Le Creuset -- is it worth it?

[blue_dolphin]

I'd say it depends on what you want to use it for.  I have a 2.75 qt LC oval Dutch/French oven and use it often.  It's good for cooking a pound of dry beans, for example. 

It's rather too small for baking loaves of no-knead bread. 

Edited to add that Amazon helpfully informed me that I paid $79.99 for it back in 2006.

Edited November 26, 2018 by blue_dolphin (log)

[Wolf]

Yep, I went with 5 qt (4.7l) dish and just filled it almost to the brim... Mind you, the dishes cooked in thise kind of pots are always better when reheated (stews, braises, &c), so bigger pots seem to be a better option IMHO.

 

Cooking for a co-worker celebration of me getting a permanent job in high school- first part of the job done (pollo a cacciatore, my version):