Happy Christmas To Me! Kah! Kah! Kah!

In slightly more than a week's time it is Christmas and here I am ho.... ho..... hoing away! Behold my latest acquisition! Some people acquire companies, or shares or properties or even a husband/wife. But me? I acquire pots! Or more specifically, Dutch Ovens. Hah!

It all started with my eyes going wild here where I saw these beauties.

So. First up. Red or blue? Big or small? I had my eye on the small one (blue one on the right) but hey, the red one is sexier, yah? So I asked the assistant for the red one but was informed that it is selling at 40% discount instead of 50%.

Why the difference? Apparently they have more reds than blues in stock, hence the discrepancy in discount value. What a bummer. Being the stingy auntie that I am, sacrificed the red one for an extra 10% discount.

But still, I was happy as I lugged my very heavy (it was really heavy!) Dutch Oven back to the office.

The next morning, I took the pot out from the box. Little did I realize that I had bought the big one instead of the small one. But before I get into that, let's see what this Dutch Oven is all about.

It's a cast iron Dutch Oven coated with porcelain enamel.

RM429.50 after 50% discount (Original price RM859.00)

The inside looks like this.

I read the insert for more information.

Since the porcelain enamel is inert, I would be very comfortable cooking acidic food (like Devil Curry or Nonya Acar) using this pot. I used to worry about iron leaching when I cooked these dishes using the wok.

I used the pot to cook pasta sauce and I was very pleased with the performance. The heat conduction is excellent and I could cook using a lower flame.

It was then that I realised that the pot looked much bigger than the one that I wanted. But it was a blessing in disguise as this is the size that would enable me to cook more food especially for family gatherings.

But....I was still hankering for the small red one. It would would be handy when I cooked smaller portions of food. So.

RM467.40 after 40% discount (original price RM779.00)

Ain't that a beauty? 

This time I paid more attention to the information on the box.

This brand Lodge is quite renown and they have been around for ages.

I have already cooked using both Dutch Ovens. So it was money well spent. Best Christmas present(s) I have given myself hee...hee...

In case anyone is interested, etc@The Starling is having their year end sales until 1 January 2018.