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'''Le Creuset''' is a [[French]] cookware manufacturer, best known for its | '''Le Creuset''' is a [[French]] cookware manufacturer, best known for its colourful enameled cast iron [[casserole]]s which the company calls "French Ovens" or "[[Dutch Oven]]s". The company also makes many other types of cookware, from sauce pans to [[tagine]]s, and sells a line of corkscrews and wine openers under the "Screwpull" brand. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[http://www.lecreuset.com Le Creuset] was founded in 1925 in the town of Fresnoy-le-Grand in Northern France by two Belgian industrialists - Armand Desaegher (a casting specialist) and Octave Aubecq (an enameling specialist). The pair introduced the signature Le Creuset round cocotte (French/Dutch Oven) soon after; the cocotte remains the company's most popular cookware piece to this day. | [http://www.lecreuset.com Le Creuset] was founded in 1925 in the town of Fresnoy-le-Grand in Northern France by two Belgian industrialists - Armand Desaegher (a casting specialist) and Octave Aubecq (an enameling specialist). The pair introduced the signature Le Creuset round cocotte (French/Dutch Oven) soon after; the cocotte remains the company's most popular cookware piece to this day. | ||