READY to say ‘Yes Chef!’, keen cooks will be queuing around the block as Aldi’s Cast Iron Cookware range is back in stores. Available from Sunday 24th November (a few items are running late), those looking to cook up a storm, or give a a culinary Christmas gift can save themselves over £900 compared to leading brands, including Le Creuset and Staub. What’s more, there are two new shades of green and orange, alongside the return of the sell-out blue.
And everything in the latest cast iron range is available for a purse-friendly £25 or less. Aldi sent me a couple of items from the range to try at home..
. First impressions My God, they are gorgeous. READ MORE ON ALDI Each item from the range comes in luxurious black packaging that screams expensive, and opening them up feels like I've unlocked a magic box with the gorgeous orange ombre sparkling in front of my very eyes.
The quality is incredible, and I can't stop stroking the smooth shiny orange enamel coating. They're almost too beautiful to put into an oven at 250 degrees Celsius, and instead, should be on display in a glass cabinet for guests to marvel at. But for this to be a fair review, I will put them to the test, and fry, roast, and bake an assortment of meals in them.
Cooking a chilli Chilli con carne was on the menu for dinner, and Aldi say the Cast Iron range is suitable for an induction hob. But how would it fair with the 'sticking test'? Most read in Fabulous A common problem with cast iron cookware is me.
