Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 7-Quart Chef's Casserole with Lid | 
 enlarge | Brand: Calphalon
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $69.99 (On sale from $154.95)
You Save: $84.96 (55%)
Rating:  102 reviews
Sales Rank: 32295
Fragile: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 7 x 14.1
MPN: DL147PDI
Model: DL147
UPC: 016853019212
EAN: 0016853019212
ASIN: B00004WYJW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Deep casserole pan with domed lid for braising, baking, stewing | | • | Made of heavy aluminum for quick, even heating and no hot spots or warping | | • | Anodized for hardness and stick-resistance | | • | Riveted, cast-stainless-steel, oven-safe handles resist heat on stovetop | | • | Lifetime warranty against defects; made in China |
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Product Description
The 7-Qt. Chef's Casserole with Lid is designed to be used first on the stove top and then in the oven. Use it on top of the stove to braise and sear, and once every ingredient is added to the pan, it can be covered and used like a Dutch Oven to complete the cooking process by baking.Backed by a lifetime warranty, Calphalon's Commercial Hard-Anodized Cookware is made to professional standards, offering the home chef unsurpassed cooking performance and lasting durability. Each piece in the Commercial Hard-Anodized line is made of a heavy-gauge aluminum that distributes heat evenly and eliminates hot spots as you cook. And because it's made entirely of metal, each pan can be used in the oven and under the broiler. Hard-anodizing seals the cooking surface, making it stick-resistant and non-reactive to food. Handles are designed to stay cool on the stovetop and are balanced with such precision that even full pans are easy to manage and carry.
Amazon.com Review
With a diameter of 11-1/2 inches, a depth of 5-1/4 inches, and a high domed lid, this 7-quart pan is sized for a family's braising, baking, and stewing tasks. Chili for a soccer team, cassoulet for a family reunion, curried chicken for a block party--all these are well within the pan's capacity. Though it's not nonstick, like some Calphalon cookware, the matte-finish pan is anodized for stick-resistance as well as hardness. Metal utensils won't harm the surface. Textured cast-stainless-steel handles resist heating on the stovetop and go safely into the oven. Made of heavy-gauge aluminum, the pan heats evenly and quickly with no hot spots or warping and carries a lifetime warranty against defects. --Fred Brack
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| Customer Reviews: Read 97 more reviews...
 simply fabulous dutch oven October 18, 2004
29 out of 31 found this review helpful
I bought this piece over a year ago and have had nothing but great success with it. Yes, it's a little thinner than the other ppots in the line, but I understand that because it's really a dutch oven, the thinness at the top and the domed shape of the lid help with condensation and limiting evaporation of liquids. I use it to braise, make soup (fits my oven better than the tall stockpots), brine (I just found out it holds 4 qts of liquid and a 6lb chicken!), make spaghetti sauce--pretty much anything that requires a large pot.
It still holds heat very well, and I can boil water in it and still pick it up by the handles. The inside bottom on a couple of pots have become discolored even after only a couple of uses, but this one is still in pristine shape. It even fits nicely in my small sink!
I use this pot for everything, would buy another if I had the space to store it, and highly recommend it to anyone. Buy this workhorse and enjoy!
Read the Description! June 16, 2005
29 out of 31 found this review helpful
This pot is meant for quick searing/braisng on the stove , THEN IT IS MEANT TO GO INTO OVEN. It is thin for even heating
IN AN OVEN. If you want to cook on the a stove top, get stock pot or sauce pan.
Perfect Size for Soups and Stews March 11, 2001
28 out of 32 found this review helpful
Calphalon's new Commercial Hard-Anodized line of cookware is great! I love the stainless steel handles which, unlike the cast aluminum handles of their regular hard-anodized line, stay much cooler to the touch. Also the lids on this line of cookware are domed, which create a tighter seal that reduces evaporation, so you don't have to add liquid during cooking. The handle on the lid is also stainless steel, and the shape has been redesigned to allow for easier lifting. These pans can also be used in the oven.The Commercial Hard-Anodized 7-Quart Chef's Casserole with Lid is perfect for making a large batch of split pea, lentil, or chicken soup; Irish stew; and Coq au Vin. It's easy to braise your meat first at a medium-high heat, and then add broth or stock when you turn the heat down to a simmer. For a tomato-based pasta sauce or anything acidic, I still like to use my Le Creuset pots and pans. Also, I don't put any of the Calphalon pots or pans in the dishwasher.
Get Real, Folks August 13, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
There is no eighteen, twenty or thirty dollar pan out there that is in the same league as this huge "Chef's" Casserole. Sure, I'd gripe if I paid the list price, but I didn't, wouldn't and won't. And neither will you. You'll pay whatever price Amazon charges this hour. And you'll receive a beauty.
Lots of comments from users about the "thinness." Uh, has anyone looked at the other "Chef's" pieces in the Commercial Hard-Anodized line? This pan is just the same - thick bottom and thinning sides. The handles and rivets are the same as other side handles.
This is not a Dutch Oven, nor a skillet. It is a Casserole. There are a lot of inventive suggestions in the user comments for other uses which I'll certainly try. But, for me this is just what it says, a casserole. And I use it for brazing when I go overboard on sizing a recipe. Tonight I have a hankering for White Trash macaroni and cheese - macaroni, Velveeta and evaporated milk. When I set this Calphalon casserole on the trivet on the table it's going to be like dining at the Ritz. Might not use paper plates tonight!
Another great Calphalon product August 1, 2005
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is my favorite chili, soup and stew pot. The weight is great, domed lid is perfect for returning moisture to the pot, and it has very even heat distribution. Other reviewers noted that the sides were thin. But that is just the design of the pot. It is in no way flimsy. This is as durable a product as Calphalon has ever made.
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