Sadly, my enameled cast iron pot chipped. It flakes off at the edges of the chip, so not food safe anymore.

This pot is my go to for making spaghetti sauce, stews, etc. I baby it, no metal utensils, silicon or wood only.

It’s had that little crack forever, so I think this is related. I’ve emailed the manufacturer to see if they’ll replace it under their lifetime warranty.

I will miss this pot, it was a Christmas gift from my spouse and I’ve made many good meals with it. It’s weirdly sentimental to me.

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[–] 60 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Perfect amount of dull. 5 stars. Hope it works out with the manufacturer

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  • [–] 34 points 3 months ago

    It can be a bread baking vessel now. Just line it with parchment.

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  • [–] 23 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    (not a man, pls lmk whether comments are only for the boys here)

    Hurts to look at, my enamel cast iron Dutch oven is precious to me too.

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  • [–] [S] 24 points 3 months ago

    You’re most definitely welcome here!

    Comments are not only for men, the admin created an instance called dullsters to be more explicitly inclusive. But this version of the community has inertia.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    I interpret the "men" wording as a gender neutral denomination of the species as a whole. Man on the moon, mankind, mouse and men, etc.

    And even if not, I think you'd have to search far and wide to find anyone who'd be strict about that part.

    As for the other part, and whether you're allowed here, that all depends: Are you dull?

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago

    That sentimental feeling is not weird at all, I have a loving relationship with my cooking tools. My wife unsurprisingly does approve.

    Sorry for your loss.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago*

    This is the only pot I dipped

    Into each sauce which I did whip

    Each 'everyman' should sip a sip

    For the favored pot, doth chipped

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    I just tossed my favorite Dutch oven for the same reason, but I bought a new one and I like it.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    Out of curiosity, is this a Lodge, or a Le Creuset, or something else?

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    If it's a high-end brand like a Le Creuset, they should replace it under warranty.

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    [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Can it be safely re-enameled?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Wait pans can become unsafe for food? Ugh all my pans are damaged like this or scratched.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    If your pan is damaged and has enamel flaking off, yes, it is dangerous to use.

    You can’t digest enamel and a flake could injure your insides from your throat to your digestive tract to your anus.

    Non stick coatings also inevitably fail over time, but I’d say they’re less outright dangerous.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I have one line this that I still use for bread, just make sure it's always got baking parchment inside, no prob

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    By the look of it, it got way too hot a number of times, and should have been decommissioned some time ago.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Mostly they come off with vinegar and elbow grease, my partner does crank the heat higher than I usually go though

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    (not a guy)

    Naah, soak those stains in vinegar for a couple days and they'll come right up. The chip is entirely different.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    You don't need to say not a guy lmao, everyone will just assume you're a guy.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Any conversation where men are talking about how to clean pans is a good one as far as I'm concerned. 😆

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Sorry for your loss

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (14 children)

    What brand of you don’t mind me asking?

    How long have you had it?

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 months ago (13 children)

    Two or three years, it’s a major brand, I don’t want to drop the name since I don’t think it’s representative/everything else we have from them is excellent.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago* (12 children)

    2-3 years of heavy use I’d bet 50/50 it’s your fault the enamel chipped, not theirs … and I mean that without any shade just if anything you’re bound to have some something.

    So from my end that’s not an indictment, but I get where you’re coming from.

    If they wanna replace it let us know then?

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 months ago (11 children)

    I don’t use any metal on it, what am I missing?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    nothing, just something coulda happened somewhere in the years you’ve had it.

    It’s not uncommon. I literally meant no shade my dude.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Did you ever pour any cold liquids in it when it was really hot?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Only other thing I can think of (since you already said you didn’t use metal utensils) is that something stuck to the enamel and pulled off a chip. It’s not very common, but some kinds of chemical bonds with glass can be strong enough to break the glass when pulled away (enamel is a type of glass).

    The tensile strength of glass varies dramatically and randomly based on invisible defects. That may be what happened here.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (4 children)

    Do you stack your cookware up in the cupboard? Potentially without a felt separator between each?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Not the Dutch oven

    For pans we have felt dividers. They’re great!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Just like Frosted Flakes?

    (I think we found Tony's Lemmy account.)

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago

    Listen here you little pipsqweek

    I am the reason the other tigers have fake eyes on the backs of their heads. I am eternal. I am the one who crunches.

    If you mention this to anyone I might have to add a human skin rug next to my tiger skin rug.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago