- If you're prepared to shell out $4,500, you can pick up a 157-piece Le Creuset at Costco.
- Includes frying pans, saucepans, Dutch ovens, dishes, French presses, and cooking utensils.
- Costco says the set “includes everything you need to set up your kitchen to become a professional chef.”
Le Creuset fans can purchase a huge 157-piece set at Costco if they're prepared to spend $4,499.99.
This set is available exclusively at Costco and includes items such as stoneware, frying pans, Dutch ovens, and cookware.
Despite the hefty price tag, the retailer's description of the set makes it sound like it was designed with the home cook in mind, not the bistro kitchen.
“Le Creuset's Ultimate Cookware Set includes everything you need to set up your kitchen to become a professional chef,” the description reads.
This set includes three Dutch ovens of different sizes, a variety of other oven-safe baking and roasting dishes, six frying pans and saucepans, two stockpots, a whistle kettle, and a French press.
The set also includes a lot of cooking utensils, including a prep and mixing bowl, ramekins, two cookbooks, and a spatula, ladle, wooden spoon, and measuring cup.
In addition to the kitchen, it also includes a variety of wine-related items, as well as a 32-piece dining set consisting of a soup bowl, pasta bowl, salad plate, and dinner plate, as well as eight mugs, all featuring Le Creuset. shades of red.
157 items including lids for pots, frying pans, and tableware.
$4,499.99 is a big investment for kitchenware and tableware, but you'll get a significant discount over paying for the items individually. On the Le Creuset website, a 7.25-quart round Dutch oven costs $460, a 5-quart oval Dutch oven costs $400, a 9-quart stainless steel stockpot with colander insert costs $430, The square skillet grill costs $225.
However, some of the included items are much cheaper, such as a pie bird for $16, a cookware cleaner for $26, and a gravy boat for $35. Many of the cookware items sell for $30 each.
Costco says shipping will take one to two weeks and customers will need to sign for delivery. This set will be delivered on a pallet using a liftgate truck, and the listing suggests that the customer will store the pallet.
There are no reviews for this set on the Costco website.
Costco sells a Le Creuset 9-piece stainless steel cookware set for $499.99 and a 9-piece nonstick cookware set for $399.99. Shoppers can also purchase his 21-piece stainless steel cookware set from All-Clad for $1,399.99.
Other unexpected items Costco sells include 1-ounce bars of 24-carat gold, which company executives say sell out within hours.
