Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My wife and I have been huge fans of Le Creuset pots and pans for a great many years because of their quality and durability. We were therefore very disappointed to discover the poor quality and very cheap durability of this pot. The steel is quite thin and the enamel is very brittle. One light tap on the bottom rim or sides and the enamel chips off both the outside and inside of the pot. Which of course leads to the exposed metal corroding in a very short time. Which then renders the pot unusable. The chrome bead around the lid and pot brim are very poorly done. The seam where the bead ring joins is a very noticeable line/bump in the ring. After a few uses the ring weld began to separate. The welded handles are very poorly done. The seam where they join the body of the pot flexes if the pot is heavily loaded. This results in spiderweb cracks in the enamel, which leads to the enamel eventually flaking off. Which then leads to corrosion, which renders the pot unusable. I strongly suspect Le Creuset outsourced the manufacturing of these pots to a factory with low priority regarding quality control. When I contacted Le Creuset customer support they said they would "allow" me to ship this back to them at my expense so they could "evaluate" whether or not I had mistreated the pot. Shame on you Le Creuset for the harm you have done to your previously good name.