Salter Chester Shallow Cast Iron Casserole, 30 cm, 2.8 L, Cream

The Salter Chester Shallow Cast Iron Casserole Pot sits at number six in this guide. It is a 30 cm round casserole in enamel-coated cast iron, finished in cream, with a self-basting lid, a 2.8-litre capacity and a price of £42.99. The listing carries 4.6 stars from 114 ratings, and the spread of those ratings is worth reading plainly: 78 of the 114 are five stars, 15 are four stars, and seven are three stars or below.

The number that stands out on this fiche is the weight. Salter lists the pot at 5.59 kg for 2.8 litres. In the same guide, the 2.3-litre Argon Tableware shallow dish is listed at 5.38 kg, and the 4.2-litre Le Creuset at 4.31 kg — so this is the heaviest pot of the three while holding less than the Le Creuset. Where other listings in this category contradict themselves, the Salter is mostly consistent: the name says 2.8 L and the capacity field says 2.8 litres; the bullet claims oven safe up to 240°C and the temperature rating says 240 degrees Celsius; it says hand wash only and the dishwasher field says No. The loose ends are smaller ones. The bullet promises "lifetime cover included" while the warranty field limits lifetime to the coating, and the listing prints two different sets of dimensions, 30.6W x 6.3H cm in one field and 30.8 x 30.8 x 6.2 cm in another. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing for this pot, not from any testing of our own.