Storing your cookware properly is essential for maintaining its longevity and performance. Improper storage, like stacking nonstick pans or cast iron without protection, can cause scratches or even warp the cookware. Your cookware is an investment and it’s key for making your favorite meals, so you want to make sure you keep it in working order. This is especially true if you own expensive cookware, like Le Creuset.
Le Creuset is a renowned French cookware brand that’s best known for its high-quality enameled cast iron pots and pans. The brand is famous for its vibrant colors and durable, handcrafted products. Le Creuset’s cookware is versatile and prized by home cooks and professional chefs because of its long-lasting performance. But just because Le Creuset is durable doesn’t mean that you don’t need to be careful when you’re storing it in your kitchen.
Le Creuset just shared a great tip from chef, recipe developer, video host and cookbook author Justin Chapple for storing those beautiful pots and pans that will keep them in tip-top condition and save you space too.
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The Best Way to Store Le Creuset Pots
When you get a Le Creuset pot with a lid, there will be small clips with it. Don’t throw those away! Instead, when you store your pots and pans, place those clips along the edge of the pot. Then, flip the lid upside down and place it on top of the clips.
After that, you can stack your next pot or pan on top of the lid. This will protect the knobs on the lids, and it gives you more space to stack the pots and pans.
If you’ve been stacking your pots and pans inside one another- stop! This can scratch the enamel. Instead, stack them on top, as Chapple suggests. Taking care of your Le Creuset cookware not only protects your investment but it also ensures that your cookware continues to perform well in the kitchen for years.
Even if you don’t plan to stack your Le Creuset cookware, you should still save the clips because it helps you store your lids without them rubbing on the rim of the cookware, which is an area that’s prone to chipping.
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