Cousances was a brand of
enameled cast iron
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cookware
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("cocotte" in French).
originally manufactured by a foundry in the town of
Cousances-les-Forges
Cousances-les-Forges () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
Cousances-les-Forges is located in the Northeast of France. It is borde ...
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 French-Belgian maker of cookware. They are best known for producing enameled cast-iron cookware. The company first manufactured their products in the town of Fresnoy-le-Grand in France in 1925, whic ...
.
Cookware under the Cousances brand continued to be manufactured by Le Creuset into the early 1980s.
[
A conspicuous Cousances design was a ]dutch oven
A Dutch oven, Dutch pot (US English), or casserole dish (international) is a thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid. Dutch ovens are usually made of seasoned cast iron; however, some Dutch ovens are instead made of cast aluminium, or ...
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
Descoware is a discontinued brand of porcelain- or enamel-coated cast-iron cookware Among notable Descoware pots are dutch ovens. Although Descoware is now little-remembered, specialist sources hold that it was the favorite cooking ware of Amer ...
* Druware
Druware, also known as DRU Holland cookwareThe Cast Iron Collector and Royal Dru, was a line of porcelain-enamel-coated cast-iron cookware made by the De Koninklijke Diepenbrock & Reigers of Ulft (DRU) company in Achterhoek, Netherlands.DRU: Ou ...
* Le Creuset
Le Creuset (, meaning "the crucible") is a French-Belgian maker of cookware. They are best known for producing enameled cast-iron cookware. The company first manufactured their products in the town of Fresnoy-le-Grand in France in 1925, whic ...
References
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External links
Description at Le Creuset website
Kitchenware brands
Cooking vessels
Cast iron