Enamelled cast iron: the mass of iron with none of the seasoning · review
A cast aluminum roaster with a multi-layer nonstick coating and the maker’s FerroTherm base, at the entry price of this hub — lighter than iron and far less to look after.
What we would actually buy The light, easy alternative to cast iron. Its coating is the part that decides how long it lasts.
A cast aluminum roaster with a multi-layer nonstick coating, GSW’s FerroTherm base, and a lid, stated for roasting, braising, boiling and steaming.
Aluminum is a fraction of the weight of cast iron, and that is why people use it. What it gives up is thermal mass: meat browns less aggressively because the pot cools when cold food arrives.
A roaster spends hours holding wet, sometimes acidic food at temperature. That is harder on a coating than frying is, and it is the reason a coated roaster is a shorter-lived object than an enamelled iron one.
An oven temperature and a capacity. Both are basic figures for a roaster, and neither is published.
On sale at around $100 on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 3 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Material | Cast aluminum with multi-layer nonstick sealing |
|---|---|
| Base | Extra-strong FerroTherm base, stated for heat storage and distribution |
| Lid | Included |
| Use | Stated for roasting, braising, boiling and steaming |
| Hobs | All hob types including induction |
| Amazon reference | B07T5VYFT2 |
| EAN | 4005643410182 |
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
For weight and convenience, yes. For thermal mass — the property that browns meat properly — no. It is a different pot doing a similar job more easily and for fewer years.
The maker states it is for roasting, which implies an oven, and publishes no temperature. Without a figure nothing is claimed here; check the listing before a hot oven.
6.9/ 10
The light, easy alternative to cast iron. Its coating is the part that decides how long it lasts.
Someone who wants a roaster they can lift, and will replace it in due course.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Rectangular cast iron · 10.5 L total (7.5 L pot + 3 L lid) · 40 × 30.5 cm (15.7 × 12 in) · pre-seasoned · lid doubles as a grill pan
A rectangular pre-seasoned cast iron Dutch oven whose lid, turned over, is a grill pan — and which publishes the pot and lid volumes separately.
Best for: Outdoor cooking, fire pits and joints that do not fit a round pot.
42 × 25.5 × 12 cm (16.5 × 10 × 4.7 in) · 8.7 L · cast aluminum with PTFE coating · lid doubles as a pan · oven safe to 260 °C (500 °F)
An 8.7 liter cast aluminum roaster with a Teflon Classic coating, a lid that works as a pan, and a published oven limit of 260 °C (500 °F).
Best for: Large joints, for someone who wants a roaster that is not cast iron heavy.
26 cm (10.2 in) · 5 L enamelled cast iron · bread baking stated · induction, ceramic, gas, electric and oven
A 26 cm (10.2 in), 5 liter enamelled cast iron pot sold for bread as much as for braising — which is the size and shape most households actually want.
Best for: Bread, braises and stews for four to six.
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
