cheap creme brulee ramekins

[potsticker]

i wanted to try to make creme brulee sometime this week, so i went out to find some creme brulee ramekins. unfortunately, they're all so expensive! cheapest i found was around $15 for 4. is that about right? how much did you guys get yours for?

[Ms. Meliss]

Acutally, I don't think $15 for 4 is all that bad. Especially if they are decent quality.

I bought some from K-Mart (Martha brand) and they seem to do okay. I believe they were $12-13 for a set of 4 white ones.

Have you tried any industrial restaurant supply stores in your area? I find that many are open to the public (no membership fee, etc.) and often sell in small quantities. Usually the quality is very good and the price is much better than you'd find in any retail store. It's worth a quick internet search or flip through your phone book. Warning: You'll probably end up buying more than just ramekins if you find a good supplier!

[Randi]

I paid $17 for 4 (at Marshall's) but it also came with the torch, so I thought it was a decent deal.

[ladyyoung98]

i puirchased some for my fiance at christmas online..la crueset...$14 bucks for a set of four

[ohmyganache]

i puirchased some  for  my fiance at  christmas online..la crueset...$14  bucks for a  set of  four

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Chinatown! Really cheap dishes...

[chezcherie]

pier one has them usually for about $2 each.

[Dana]

I got mine at a restaurant supply store for about $2, however they aren't 'creme brulee' dishes, but gratins. More surface area for the brulee!!! and useful for other things as well.

[andiesenji]

Try Linens 'N Things or Bed, Bath and Beyond

[Zen Baker]

I got mine at Bed Bath and Beyond, I think they were about $20 for four ramekins + a torch. With the 20% off flyer, the total is about $16.

[kjente2]

Crate and Barrel, especially if you have an outlet store near you, have a variety of sizes and very reasonable pricing.

[jgarner53]

I got mine from the restaurant supply, as well, for I think $2 or $3 each.

[cdh]

Go to Trader Joe's.

1. Buy their creme brulees. (about $3 for four of them)

2. Save the glazed terra cotta ramekins it comes in.

3. Profit!

Edited April 26, 2005 by cdh (log)

[mrbigjas]

ross dress for less very often has things like this for practically nothing. i think i paid like $5 or so for a set of four there a while ago. i use them for other things besides creme brulee, though--individual servings of mac and cheese, for instance.

[CanadianBakin']

I don't know if there are dollar stores near where you live but I can usually get them for $1 each. Or at a liquidation store.

[Country Cook]

I don't know if there are dollar stores near where you live but I can usually get them for $1 each. Or at a liquidation store.

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I second the dollar/thrift stores I always see cheap but perfectly acceptable ceramics at those stores.

[sassybat]

looking on crate and barrel's website right now... they have 5.5 oz ramekins for $2.50: http://www.crateandbarrel.com/itemgroups/2...Location=Search

or they also have "creme brulee dishes" for 3.50 each: http://www.crateandbarrel.com/itemgroups/1...Location=Search