Cousances was the brand of
enameled cast iron cookware
Cookware and bakeware is food preparation equipment, such as cooking pots, pans, baking sheets etc. used in kitchens. Cookware is used on a stove or range cooktop, while bakeware is used in an oven. Some utensils are considered both cookware ...
("cocotte" in French).
originally manufactured by a foundry in the town of
Cousances-les-Forges in northeastern France.
The Cousances foundry began making cast iron pans in 1553.
Four centuries later, in 1957, the brand was acquired by
Le Creuset
Le Creuset (, meaning "the crucible") is a maker of enameled cast-iron cookware. The company's first model was manufactured in the town of Fresnoy-le-Grand in France in 1925 and was similar in function to a dutch oven, but with T-shaped handles ...
.
Cookware under the Cousances brand continued to be manufactured by Le Creuset into the early 1980s.
[
A conspicuous Cousances design was a dutch oven called the ''Doufeu'' (literally "gentle fire") in which the sunken or recessed lid was kept at a reduced temperature by placing ice cubes
on top and allowing the steam inside to condense. As the inside of the lid was dotted with smooth protrusions or notches, the condensed droplets sprinkled back evenly on the cooking food to baste it.]
See also
* Descoware
* Druware
* Le Creuset
Le Creuset (, meaning "the crucible") is a maker of enameled cast-iron cookware. The company's first model was manufactured in the town of Fresnoy-le-Grand in France in 1925 and was similar in function to a dutch oven, but with T-shaped handles ...
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External links
Description at Le Creuset website
Kitchenware brands
Cooking vessels
Cast iron