-stick surface
-Cook with little to no oil
-Avoid using metal utensil

Downside :
- Shorter lifespan
- Extra care needed 
- Pricey

CERAMIC

Ceramic is a newer surface material in the world of nonstick cookware. It’s widely considered to be the safest and most environmentally friendly option.It’s free of PTFE and PFOA, and comes in a wide variety of styles and colors.

Durability :

Ease to use :

Price (1 star = low price) :

Suitable to cook:
Stir-fry vege, egg, etc...

Recommended Brand:
Greenpan / GreenLife 

Tips :
-Avoid the use of high heat, as this will affect its nonstick properties.
-Cook with little oil
-Avoid using metal utensil

Downside :
- Shorter lifespan
- Extra care needed 
- Pricey

You will use your pan almost daily, so it's important to make sure it has the right "feel." Choose the one best fit your need and budget. 

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