STAUB Cast Iron 3.5-qt Braiser

This braiser is the *best*. I, very sadly, had a bunch of Staub pieces stolen out of storage after I moved. This was the very first piece I replaced because it is so versatile. It is a must have piece in my opinion. Fry some fish? Make some ratatouille? Boil full length spaghetti? yes yes and yes. The grenadine is pictured here with a brass knob but I did not receive a brass knob - bummer : the knob I got was silver, FYI. I had the matte black before and that was my favorite.

Love the ease of clean up and the evenness of cooking surface.

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) Absolutely love this braiser. I use it all the time and it cooks so well. Rather non-stick for cast iron. Cleans up really easy. Nice even cooking.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Absolutely gorgeous and hardworking braiser!! This is my first piece of enameled cast iron by Staub (I own quite a few LC) and I love it. Cooks evenly no matter what you're cooking and it's a great all around pot. Plus it's beautiful on the table!! I look forward to many wonderful meals with this workhorse and love that we got a great deal via the website.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Staub makes great cast. Great even heat retention and you have to love the easy maintenance finish. While not necessary, I like to use a lard stick after a wash with a quick pass and wipe down. This is the companion to the Staub Dutch I bought years ago and still looks new. Now to figure out what to cook tonight.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] These are beautiful and well made, we were given them as a gift and love them!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Absolutely love this braiser. It is beautiful and makes taste better.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love to braise my short ribs with this pan, my meat is cooked perfectly all the time

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I absolutely love my staub cookware and this braiser is my favorite piece. I make literally everything in this piece. The color cherry is beautiful and the quality is amazing.

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) I love this pan! It’s the perfect size for cooking sauces and cleans up like a dream!

This pan/braiser is beautiful and useful for many of our recipes. I keep it on the stove along with the matching Staub tea kettle. I purchased this pan at a discount due to "Visual Imperfections" but I am not able to find any flaws with the pan.

I don’t care the “visual imperfections” as long as the pan does the job. So versatile I use it almost everyday. Sauté, braise, roast, deep frying, etc. I also use it as Japanese style hot pot.

Ordered 25JAN21, finally after sending the fourth damaged and chipped up braisers back I received a fifth perfect unit on 05OCT21. Its not UPS, the blame falls on the engineer who designed a box where the lid and base aren't properly isolated. I'm sorry but all future purchases will be in a store so I can do a full chip inspection. I have to say it is BEAUTIFUL. Sorry the 8 months and 4 returns caused the low rating.

I have had my braiser for less than two weeks and there are a lot of hairlines cracks like crazing showing on the bottom already. I have followed the instructions to preheat in low (in my case the lowest heat setting for 10 mins) then slowly increase to no higher than medium but this is happening in less than two months. My other pieces did not do the same, so I’m not sure if this is a defective piece or the lighter color pots and pans tend to do this. This is b grade item but still it shouldn’t like this.....

I own a lot of cookware. A lot. From lots of other Staub pieces (also great) to French stainless steel and tinned copper pieces. This has really earned its keep - so much so that it just sits on the stovetop now instead of going back into the cabinet. Like others have mentioned, it heats evenly and is incredibly versatile - wide enough to sear meat without crowding, enough surface area for quick reductions, great for rice dishes, sautes, stews, shellfish, sauces, it's actually my go to pan for boiling spaghetti noodles (and uses less water) or cooking/finishing pasta in sauce. I haven't used it as a roaster yet but it would also do a fantastic job roasting a good sized bird because of the shape and depth. It really has a surprisingly generous size and width despite being only listed as 3.5 qts. The rounded sides are perfect for even heating and working with a spoon/spatula etc. and I do prefer them over a straight sided saute pan. If you're having a hard time deciding on this one, you should get it. This one piece can do the job of numerous others, cleans up well, and looks good doing it.

This braiser also doubles as a saute pan. Works great on the stove top, with or without the lid. Perfect to shallow frying and saute, plenty of room for both. Love the dark interior, helps achieve perfect color on food, and also resists staining from tomato based recipes. Oven safe and makes amazing frittatas, giant dutch baby pancakes, and crustless quiche. Also great for braising brisket, short ribs, and roasting chicken, turkey and beef. Oven to table, looks beautiful and keeps everything nice and hot.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This pan is beautiful! It is just the right size. It is solid but balance and and does not see heavy when lifting. Super versatile too! I look forward to the many delicious meals this pan will serve to my family.

This pan is all I need in may kitchen. Great to saute with, shallow frying, braising, stewing and roasting. Made in France, and a true work of art. Chip resistant, and oven safe up to 500 degrees. No wonder all the great restaurant chefs use Staub in their kitchen's.

I just purchased this 3.5-qt Braiser. So far I've only made a pork shoulder in it, which turned out absolutely divine and only took about 2.5 hours. I did have to cut the shoulder in half to fit. I'm hoping the coating will be resilient and last a very long time, as I plan on using this braiser often. The grenadine color is lovely.

The braiser is a nice size for everyday cooking. I got this to replace the daily pan I was using before. This holds a good amount of food to cook for a family and is large enough for place strips of bacon flat in the pan. The heavy duty lid is good for braising but I also got a glass lid so that I can see eggs when they are cooking.