STAUB1004752 Cast Iron Chistera, Graphite-Grey, 28 cm

I am beyond impressed with my Staub pan. The build quality is exceptional, featuring a heavy, durable design that retains heat beautifully and ensures even cooking every time. Compared to Le Creuset, Staub is in a league of its own. After six months of regular use, my Staub pan still looks like new, whereas my Le Creuset developed a brownish discoloration over time. Staub’s quality and durability truly stand out, making it a fantastic investment

Absolute perfection, amazing cooking, heavy duty, doesn’t stick, cooking on low fire, saves gas or electricity. Absolutely happy with the product. Worth money paid

What a pleasure to cook with this pan.Definetely recommend it.

Bought this after the Dutch oven in same size and colour. This is smaller and lighter and easier to work with, leaves much more space in the oven. We still use the Dutch oven every week for roasts, and we use this a couple tones a week for curries, casseroles, fajitas etc. Quality product that I hope will last a lifetime.

I wanted a shallow cast iron dish, it is much more versatile than a big one, I use it almost every day now. The quality is amazing and it is easy to clean. Now I want more Staub products, it is addictive. Grey colour suits my kitchen so I just keep it proudly on my counter top!

Thank you for the quick delivery and the great product.

We have a few cast-iron dishes in our kitchen, but this is my first Staub one. The shallow shape makes it a really useful addition and I've found it good when a recipe calls for a large frying pan, but you don't quite have anything large enough! The lid is designed for liquid to gather during cooking and return to the dish from multiple points keeping meat dishes moist. My only reservation is that lining it up next to other glazed cast-iron dishes, the glaze is not quite as neat, with the edge of the glaze not straight and slightly less than perfect, which I think it should be on a premium piece of cookware. This, however, does not effect use when cooking.

The Staub 40511-470-0 grey 28cm (11”) circular shallow casserole is superb, and has several subtle design features to enhance the cook performance. I was delighted it is not “oval” as suggested in the Az blurb, because I much prefer the circular pots for being more compatible with the rings of my induction hob.The whole surface is enamelled, including the underneath that sits on the hob, so avoids the rust stains my fifty-year-old Le Creuset E creates from leaving it on a damp draining board to soak for a few hours.The knob on the shallow dome lid is stainless steel, so no worries about it disintegrating in a hot oven.The shallow little hooklets inside the clever Chistera lid catch the condensation (fat or steam) and drip-baste the food being cooked instead of allowing it to run down to the edge of the lid. The inner lip of the lid also helps to contain the liquid and there is almost nothing splatted out on the hob or inside the oven.As with all enamel products it should be treated with care, because enamel is actually glass and can be damaged by sudden shocks, both mechanical and thermal.So far it has proved to be easy to clean, but that is because the glass surface has not been scoured or overheated, and it is still glossy grey on the outside and glossy textured black on the inside.Beware, it is heavy and takes a while to heat up, and just as long to cool down, but in my opinion this is yet another good feature of it.The instructions are tiny and minimal but sufficient and in several languages, and mostly advertising for other Staub/Zwillig products. (The lid is NOT the flat Cocotte style mentioned in the instructions.)