Hi Azz, what would you cook in the oven ,in that pan?
Just being curious, anything open to the heat of the oven will surely dry everything out.
Same with the toasted sandwich maker, what a job cleaning that as well.
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Mine has removable plates - I just add them to the washing up. The rest of the toaster is given a rub down with kitchen roll. 
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Classic example of using a steel pan to cook something as a frying pan, then finish the cooking in the oven, would be breast of duck. The hard heat of the frying pan is used to colour the meat & render the fat and then the gentler heat of the oven cooks the meat through (pink please for me).
Steaks, pork fillet, and other thicker cuts can be done in the same way.
An alternative, for the foodies, is to sous vide the meat first to tenderise it and then pan fry for a short time to give it colour.
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Mind you, those cooled cheese crispy bits that you manage to prize off are delicious.
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Is it coated in teflon? If so wouldn’t touch that with a barge pole Annie!
I mainly use a cast iron casserole dish Pauline 
ceramic dishes or enamel baking trays are also good.
This is my go to tho:
https://www.johnlewis.com/le-creuset-signature-cast-iron-oval-casserole/cerise/p5295601?size=29cm
They have a lifetime warranty (or at least they used to) and they make a huge difference in how food tastes imo 
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Definitely right about the earthen cookware, when I can afford it, I am going to do my research and invest in good quality cookware.
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I have a wife .best cookware one can have
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Sainsburys do significantly cheaper cast iron casseroles Pauline - they are pretty good from what I remember:
I bought my Le Crueset casserole many years ago for about £140 iirc, I can’t believe they are more than double that now!!! The Sainsbury’s version is just £29! Well worth a look 
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Where are those manufactured, Azz?
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Naughty - but probably true!
No idea ST…
£300 for a casserole dish 
Oh my word…I can’t even think of anything to say to this.
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They do indeed but they would be inferior to the earthen cookware that you have, i looked your brand up, they have doubled in price.
You know what though, I could pick those casserole dishes up in a charity shop, I’ve seen them in their shops, like a fool I never thought to buy it…I won’t be passing them by again, ……
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Take a shopping trolley with you - they are very heavy.
Just checked…Lakeland doesn’t stock a wide range of le creuset, so you might not have to remortgage 
I know, I’ve used them when I cooked privately for a couple some years back, she was french and only had the best earthenware…in those days for me, expensive cookware wasn’t a priority I had children and couldn’t afford the prices being a single parent of 3 boys.
The Instant Pot - it is a game changer.
Tomorrow I must recondition the wok, it’s carbon steel, fine wire wool, coconut oil and plenty of kitchen roll will do the job.
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They have ceramic coated version too