| Le Creuset Replacement Knobs |  | Brand: Le Creuset
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $7.45 - $13.95
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Rating:  68 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.2
Model: L9431-45-PARENT
ASIN: B001OC6LZG
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| Features:
| • | Attractive replacement or alternative knob for your Le Creuset cookware | | • | Made of strong, durable phenolic resin | | • | Oven safe to 450 F | | • | Includes assembly screw | | • | Designed for Le Creuset products 8.66" or smaller, but will fit all sizes |
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Product Description
Spruce up the look of your Le Creuset cookware with a new 1.75" Small Phenolic Knob. The traditional phenolic knob stays cool during stovetop use and is oven safe to 375 F. Designed for Le Creuset products 8.66" or smaller, but will fit all sizes. Includes assembly screw.
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 Shouldn't have had to pay for this. May 19, 2009
ManhattanMatt (New York City)
215 out of 221 found this review helpful
I bought my new Le Creuset Dutch Oven (ok, they call it a "French" oven, but whatever) a couple months ago for two reasons: I needed a Dutch oven anyway, and I knew that cast iron would be the best way to go. Plus, I was eager to try out a new simple bread recipe that everyone was talking about in the New York Times: The Bittman no-knead bread. It called for the loaf to be baked in a cast-iron Dutch oven at a very high temperature (450 degrees).
So I plunked down the $230 (a seemingly insane amount of money for a pot, but I figured I was buying quality, and that it would last a lifetime), and when it arrived I started the bread recipe.
But wait. The instruction manual -- while saying that the pot is heat-rated for temperatures in excess of 500 degrees -- stated the maximum temperature for the pot's black phenolic lid knob was only 375 degrees. (I later found out that "phenolic" is just a classy name for PLASTIC.) So -- how were all these people baking their Bittman bread with their Le Creuset pots? I Googled "Bittman + Le Creuset" and found a litany of horror stories about pot knobs melting and even exploding in the oven because people didn't read the fine print in the owner's manual. Of course, my Google search also brought me to THIS page, where I found this stainless steel replacement knob.
The knob itself is perfect. It looks even better than the original plastic (excuse me -- PHENOLIC) knob. And it's nice that Le Creuset put its logo on top. What's not nice is that the hardware it comes with doesn't work -- the screw is too long, and the knob didn't tighten properly. No worries ... I just used the original screw from the plastic (excuse me again -- PHENOLIC) knob. Success!
I have three main gripes with Le Creuset, however. First of all, a pot retailing for over $300 shouldn't have anything made of plastic on it, period. Second, putting a knob that's only heat-rated for 375 degrees on a pot that's heat-rated for over 500 degrees is like putting cheap all-season tires that are speed-rated for 80 miles per hour on a Ferrari. Third -- Le Creuset should have provided me this replacement knob -- and everyone else who dropped hundreds of dollars on their pot -- for FREE.
It works with Lodge!!! September 1, 2009
Boston Bean (Dorchester, MA United States)
53 out of 54 found this review helpful
I've been looking for a replacement knob for my Lodge 6 quart blue enamel covered dutch oven. I wanted to be able to use the pan in the oven to make the famous bread recipe, but the knob that came with my Lodge pan isn't oven safe. I was having no luck, till I accidentally came across this stainless steel Le Creuset 2 inch replacement knob. It was cheap enough, so I decided to take a chance. It FITS, and it fits PERFECTLY....right size knob, right size screw, and right size screw length. If you've been looking for a replacement knob for your Lodge cast iron enameled pot, then GO FOR IT!!! I am one very happy home cook.
This is great if you use high temps in cooking - like "no knead bread" September 14, 2008
Sinead NiC (Germany)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
My husband and I wanted to try the "no knead bread" recipe that so many people have raved about over the last few years but didn't want to risk ruining the black handle on our great LeCreuset pots. I found a store in New York City that sold these knobs (but even 18 months ago, they were more expensive than this new Amazon offer) so I bought some from them. Great product! At first, we saved the black knobs, thinking we might switch back, but we left these on our Le Creuset products - they're great!
PS Google "no knead bread" - or go to the New York Times webpage and look up the article, recipe, and video by Mark Bittman - it really is as easy (and delicious!) as they say it is!
Replacement knob works perfectly November 30, 2008
Lindsay A. Winkler (Logan, UT USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
We actually bought this knob for a lodge dutch oven so we could use it in the oven at over 450 degrees (to make no-knead bread with the Cooks' Illustrated Recipe). It has worked great for us and would recommend it to others.
Great in form and function! December 13, 2008
digerati (San Francisco, CA United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This stainless knob can be used to ensure Le Creuset cookware can be used in very hot ovens. In my case, I used it on a Panini pan lid, so now I can use it in a 500 degree oven for crispy roasted dishes like Pollo Al Mattone. It does the job perfectly and looks great.
The knob comes with a separate screw so you can use it on any cookware that has a hole drilled in it -- not just Le Creuset.
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